Word: overgrown
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Jeffrey Arnett, a developmental psychologist??at??the???? University of Maryland, favors "emerging adulthood" to describe this new demographic group, and the term is the title of his new book on the subject. His theme is that the twixters are misunderstood. It's too easy to write them off as overgrown children, he argues. Rather, he suggests, they're doing important work to get themselves ready for adulthood. "This is the one time of their lives when they're not responsible for anyone else or to anyone else," Arnett says. "So they have this wonderful freedom to really focus on their...
Bili lies in Congo's far north, about 120 miles east of the Ebola River, where deep tropical forest breaks up into patches of savanna. Civil war and neglect have left the region nearly untouched by man. Overgrown dirt roads with bridges of rough-hewn logs string together thatched-roofed villages. Nearly all freight is carried in by bicycle. Locals hunt with homemade shotguns and crossbows seemingly modeled on 16th century Portuguese design. "This area is the last part of Africa where there are still wild animals," says Pontier, who grew up in the region. "It's not a game...
This year every-body's back-up New Year's Eve date has some network competition. After 33 years of freezing his buns off in Times Square, ABC stalwart DICK CLARK will face a challenge from the next generation's overgrown teenager, CARSON DALY. Daly, who used to ring in the New Year for MTV, will host a new broadcast for NBC, home to his late-night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly. Apparently Daly prefers working on New Year's Eve. Last year, "I was in St. Bart's," he says. "I was watching Puffy dance...
Behind the aura of championships won (two) and records broken (countless) is an overgrown kid who unabashedly downloads Avril Lavigne songs and enjoys calling his friends in the middle of lecture. Repeatedly...
While the main dishes are satisfactorily pungent and filling, it’s the injera that’s most memorable. The flat bread is best described as an overgrown porous tortilla with a bit of a bounce, and it’s primarily responsible for the loosening of your belt by the end of the evening. Made with t’eff, a protein- and calcium-heavy grain, the injera serves as both eating utensil and serving dish. Suffice to say there’s a lot of it, and even if you’re full to bursting...