Word: odd
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...there's an odd failure to reckon with the cultural side of menopause. Outside of affluent, white societies, menopause apparently goes by without much notice -- either because women's sufferings are considered unimportant or because the sufferings just don't occur. Greer coins the term anophobia to describe the irrational fear and dislike of old women so prevalent in Western culture, and one can't help wondering how menopause would be experienced in an "anophiliac" setting -- where elderly women receive the same respect and honor as gray-templed males. Hot flashes might feel like surges of energy, or like...
Alliger's genius stems neither from an illustrious dance background nor a business degree. At Emerson College, he studied television, theater and photography, and graduated with a self-designed degree in Visual Design and Communication. He worked a number of odd jobs--as a cab driver, a cook for a Jewish nursing home, a graphic arts manager--all in an attempt to support his fledgling photography business...
When Wilson speaks of his boyhoodexplorations, his easy Southern manner andspeech--which have been somewhat softened by 30some-odd years of Yankee life--become slightlymore prominent. His work has left him passionedand troubled, yet hopeful...
...those who missed the latest issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, a finding that is odd but demonstrably true: men run the greatest risk of dying shortly before their birthday, while women tend to die in the week just after. The biological reason is unclear, but speculation is focusing on the possible connection between mental state and physical health -- and no wonder, since the study was done in California. The increased risk is small enough that no one should worry, say the experts -- but to be safe, don't schedule major elective surgery for that time of year...
Last week's forum was especially illuminating because the current recovery is such an odd, torpid one. "Of all these panels I've attended, this one was the best," says senior writer John Greenwald, who helped organize the session and wrote one of the cover stories. "Sometimes discussions of economic issues get bogged down in minutiae that can be eye-glazing." To its credit, the TIME panel provided a sweeping analysis of the troubled economy and of what's right and what's wrong about the candidates' programs...