Numbers constitute the only universal language.

A man of many language symbols

Nathanael West

October 17, 1903: American author and screenwriter Nathanael West chronicled the dark side of the Hollywood dream. How would he feel about the fact that cartoon buffoon Homer Simpson is named after a minor character in his book, The Day of the Locust?

 

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