Word: habited
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...funeral and then, unaccountably, invites him into her and her children's lives. She gives him a spare room and does her best to help him go straight. At which point the film turns into a more or less typical addiction story. Jerry seems to kick his habit, then relapses, then?But why go on? We've been here before and the possibility that Audrey may even be drawn to him sexually strikes one as an absurdly unconsidered bit of writing. OK, she's stunned and vulnerable, but even the usually persuasive Berry cannot make us believe that Audrey...
...option of watching television and movies for the same plot, though not necessarily for the same effect. “We’re very sophisticated as a society in deciphering visual art,” King said. “But you can fall out of a habit of visualizing by reading,” he cautioned. “You don’t understand that language once you fall out of it.” King, who has seen a number of his novels grace the big screen, added that big-time film producers who tell their...
...culture. Despite its Sunshine State image, Florida's prisons and juvenile detention centers are often associated with the more troubled corrections systems of its Deep South neighbors. While no one is asking Florida to coddle its prisoners, adult or juvenile, many fear it has yet to break its dark habit of coddling abusive guards and other officials watching over those prisoners...
...Reading the names of every victim of the 9/11 tragedy at the anniversary memorial is ridiculous. This country has a nauseating habit of sensationalizing every event with a fervor that borders on fanaticism. We all grieve for the victims of tragedies, but there comes a time when we must be left to our own manner of grieving. Splashing memorial ceremonies throughout the media only dredges up sorrow, which we hardly need at this time in our country's sorry state. If we could bring such passion to the truly important issues, we could forge a better future. Let's move...
...managed to stay dry during the ceremonies—even without divine assistance. Corporation Fellow Robert E. Rubin ’60, one of the Harvard Corporation members who elected Faust as president, did not appear to be in attendance. The 69-year-old Citigroup chairman has made a habit of missing ceremonies in Cambridge...