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...although both notice that their bodies are not quite as taut as they once were. It's a wistful and genially played little piece, which ends with M and W parting ziplessly (as we used to say back in the 70s) by dawn's early light. You have to wonder why anyone thought it was necessary to weigh down what is essentially a weightless little fairy tale with a lot of self-important, even self-aggrandizing, technique. 24 it was never going to be. But on a warm summer's night, when you're in the mood for a romantic...
...influence of Proust in the film Little Miss Sunshine made me wonder: why is everyone Proust-obsessed? Steve Carell's character in the film, Uncle Frank, is a depressed, suicidal homosexual who also happens to be the self-declared number one Proust scholar in the U.S. At first I figured this was a completely random association; the writers could have just as easily picked Balzac or John Donne or some other semi-obscure, all-but-forgotten philoso-poet. But maybe these arbitrary snippets of Proust in current popular culture amount to something. In Search of Lost Time is six volumes...
...wonder if it's just because manga has come to be circulated more in the world than it was before? If it is because manga is being recognized for its merit as a medium capable of expression, then I'm happy as someone who loves manga...
...whom believe Bush has governed as one of the most destructive Presidents in modern American history. It's almost as though Lieberman has gone out of his way to provoke and offend Democrats on every point possible, often, seemingly, purely for the reason of provoking. Is it any wonder the guy got whacked in a party primary...
...that we seek, because we lack the fortitude to face consequences in real life. In a recent poll from Britain, 54% of women under 25 regularly pretend to be talking on their cell phone in order to keep unfamiliar people from striking up a conversation with them. Now I wonder if my kids are watching television only to avoid having to talk with...