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members. The photographer accuses members of grabbing her and throwing her against a wall. ^ Gang of One Karen Finley, a member of the National Endowment of the Art's persecuted "Gang of Four," performs in Eugene Oct. 23. Barraged by the unrelent­ ing attacks of Senator Jesse Helms, Finley is most noted for smearing her body with choco­ late, sticking yams in orifices, and producing a dance hit with the refrain, "Make me cum', make me cum, make me cum, cum, cum." ^ Eyes on the Prize The Nobel Committee awards jailed Burmese human rights activist Aung San Suu Kyi with the Peace Prize on Oct. 3. On the same day. South African author and vehement apartheid opponent Nadine Gordimer receives the Literature honor. Gordimer became only the third person from the African continent to win the esteemed award, fol­ lowing Wole Soyinka and Naguib Mahfouz. ^ Hit list During October, Congress passes a bill requiring the State Department to purge a secret list of some 300,000 foreign nationals who for no more than their ideas were barred from visiting the United States. Especially popular during the Red Scare of the 1950s, the list's pall will continue to hover as Congress changes the name on the list from "communist" to "terrorist." "A majority of men and women like oral sex (as the passive partner, pre­ sumably). Next in popu­ larity was sex with a famous person. Plainly being blown by George or Barbara Bush would be the ultimate trip for our huddled masses." —Gore Vidal Billy Jack's Back Tom Laughlin, who consumed the larger than life character of Billy Jack in the early '70s, announces on Oct. 20 that he will run for president. Following tlve lead of brooding movie icons such as Clint Eastwood and Fred Grandy, Laughlin takes a stab at the White House as a democratic contender. Pundits wondered whether Tamara Dobson, of "Cleopatra Jones" fame, or Joe Don Baker of "Walking Tall" would enter the fray. THE NATION, OCTOBER 28, 1991 ► Ghost's chance Running more than 1,300 pages, Norman Mailer's volu­ minous tome, "Hartlet's Ghost," faces harsh criticism. Mailer and critic John Simon end up in little more than a name-calling contest after Simon lambasted the book, the fact or fiction tale of a CIA agent. If the 1,300 pages aren't enough. Mailer ends the novel with the phrase, "To be contin­ ued." ^ Peace Offering Paul Natkin ANTHRAX & PUBUC ENEMY Killing Fields of Dreams Molding a tenuous peace and one of the world's most improbable coalitions, warring Cambodian forces merge under a truce mediated by the United Nations. The implica­ tions are ominous as the Khmer Rouge, who during a reign of terror during the 1970s massacred more than one million people, are invited into the government. Massive public sentiment explodes at this liaison, which legitimize butchers of human rights. Amidst hopeful observers and anxious world­ wide attention, the Middle East peace talks convene in Madrid Oct. 30. Palestinian and Israeli teams debated in a contentious mood, yet agreed on future discussions. 19