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Paul A. Attanasio

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Rarefied Body-Surfing

O NLY IN HIS DOTAGE could Goethe have thought that "the eternal feminine draws us ever upward." What bullshit! I


Raging Paranoia

B OXING ENJOYS a special prestige in this country, equalled in degree only, perhaps, by money. There is nothing more


Creature of the Headlines

"I 'M FOR TRUTH, Justice, and the American Way," Doug Marlette says, when asked to describe his politics. Pressed to


Aesthetic of Cool

H OW MANY ANGELS can dance on the edge of a Gillette Platinum-Plus? Not too many. and the ones who


Unleash the Dogs of Sex

I T'S POSSIBLE that no dramatist of similar stature could match the sexual activity of Frank Wedekind; it was characteristic


La Vie Quotidienne

S OMETHING IS WRONG in Lake Forest, Ill. A kid dies in a boating accident. His brother, Conrad, who was


Sic Transit Gloria

T HE MAN ON THE SCREEN is an accountant for the Mafia. He has been skimming money off the top


The Man Who Loved Woman

"A woman's thighs will be your guillotine." --Georg Buchner T HE ROLLING STONES have been rocking for 17 years now,


The Man Who Loved Woman

"A woman's thighs will be your guillotine." --Georg Buchner T HE ROLLING STONES have been rocking for 17 years now,