Word: companionism
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Every Saturday night, at the Dedham Hilton's adult singles party, organized by radio personality Dick Syatt, people from vastly different generations cling to the hope of finding a companion...
From what we could gather from partiers (see story, p.10), in Syatt-ese "connecting" might mean finding a companion...
...injustices performed by Third World countries. Larry hung in there, listening to the citations, which must have been the product of a full day in the heat of the town public library. Having completed his well-researched list, the caller paused, waiting for a response from his nightly companion...
Then that kids' show came along and sent me reeling. If you, O section comrades, were up early enough to catch the show--a wood puppet family with a son, Davey, and his faithful canine companion, Goliath--you'd understand the simple brilliance of it. The adventures! The familial love! The clear morality! The churches! The utter pureness of Davey's heart...
...meantime, Turner has found in Fonda a companion who comes not only with her own wealth, trophies and fame but also with childhood pains that echo his own: a mother who committed suicide when Jane was 12, a stern taskmaster of a father who left her craving approval, and a loneliness that drove her outdoors. "By necessity, both of us created ourselves and then re-created ourselves a number of times," says Fonda...