Word: isolationism
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There's also the comic's lifestyle, a recipe for isolation and drug abuse. "Working comedians who do the circuit have to do a lot of travel," says Jenn Berman, a Beverly Hills, Calif. psychotherapist who treats performers. "That makes it hard to stay connected and have intimate relationships." Successful...
Equally important is the attitudinal change. The dictionary once defined a spinster as an unmarried woman above a certain age: 30. If you passed that milestone without a partner, your best hope was to be seen as an eccentric Auntie Mame; your worst fear was to grow old like Miss...
The optimists say that Kim has effectively made the decision, as one east Asia diplomat put it, "to do a deal that serves his interests." Stripped of the anodyne diplomatic language, he means Kim has decided to be bought. This camp believes that over the past year, Kim has decided...
Part of this isolation can be traced to the technicality of science. It’s a lot easier (not to mention interesting) to discuss literary and political theory over dinner with the blockmates than it is to discuss that awesome enzyme mechanism from Chem 27.
Vijay Yanamadala ’07 says his life’s calling is research that makes an impact on society. Coming to Harvard primarily intent on taking advantage of research resources, Yanamadala has certainly made an impact beyond the laboratory. “We can measure our success as...