Word: companionism
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...spotted two boys swinging on a set of parallel bars. "Is that a cigarette that he's holding?" asked a sheriff's deputy. The officers approached the boys and confiscated half of a Black and Mild cigar. Jesse Lee, 13, who was holding it, got a ticket. His companion, also 13, responded by mumbling obscenities at the cops. "I could see if we robbed somebody or stole a car and killed somebody," he said. "This don't make no sense." To the antitobacco crusaders, however, neither does smoking...
...KIDS. This week's cover was written by Nancy Gibbs, mother of two, who took a break from her terrific writing on the Washington scandals to tackle something that hits closer to home. Christine Gorman, who writes a popular health column in the Personal Time section, provided a companion piece on the latest medical findings...
Special Programs: A full Kosher menu and kids' eating programs. In addition, for those of you traveling with an animal companion look for the unique "pet menu" featuring such delicacies as poached ham with rice ($6.00), grilled chicken liver and rice ($6.00) and chopped meat with egg yolk ($7.00) For dessert treat Princess to ice cream ($3.50), sponge cake with whipped cream ($3.50) or good old fashioned strawberries in fresh cream...
...Scoop: If you re willing to shell out $100,000, then you and your lucky companion can revel in the Ritz Carlton's "Millennium Experience." This super-luxe package delivers millenial-themed keepsakes such as 18-Carat gold Bvigari watches for him and her, a set of two Baccarat flutes, a magnum of Taittinger champagne, a chauffeured Jaguar (or Mercedes) for the weekend, and a signature gift from each Ritz-Carlton hotel reflecting the culture and character of the region. Better book fast, only one couple in each of its 35 locations worldwide...
...year-old widower has aced one test that no one expected him to face: the online magazine Salon reported three weeks ago that Hyde had an extramarital affair 30 years ago. That revelation "hurt him tremendously," says Congressman David Dreier of California, Hyde's friend and sometime movie companion. What Hyde felt was not so much personal embarrassment, say friends, as insult to his four children and his wife of 45 years, whom he still mourns since her death six years ago. Yet Hyde admitted the affair with a speed and self-effacement that set the standard for such things...