Word: neighborism
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...beginning Oct. 30) is more complex than its root-of-all-evil premise in a way that suits an economy in which there's plenty of anxiety for everyone. The dirty secret in most rich-people soaps is corruption. In The O.C., it's insecurity--from the next-door neighbor, who has defrauded his investment clients to maintain his family's lifestyle, to the Cohens' charming but nerdy son Seth, who is proof that money doesn't equal social acceptance. Creator Josh Schwartz says the show "wasn't an attempt to cash in on the political zeitgeist," but, he adds...
...hometown lies on the dense outskirts of Philadelphia. The houses on my block are closely packed, and our backyards are about the size of my single in Pfoho. Which is fine. My family grows potted plants on the porch, and we keep our backyard tree trimmed. My next-door neighbor, however, has not made the same aesthetic decision, and for this she creates and suffers under a variety of problems...
Keith Fullerton Whitman, electronic musician extraordinaire, has performed in locales ranging from Berlin to Kyoto, made internationally acclaimed albums under two different aliases and earned the respect and awe of music makers and fans around the world. And he’s our next door neighbor...
Before christening his band, Knipfing knew of Lamont Library only as a neighbor to his place of employment; before joining the band, he did a brief stint bartending at the Harvard Faculty Club. However, Knipfing didn’t find his inspiration in the book emporium across the street; instead, his “Lamont” derives from the son of Redd Fox’s title character on the popular old sitcom “Sanford and Son.” Though Lamont’s website—complete with an intimidating logo of a hellhound surrounded...
...press box, the regional reporters are all pageant vets. Many of them are betting on Redd, but during the numerous commercial breaks, the conversation wanders a bit. I announce my absolute horror at child beauty pageants; my neighbor replies that she has judged a few. She doesn’t get offended, because she’s too busy looking for her friends, ardent Clay Aiken fans who call themselves “The Claymates.” The American Idol runner-up is an audience draw for the telecast...