Word: discomforted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...arrived at Harvard as a transfer student, I was given a key to New Quincy room 305. I entered the suite expectantly, surveyed the large, open and dusty common room, and climbed the stairs, Bedroom A was occupied. As was bedroom B, C and D. A sudden sense of discomfort gripped me. Where, then, was I to live? "In the common room, I guess," was the answer I got from Scott, one of my new roommates. And so for ten days, I slept on a bed in the common room, with no furniture, no privacy and no quiet...
...slightly creepy centerpiece is a Q. & A. between Kennedy and a deaf, pain-wracked George Wallace (the disturbing photos, again by Ritts, testify to Wallace's discomfort). The interview isn't particularly informative; rather, it's fascinating as an encounter between two very different American icons. Kennedy's nervy if occasionally J-schoolish questions annoy Wallace; the unforthcoming replies stymie Kennedy. Q. "Do you think we'll see a black man elected President in your lifetime?" A. "Well, my lifetime is very short--I'm 75 years...
...friend is handsome, brainy, son of a distinguished family, successfully married, light-skinned in a city (Washington) where--a source of ideological discomfort--light skin proclaims the black elite. He was educated in the Ivy League, has climbed high in his profession. But precisely the reasons for which he should feel self-respect, airtight reasons for a white man, raise confusing interior questions about his identity as a black man. Or so I surmise. Hence the anger. Ellis Cose wrote a book called The Rage of a Privileged Class about black executives and law partners who earn half a million...
...controversial music label that produces many top rap acts, including Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur. "Time Warner may be looking for a way to distance itself from the more strident, objectionable type of gangsta rap," saysTIME's Richard Zoglin. "I think it reflects the company's general discomfort with this type of music." Michael Fuchs, chairman of Warner Music Group, has been meeting with Interscope executives in recent weeks. The company has not commented on the rumors...
...rays taken in May reveal that Dole's heart shows no signs of coronary disease. Like many Americans who were raised on a fatty diet, however, Dole suffers from diverticulosis, a condition in which small pouches of tissue form within the intestinal lining and may occasionally bleed and cause discomfort. A daily regimen of Metamucil and foods high in fiber has successfully kept him from experiencing any painful episodes as a result of this ailment...