William R. Hearst sent a cable to Frederic Remington, who had been sent to Cuba to provide illustrations of a war and was requesting permission to return to the USA because he couldn't find a war to illustrate, advising the famous painter: "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war."
Now, since this column will be posted on June 1st, which is Superman Day, the disk jockey will play: "O Superman" (done by Laurie Anderson), "I kicked Spiderman's ass," and the theme music from the TV show "Batman." We have to go check out a news tip. Have a "Kryptonite free" type week.
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