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Joined at the hip?

But Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as you know, are one and same person.

In other words, you cannot have one without the other – one cannot appreciate Fischer’s genius without having to understand with the man’s troubled childhood and tumultuous life in general.

Alright, here are more media examples of “joined at the hip”:

1. In the economic universe, Japan seemed invincible and alone, blessedly sheltered from the ups and downs that bedevil the United States and other major powers.

It seemed so, that is, until a few weeks ago. A stumbling stock market and plunging yen have erased not only Japan's image of invincibility but could affect the U.S. economy in ways not widely recognized, analysts say.

“We are joined at the hip, whether we like it or not,” said Jack Rodman, managing partner at Kenneth Leventhal & Co., an accounting and real estate consulting concern.

Americans may feel the effects of Japan's financial turbulence in different ways: A weaker yen, for instance, creates new problems in curbing the U.S. trade deficit, even at a time of progress in trade talks with Japan. In the coming months, beleaguered Japanese investors may scale down their presence in the U.S. real estate market. Similarly, Tokyo-based banks may slow down their U.S. expansion plans.

And rising interest rates in Japan will create some pressure for higher U.S. rates.

“The people that are sitting back and saying, ‘This is great, the Japanese are starting to take some licks of their own,’ better start thinking about their adjustable-rate mortgage going up 50 bucks a month,” Rodman said.