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...best and probably the most erudite of American literary critics in this century. The question "Have you read . . .?" recurs often in his letters, and he seems to have read nearly everything: psychology, anthropology, quantum mechanics, most of English and American literature, German folklore, sports-car magazines, science-fiction pulp, the comic strip Terry and the Pirates. He was also quirky and instinctive, peppering his letters with slang like "gee" and "do-vey" (meaning good) and bursts of imagination: "I felt quite funny when Freud died, it was like having a continent disappear." Or, after a nosebleed: "I've noticed that...
...went after Crown Zellerbach for its almost 2 million acres of timberland holdings. Said he: "It's a huge gamble, but in the long run the price of timber will rise." Some industry observers think that he may restructure the company, keeping the forest holdings but selling off pulp and paper mills. In 1982 Goldsmith purchased Diamond International, another timber-products company, and then sold off pulp, paper and other divisions for an estimated $500 million gain. SCANDALS $10 Million in Back Taxes...
...fans of the cult-hit comic, the movie is a lushly realized dream. The dialogue, plot, and scene composition of every second of the story mirrors the original, and its casting is spot-on. Its structure parallels that of Pulp Fiction, and consists of three full-length story arcs from the comic...
...fans of the cult-hit comic, the movie is a lushly realized dream. The dialogue, plot, and scene composition of every second of the story mirrors the original, and its casting is spot-on. Its structure parallels that of Pulp Fiction, and consists of three full-length story arcs from the comic...
...past in the process. It may sound like The O.C.S.I., but Mars is much better than its high-concept premise. Bell is a captivating star, with a girl scout's face and Philip Marlowe's jadedness. And like its godsister Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mars uses its pulp premise to dramatize a universal teen experience: that growing up means sleuthing out the mystery of who you really...