Word: companionism
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...especially in the winter,” said hostess Shannon K. Seaver. After walking further into the premises, I finally found the bar. What I also found was a middle-aged man reading a newspaper. Trying to look a little older, I settled into my seat with my companion and struck up a conversation with Jon Olszweski, arguably the coolest bartender in Porter. Our discourse on why Christopher’s is not for the homeless crowd was interrupted, at first by Long Island Iced teas and then by a group of barely-21 students who badgered the attentive bartender...
...must be said that the efforts of the workers who look after Harvard’s lawns are valiant. They mow and water all too vigorously, in fact: the sprinkler system in front of Lamont recently caught me by surprise, nearly giving my companion, Friedrich Nietzsche, a most unwelcome bath. The sorry state of our grass is not imputable to the gardeners, rather, it is the pleasure and speed-seeking students who rob their work of its fruit...
Thirty years after Roe v. Wade and companion case Doe v. Bolton, Norma McCorvey and Sandra Cano—“Jane Roe” and “Jane Doe” respectively—have returned to court: they are challenging their own eponymous decisions. After working in an abortion clinic for several years after Roe, McCorvey came to the realization that what she was doing was wrong and now speaks publicly against the case for which she is well known. Cano never wanted an abortion and says that Doe was motivated by the ambitions...
...somehow finding herself within the city’s skyline. The pair are soon discovering Tokyo culture and a profundity in their friendship that is lacking in their respective marriages. Johansson perfects the prolonged sulk, while Murray delivers his best performance yet, donning the hats of weary voyager, droll companion and cynical mentor with equal comfort. There are plenty of belly laughs to be had along the way, but what remains with the viewer is the significance of the fleeting connection that these two people share. Coppola dreamily lingers on every scene, adorning each of them with the sensation...
...claiming instead that they had to keep their sound fresh by recording different albums. Although this “was a challenge” according to Big Boi, he overcomes it far more gracefully—albeit less experimentally—than his “eclectic” companion, the notoriously flamboyant Andr?...