Word: affectionate
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ODDLY, for me the words "love" and "parents" together conjure up visions of blind Greek kings, not filial affection. And I don't think I'm the only one with these reservations.
Since ancient times, human beings have been fascinated by elephants. From the powerful woolly mammoths that dominate prehistoric cave paintings to the soulful Babar of children's stories, these partisans of the order Proboscidea have captivated us with their gentleness and awed us with their strength. Unfortunately for the elephant...
By far the largest number spend years carting their toothbrush and T shirts from one foster home to the next, at each stop growing less hopeful, less open to the exchange of affection and trust that comes naturally to most children. "If you've got a kid who is 16...
Despite the broedertwis (Afrikaans for a brotherly falling out), F.W., 53, and Willem, 61, retain great affection for each other. They see each other once a month, often at the Pretoria home of their 86-year-old mother, and speak on the phone weekly. Two days before last month's...
Shnayerson, one of those rare, lucky biographers who are able to maintain affection for their subjects throughout, mounts a spirited but finally too conventional defense of Shaw's late work and life. The prose was always better than that of Judith Krantz and her ilk, Shnayerson notes, even in the...