File this in your bizarre but true file.
Asia News: Certain that he holds the keys to “how the universe works” and involved in “matters that are too important” for other things, Grigori “Grisha” Perelman has turned [down] million dollar prizes, choosing instead the life of a hermit on the edge of indigence. For the first time, the Russian math genius tells the press why he has refused to accept many (lucrative) offers, opting instead for a reclusive life in a Saint Petersburg suburb. More about “Grisha” here.
