“You’ve been on your boat,” the waiters say. The word “boat” excites them. It boasts the sudden sex that secret agents purport but never have.
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Numismatist
"How are you?" I asked. Eighty-two, he answered, tapping his ribs with his fingertips.
Monterey Pop
Look at Mama Cass looking at Janis Joplin. That's worth the movie.
Millions
I placate the hubbub with earplugs but fall short. Weekdays belong to the drills.
Face Off
John Woo ensures cosmetic surgery takes on a brave new meaning.
Rome Zenophobia
Zenobia can legitimately lay claim to the best Middle Eastern restaurant in Rome.
Affliction
Russell Banks' New Hampshire novel gets a superlative James Coburn.
Ottoman lesbians
The women lived in an apartment loyal to wood — tables, armoires, ornate chairs, and bookcases.
Vortex
The mind's pretty porcelain resents evidence of fissures.
Commercial From Hell
Reeking of cigarettes, Robert interrupts to describe his acting in "Gangs of New York."
Bad news priests
The official face of the Catholic Church is often singularly unfriendly.
Chinese Virgin
My roommate has never seen a film in a foreign language or set foot off of this island. Chinese food? Don't ask.