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...Edgecomb's urinary problems, painful as they are to watch, provide a small degree of comic relief, but the main source of smiles comes in the form of a mouse named Mr. Jingles. The curious mouse, discovered on the floor of the Green Mile by the guards, becomes the pet of one of the inmates, Eduard Delacroix (Michael Jeter). The image of a convicted killer giggling uncontrollable over the antics of his pet mouse is a poignant one, and it remains as a symbolic notion that even a place as somber as the Green Mile is not totally devoid...

Author: By By RICHARD Ho, | Title: A Man, a Mouse, a Mile, Panama | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...surfer band and nothing more, the Beach Boys always retained a corny novelty sound that combined with their dated harmonizing and often nave lyrics to make them less than popular at present. Yet in their day they were America's best rock band, peaking in 1966 with their Pet Sounds album, which topped the charts in Britain, outselling even the Beatles' Revolver...

Author: By By BEN E. lytal, | Title: Genrecide; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Beach Boys | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...world where every company, every billionaire with spare change, is forming an Internet investment arm, the competition for start-up dollars is shifting into a battle over who gets to invest in the next hot company. Son's premise is simple: there may be a litter of online pet-supply stores today, but only the best will survive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Masayoshi Son: Emperor of the Internet | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

Friedman has entertained the Clintons at his Martha's Vineyard home, where the First Couple first met Friedman's pet pig, Henrietta. The pig provided the inspiration for Mamet's children's story as well as for the hotel restaurant--Henrietta's Table--where the book signing took place...

Author: By David C. Newman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: First Lady Attends Book Signing, Avoids Talk of Senate Race | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

Friedman is a friend of Mamet's, and the title character of Mamet's book, Henrietta the pig, is named after a pet pig Friedman kept at his Martha's Vineyard estate for many years...

Author: By Daniel P. Mosteller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: First Lady Schedules Local Visit | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

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