Word: spaces
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...another crass cultural import from the West has been all but discarded. But the Asian social institutions and beliefs that often stood in the way of tolerance - religious conservatism, intense emphasis on marriage and having children, cultural taboos against openly discussing sexuality - are weakening. In some parts of Asia, space is opening up for homosexuals in society. "The debate about sexuality is in the realm of the constitution, of democracy, equality and human rights," says Gautam Bhan, a gay activist in New Delhi. "The terrain of the debate has shifted...
...exquisitely written and acted show. It re-creates its early-'60s settings with painstaking detail and creates its characters' inner lives with piercing insight. But as quotable and sexy as Mad Men is, what distinguishes it from most TV dramas, even the best, is its empty spaces. The silent pause in the front seat of a car as a man drives with his wife; the look a newlywed gives her husband, wondering what she might have gotten herself into. TV has a high metabolism today, jumping and cutting to cram ever more story into less space. Mad Men's willingness...
Currier House: 1. Ugly house in the Quad whose dining hall resembles that of a nursing home. 2. Ugly house in the Quad with plenty of party space and plenty of parties to fill them. 3. Ugly house in the Quad...
Hilles Library: 1. Former home of the Quad Library, a sterile, brightly-lit study space that used to have very few books, and now has none. 2. What’s first to go when Harvard faces a budget crisis...
Lowell House: 1. Lacking in views and space, Lowell House residents pay a severe price for that quaint “Harvard” look. 2. They have some important bells, or something...