Of Gore Vidal I've Read Only 'Empire' and 'Visit to a Small Planet

Enjoyable, near perfect writing, too perfect for its own good would be the only thing resembling a complaint I have for it.  And of course I'm not bothered at all by the America-hating Eastern elitist factor, in fact I fully approve. 

In tribute to a life, here's some scenes from the famously tasteful and faithful-to-the-source movieadaptation of 'Myra Breckinridge'.