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Those who know him shake their head at the idea that Thomas has any preoccupation with porn films. At Yale Law School in the early 1970s, Lovida Coleman, now an attorney in private practice in Washington, belonged to a group of students, which Thomas was also part of, who convened in the dining room at 7 a.m. She vividly recalls the morning when Thomas described the plot of a pornographic film that she believes was Behind the Green Door. "We were all laughing hysterically," says Coleman. "He was talking about how absurd it was." Moreover, says an old friend...
...were escapees from the id of a man who, like most sci-fi antiheroes, tried to play God.) Writer-director Bob Carlton blended that cult-movie narrative with snippets of dialogue, some in blank verse (and occasionally in blank mind), and a stompfest of '50s and '60s rock standards (Shake, Rattle and Roll; Great Balls of Fire; Born to Be Wild). London bestowed on it the Olivier award, passing over Miss Saigon and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects of Love. Now the song and story are back where they were born, in the U.S.A., and it all makes...
...deny each and every single allegation against me today." He called the hearing a travesty, a circus, a national disgrace. During his two days of testimony, Thomas returned repeatedly to a central theme of his rebuttal: that he was the victim of a racially motivated attack. "I cannot shake off these accusations because they play to the worst stereotypes we have about black men in this country," he angrily declared...
...afterglow of the allied victory in the gulf war last spring, the U.S. economy seemed ready to shake off its malaise. Consumer confidence rose sharply, and sales of cars and homes began to shift into high gear. But in the clear light of autumn, that hopeful moment seems long gone. Despite assertions from Washington and most economists that the recession ended last May, the recovery may be the weakest in postwar history, and many sectors could even be sliding backward. "The situation is far worse than the government would like us to believe, and things are going to remain this...
...next play I threw the ball and I felt a lot of pain. I realized I had nothing on it, but I thought it was something I could just shake off and play with it," Giardi added. "Then the next play after that I threw a deep pass, got hit and spun around, and just landed with my arm extended. It just didn't feel right. I knew I couldn...