Word: neighborism
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...Chadds Ford. Wyeth took his father's death harder than any of the others in the family. Intimations of mortality clouded the clear sky of fantasy. He had never painted his father. Three years after N.C.'s death, Wyeth painted Karl, a stern portrait of his neighbor Karl Kuerner, shown in his attic room. Above Karl's head are two meat hooks, like falcon's claws, thrust down from the ceiling. Says Wyeth: "It was really a portrait of my father, of course...
...state representative in 2004. As he went door-to-door canvassing for votes in one of the city's wealthier enclaves, countless residents told him of paying property taxes that didn't reflect the true value of their house, but a value fueled by an assessment of their neighbor's recent renovation. Lindsey may have felt a little guilty. He and his wife had just completed what he described as "an upgrade" - he tore down one house and replaced it with a larger one - to the property they had lived on for the past 20 years. "It's not fair...
...describe the narcotrafficking murders but fail to explain why they occur: as a direct result of demand for cocaine in the U.S. They do not demonstrate, as may be inferred, any inherently violent characteristic of Mexican society. About 90% of cocaine used in the U.S. passes through its southern neighbor, and Mexican civilians are dying so that American drug addicts can get their fix. David Sussman, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS...
Poll says SARAH PALIN most desirable celebrity neighbor. Can we borrow a cup of moose...
...Foosh Energy Mints I recently endured a painfully dull, no-dozing-allowed theater performance. But when I started to unwrap a caffeine chew, my neighbor shot me a tight-lipped teacher look. So I reached for a pack of Foosh Energy Mints - the round whites, by the same makers of Buzz Bites, are available in a zip-lipped blister pack - and I sucked away quietly through six mints. I felt as if I could've shot minty smoke out of my eyes. Well, at least that lady couldn't be mad about my breath. Price: $6.75 for three six-piece...