Word: comfortably
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That is no surprise to Aaron McGruder, the 25-year-old African American who created The Boondocks for his student newspaper at the University of Maryland. The strip, he says, "requires people to go outside their comfort zone." Born in Chicago, McGruder grew up in Columbia, Md., where he dealt with "the intimidation of being one of two or three black faces in a sea of faces that don't look like you." He still works out of his bedroom in his parents' split-level ranch house, his collection of Star Wars toys strewn about. Besides "an addiction...
DRAFT DODGING The patient "gowns" provided at doctors' offices and hospitals offer about as much comfort--and coverage--as paper napkins. Spotting a gap in the market, Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey had Cynthia Rowley design a "Hospital Chic" line so its patients could be not just dignified but soigne. The all-cotton ensembles reflect current fashion, with cap sleeves for women and wide-leg, drawstring pants for men. Now, if only she could do something about the food...
...Though food is fuel for the body, it is also comfort for the soul," he said. "It is often a vehicle for celebration, but can be used as a tool...
Average temperatures in the city can soar beyond comfort level. Concrete has a way of getting quite...
...counter-terrorism. In fact, I have yet to meet anyone--native or otherwise--who claims to understand politics here. To paraphrase Churchill's opinion of the USSR, "It's an enigma wrapped in a mystery wrapped in a code." I don't quite get it, but I take comfort in the fact that nobody else seems to, either...