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...course writers often have the delusion that their work will save the world. Maybe it will not, but weighing positives and negatives, writers probably have a better record on that score than politicians do. In any case, I would rather read Montaigne than listen to either Gore or Bush. And, to the extent possible, that is my policy this week...
What is amusing, disturbing and fascinating about Marcus's book is that it is Clinton's utter profanity that makes him so appealing, both today and eight years ago. To listen to Marcus, one would think that America really does want a pathological liar, a hip-gyrating panderer in the Oval Office. When we gasp at Clinton's antics, we're just being coy, since we all knew from the beginning that electing Clinton meant electing President Sex Machine, and that the consequences would be more entertaining than anything we'd had in years...
...MARIA SCHNEIDER, ALLEGRESSE: Schneider's big band paints musical landscapes full of glowing pastel harmonies and sharp-angled rhythms. Listen to her sweepingly ambitious compositions, and hear the next wave in jazz taking shape before your very ears...
Unable to breathe, he attempts to call for help and is confronted with the a perky voice recording system that advises "Thank you for dialing 9-1-1. Please listen for your language. For Spanish, press one. For Korean, press two. For..." As he falls to the ground in agony, a voice-over queries: "Do you ever miss English? Immigration is out of control...
...bear to listen to lawyers droning for so long? The campaign itself went on for two years more than it should have, and the pettifogging afterblather is more than decent citizens should be asked to endure. I have pulled the covers over my head. In the month since the election, I have reread "War and Peace," interminable and still the greatest novel. No one ever described the fog of battle better than Tolstoy. I have lately been comforting myself with the Book of Proverbs, which I carry around in a pocket edition from Grove Press and dip into whenever...