Still Life with Eros Bound and Private Eye

The Western Grebe believes its narcissism is the result

of environmental factors, not genetics.

The Drudge Report is asking, "A Whites-Only Bathroom

in Georgia?" This follows close on the heels of a question from

the Sludge Report, "A Midas-Only Bathroom in Hong Kong?"

Like Tantalus, they tried their best to touch the ball,

but it was always just out of their reach.

Cassandra predicted that men would stare at

her breasts, but nobody would believe her.

"Holy Moses! Hercules was right. There was

a whole lot of shit in the Augean stables."

Clio, the muse of history, sometimes can't bear

to read her own stuff.

Knut was definitely showing signs of incipient narcissism.

When Harry Potter grew up, he developed what

might be called a Pegasus obsession.

Aleksandra Lazarevic could see the sphere of human

happiness on the other side of the glassy wall. But,

like Tantalus, she couldn't quite put her hand on it.