Word: cousin
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...Archie fought the sexual revolution by bemoaning the lusty couplings of Meathead and his "little goil" Gloria. He fought feminism in the person of cousin Maude (and, more subtly, his traditional but steel-spined wife Edith) and integration in the person of his neighbors the Jeffersons. And when the show sometimes veered into preachiness and staged editorials, he kept it grounded with his casual, rumpled humor...
...party began at 7:30 and the guests were on time. The younger set included Dipendra and his cousin Prince Paras (who should have been named as Crown Prince when his father was crowned King Gyanendra?but pointedly was not). An open question is why Dipendra departed so early, 45 minutes after the guests arrived. Rajiv has said Dipendra was "very intoxicated," and that's why he was escorted home and deposited in his bedroom by his brother Rajiv and Paras. But his uncle Ravi disagrees, saying Dipendra got him a drink, seemed sober?and even claimed...
...Then the Crown Prince left the room, only to come back, fatigue hat pulled low, eyes barely visible but walking steadily, to finish the job?as he would do several times. This time, he shot two uncles and his aunt, among others, and left the room again. Cousin Paras was in a corner of the billiards room, in front of a group of princesses. After a minute, Dipendra returned. He strode up to the five wounded or dead relatives, including the King, and fired at them again, at point-blank range, and then targeted his sister Shruti as she bent...
...Many Nepalis won't want to believe this version of events for a complex mix of reasons. Few can understand why a dutiful son would murder his parents and relatives?even over a disapproved marriage plan, the prevailing theory?and Dipendra was known for self-restraint, while his cousin Paras was the allegedly hotheaded one. Suspicions run deep over the fact that the King, Queen, the Crown Prince and his younger brother died, changing the line of succession to another family branch. "There is only one truth and people will have to believe it," says Damodar Gautam, Nepal's former...
...life is simply more visible in the culture now. Chris Rock is out there saying "Everyone has a gay cousin." Gay life is now close to most people - people are having people come out to them at work all the time, and having to readjust their understanding of friendships and relationships. There is a general mainstreaming and accepting of gay life, especially when it involves settling down and having kids. I think those things make straight society more comfortable with the idea...