Word: companionism
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...about the inherent beauty and power of uniformity," says Eric Spitznagle, author of The Junk Food Companion. "Every chip looks the same, acts the same...
...killer thrillers. But at its center are the heartache and heroic resolve of a woman who has lost the one person she loves most and is determined to find him, dead or alive, against all obstacles the authorities place in her way. In that sense the movie is a companion piece to last year's Cannes entry A Mighty Heart, in which Jolie played the wife of kidnapped journalist Daniel Pearl - except that Changeling is far more taut, twisty and compelling...
...into pairs, each earnestly practicing a routine the students have spent four months learning. "Hi, my name is Gautam," I'm told while my hand gets a vigorous shake. Dazzled by the bright smile and seemingly effortless eye contact, I barely manage to mumble my own name before my companion moves briskly along and I find myself being asked what I do for a living. All around me are similar smiling faces and heads nodding attentively in synch. Eventually the conversations take on a more relaxed tone, until a male voice blurts out, "Are you single? May I have your...
There are those--soldiers and nurses, poets and priests--for whom death is a sure companion. But most of us treat it as a notorious celebrity we watch from afar, fascinated but removed, until we have no choice, preferring myth to truth. Do we raise the odds of dying well if we pitch our tents within sight of the cemetery, feel the cold earth and vow to make a bucket list, make resolutions, make amends? Ten million people watch Professor Randy Pausch's Last Lecture on YouTube; see the shining, dying man; and quietly promise themselves to shift...
...director of His/Hers, explored the relation of androgyny to clothing. Female models strutted down the runway in black suits and white collared shirts. At one point, a couple stopped at the end of the runway and exchanged accessories. The woman slipped the tie over her head while her male companion untied her strappy stilettos and slung them over his shoulder. “It’s more than showcasing clothes,” said Tran. “Identities is making a statement on a larger scale and bridging concepts and clothes.” The Hip-Hop section...