Word: shelteredness
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But then there is Fischer, the fearsome counterexample, now pathetically sheltered in Iceland, the only place that appreciates his genius enough to take pity on his madness. So, Mama, should you let your baby grow up to be a chess champion? Tough question. In his novel The Defense, Nabokov, who...
But less than two miles away, where the broad Paseo sweeps into Mexico City's dingy eastern suburbs, the vista was not as comforting. In small parks along the thoroughfare, about 200 drab green tents were pitched together against the early winter chill. The dwellings sheltered only a fraction of...
The best interests of children has always been the guiding principle of Australia's Family Court, which has sheltered them from the experience of being fought over in a place where entry requires passing through a metal detector and former spouses tend not to look at each other, preferring to...
The resultant interplay of individuals from diverse backgrounds foments class conflict among Cruikshank’s characters. Every word from the street-smart Somerville native Barbara Brouillard, a Boston Police Department detective, seethes with the disdain—and desire—for the life the MacInnesses lead. Meanwhile, the...
The whole picture runs much like an extended sitcom, complete with obtrusive music meant to telegraph the emotions of a given scene. And like a bad episode of 7th Heaven, the stakes don’t really exist. The characters are sheltered from the harshness of reality so that no...