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...obsesses over names, memorizing the full legal name of every member of congress who has served from the 1950s to the present. Most fascinating of all, he performs versions of "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation" starring these politicos. He performs other shows as well, like the old "Superman" series, in condensed but otherwise verbatim versions that go on at regular schedules...
...Karasik (a former associate editor of "RAW" magazine and co-author of the graphic novel version of Paul Auster's "City of Glass") get as close to an explanation of David's inner life one can hope to. One clever chapter is narrated by Gorilla Watson, an "Adventures of Superman" bad guy who David refers to repeatedly. Gorilla explains that while everything outside David's head is splintered, "Inside it's as tidy and rich as Fort Knox." At the end, in a sad twist the final panel shows Gorilla behind bars with David, calling him, "the best roommate...
...Line--and an old friend of Jackson's--Ordesky championed Lord of the Rings to his bosses, Shaye and Lynne. "Everybody around the world knew about this series of books," says Shaye, who suggested they should make three movies. "It was so wonderfully presold. It was like Superman or Batman." By making them all at once, they reasoned, the cost per film would be diminished; most of the stars, for example, would take just 1.5 times their usual fees for all three movies, effectively working for half price. The studio also followed its usual business practice of selling off international...
...enjoyed a reputation not unlike America's Warren Buffett?when he made a contrarian call, everyone assumed he was right and the world was wrong. But Li's latest and most controversial move yet?a mobile-telecom venture called Hutchison 3G?has some wondering whether the guy they call Superman has lost his mind...
...HOMEDICS ENVIRASCAPE TABLETOP FOUNTAIN For the Superman in your life, this tiny Fortress of Solitude provides the "soothing sounds of cascading water" in a light-up glass bowl. www.wal-mart.com...