Now owners of selected Nokia and Sony Ericsson cellphones can use a utility called Soundercover to add recorded background sounds to their phoned-in alibis.
"There were a lot of built-in alibis last year and some guys took advantage of them," B. J. Surhoff, the team's good-hitting left fielder, said.
This displacement of desire is Aciman's favorite move, one he deploys in several of the essays in "Alibis".
That project is still in the works and could result in alibis that look as convincing as they sound.
As you examine crime scenes, track down witnesses and interview suspects you'll build a web of information, uncovering hidden motives and spotting holes in alibis.
Constantly searching, Polke studiously avoided any one signature style or medium; his method exemplified the definition of alibi, "in or at another place," which also suggests a deflection of blame.
Bertha, the plain girl of the story, who is devoted to Benny, helps out Benny in his alibi and in the end it is presumed that Benny and Frieda steer clear of crime.Miss Sawyer gives a creditable showing as Frieda.
Later, you see Peter in a cinema, wonderingly watching Gloria in her glorious heyday in Naked Alibi from 25 years or so before.
This week, his team began leasing space in the Alibi Room, a lounge in Culver City, serving up kimchi sesame quesadillas ($7) and hot dogs with kimchi sauerkraut and Korean ketchup.
