Oscillate Wildly

A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want? ~Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

World's Oldest Man Dies

19 June 2009 5:05 AM, PDT

The world's oldest man has died at the age of 113.

Tomoji Tanabe passed away at his home in Miyakonojo City, southern Japan on Friday surrounded by relatives, after battling an ongoing heart problem.

The city's mayor Makoto Nagamine says, "Mr Tanabe was a symbol of Miyakonojo and cheered up many residents."

The world's oldest known person is 115 year old Gertrude Baines, who lives in Los Angeles.

I Am Tom Wolfe

Ah, the life of a wall flower. You get to hang out with the most interesting people - radio DJs, hot rodders, hippies, Hell's Angels, Wall Street tycoons, frat boys - and are completely happy putting them into the spotlight. You're completely happy hanging back with your martini and your little notebook, jotting down all your little observations, in sight but out of mind. Sure, everyone at the party knows who you are - but do they know the real you? And, more importantly, if you want to fade into the background, what's with the bright white suit?