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...taking that very seriously. [Conservatives] were smart. They got into this, and they've sort of taken over the airwaves. Rush really did pioneer something. We should have been doing this 10 years...
...hands of underground-comic pioneer Spain Rodriguez, the 1946 William Lindsay Gresham novel (later a 1947 movie) gets the cartoon treatment its subjects--hustling and degradation in a 1930s carnival--beg for. Magician Stanton Carlisle hatches a plan to pose as a spiritualist to con rich marks, in the process revealing the family history that destroyed his faith in God and man. Nightmare Alley (Fantagraphics; 129 pages) is an existential novel wrapped in a noir chiller, and Rodriguez's lurid drawings strike just the right balance of sheen and sleaze. Step right...
...those who are fit, climbing often becomes more an addiction than a hobby. Suzanne Rowen, 50, for one, dropped out of her high-powered Wall Street job and moved west to immerse herself in the sport. Yosemite climbing pioneer Royal Robbins, 68, offers an explanation: "Climbing does tend to call for the best that's in us," he says. "There's something about climbing that really forces people to come to grips with their weaknesses and their true being...
...Somerville resident reported that in the late afternoon, persons unknown gained entry into her car, which was parked on the third floor of the Galleria mall. Three hundred compact discs and a faceplate for a Pioneer car stereo were stolen...
...Totally" might be a bit strong. It could have been worse, says John Gearhart, a pioneer in stem-cell research at Johns Hopkins Medical School. "The President could have cut off funding altogether." Besides, private companies like Advanced Cell that don't need federal funding are unaffected by the ban. "The problem," says Lanza, "is that companies have to attract investments, and investors worry that the U.S. isn't very open to stem-cell research...