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...Shaffer was a kindred spirit to Mankiewicz: a cunning wordsmith with a playwright brother; his identical twin, Peter, wrote Equus and Amadeus. Like Mankiewicz (and Pinter, for that matter), Shaffer was fascinated by the ability of language to reveal, conceal and distort the workings of a person's mind and desires. In Sleuth he created a Chinese-box plot that on the surface was a very theatrical mystery, but at heart was a parable of sexual envy and English class hatred. Again, right up Pinter's dark alley...
...action, preventive or corrective. Darfur is only one of many places where such action is needed but very little is done. Here's hoping Burma does not become another case. But if the situation does "evolve," then the monks had best be prepared to be watched - admiringly, from afar. Peter Cole, Condé-st.-Libiaire, France...
...authors of the virus are functionaries for China, Russia or a Middle Eastern country testing the efficacy of new software? Rather than praising the prowess of the worm's creators, Grossman should be admonishing the security industry to shut down the Storm Worm before it shuts down the Internet. Peter Sims, New York City...
...lying to investigators and admitted to ingesting the steroid THG between 1999 and 2001. Jones, who faces prison time, returned the five medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and tearfully apologized to fans outside a New York City courthouse for having "betrayed your trust." U.S. Olympics chief Peter Ueberroth asked Australians for forgiveness. But the apologies fell short for Jones' clean Olympic relay teammates, who are now being urged to give back their medals as well...
...Peter Ritter, On the Hermit Kingdom