Word: communalization
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There are more than 8.8 million single mothers in the U.S., up 26% since 1990, and 2.6 million single fathers, a 62% increase. The U.S. Census Bureau does not track single-parent home sharing, but parenting groups and housing specialists point to a surge in communal living. The tight economy is a key reason. But there's also a sense that parents are rethinking what constitutes a thriving family...
...March slam, the shy poet-physicists divided into groups, each writing one line of a limerick before passing it off for the next group to compose the next line. This communal limericking resulted in mostly nonsense, but one poem survived the activity...
...whole hours. He bops a-rhythmically and mouths the words with gusto and pseudo-gansta angst. Established family’s teenaged girl eyes Galmourpuss’ Seventeen magazine. Grrr…. this two-paged ‘Are You Way Too Jealous?’ quiz is not communal property, missy. Established Family will have ten hours of tension if mom is an Avid Book-Reader and dad is a Business Man. They’ve got nothing to talk about and make the stewardesses nervous...
...cabins built by hippies and it’s rare to hear two cars go by in the same night. It’s the perfect setting for enjoying what Hanson calls the pleasures of “stepping back into the 19th century”—communal cooking (often of mussels gathered the same day), fireside chats and a slower pace of life, and it provides a “wonderful opportunity for people to get to know each other.” While the Hansons have hosted both men and women in the past, Hanson decided...
...Paris, Galeries Lafayette has renovated its food department, Lafayette Gourmet, to include not just Le Chênevert, but also Le Bar Rouge, a sleek bistro with stainless steel communal tables and a blackboard menu offering grilled fish, sausages, salads and hearty soups to a business lunch crowd. Not to be outdone, rival Le Printemps has introduced several new restaurants, including The World Bar, decorated by designer Paul Smith, and Bar 01, which is staying open until 10 p.m. on Thursday evenings hoping to keep young shoppers inside the store. "If there is a good restaurant, customers will stay...