Word: mat
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David Douillet, 27, France The heavyweight judo champion was injured in a highway motorcycle accident a month ago just outside Paris. The injuries to his right leg and shoulder have forced him to sit out all training since the accident. He is not expected to return to the mat for at least five months...
There is no welcome mat at the entrance to Edward Gorey's world. Strange creatures frolic in topiary gardens, inanimate objects bemoan their fates, society types engage in meaningless expeditions, hapless children meet gruesome ends. Empty rooms and desolate landscapes speak volumes...
...accompanied by none of the fanfare of first-year Orientation Week, which is not a bad thing. Leaving behind the mixers and plodding proctor meetings is an affirmation of our maturity and progress. But though fanfare is fine as a thing of the past, extending a little welcome mat would not hurt...
...Somatron Recliner Cushion ($895) looks like a plush gymnastics mat; in fact, it's designed to increase circulation and relax tight muscles by vibrating in response to the sounds emanating from a stereo or TV set. It works, says inventor Byron Eakin, based in Tampa, Florida, because music is more likely than mechanical vibrations "to achieve the mind-body connection." Well, maybe. "For some people it could be a soothing anesthetic," acknowledges William Valusek of the American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists. "For others it would merely be irritating...
...created any of my pieces. They sort of take on lives of their own." MICHELLE CHALFOUN, 29; Manhattan, Novelist The movie rights to Chalfoun's first novel, Roustabout, have already been optioned by actress Winona Ryder. The novel, which hit bookstores two weeks ago, is the tale of Mat, a young woman who grows up alone in a circus after her mother abandons her. Mat is the roustabout of the title, a circus hand engaged in the unglamorous task of setting up the big top. It is a job Chalfoun knows from experience. On a whim, the dance major answered...