For charity, that is. “Christie’s, which plans to auction the machine on Friday, estimated that it would fetch between $15,000 and $20,000. Mr. McCarthy wrote an authentication letter — typed on the Olivetti, of course — that states: ‘It has never been serviced or cleaned other than blowing out the dust with a service station hose….'”
Tag: 12.01.09
Are Humans Altruistic By Nature?
Some biologists have come to the conclusion “that babies are innately sociable and helpful to others. Of course every animal must to some extent be selfish to survive. But the biologists also see in humans a natural willingness to help.”
With S&M Twins, Littell Wins Bad Sex In Fiction Award
In giving the nod to Jonathan Littell for his novel, “The Kindly Ones,” the jury cited “one incestuous scene that unfolds on the bed of a guillotine and another that invokes the myth of Cyclops, ‘whose single eye never blinks.’ These marred what the judges called an impressive work.”