Word: suburbanity
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...imagine the most boring video game possible. Instead of crashing spaceships and trigger-happy aliens, you would have suburban houses, leaky faucets and chatty neighbors. Instead of fighting evil, you would do the dishes, watch a little TV, then call it a night. Instead of saving the world, you would be saving for a bigger split-level. It's the opposite of fun--like an '80s family sitcom without the jokes or Clark Kent without his secret identity...
...open your eyes: you've just invented the most popular computer game of all time. It's called The Sims (short for simulation), and the premise is simple. You control an ordinary suburban family. You make them dinner at night and send them to work in the morning. You turn on the TV when they're bored and put them to bed when they're tired. Since it debuted in 2000, The Sims has sold 8 million copies in 17 languages and has inspired a devoted fan following. It's also one of the rare computer games played by more...
This year NASA forecasted not just a meteor shower, but a meteor “storm” with more than 2,000 meteors per hour visible in darker suburban areas, and approximately 700 meteors per hour visible in Boston. Kids from the Outing Club led the trek out to Soldiers Field, while other students ventured to the roof of the Science Center. Some dedicated astronomy students made a pilgrimage to Gloucester, so they could avoid the city lights and catch the 2,000 per hour show...
...Gear,” which patronizingly advertises, “Kids: They know the ABCs and their PRESIDENT!” and includes such gems as W. football jerseys, infant bibs and “toboggan” hats. Please notice, also, the line of smiling purebred, suburban Republican preteens at the top of the “Kid Gear” section; subtlety never was this President’s strong point...
...Chelsea, then 8, and her brother Gabren, 10, pass out of his life, so he maintained an active relationship with them, attending school events, taking an interest in their friends and sports activities and showing them the sights of New York City during weekend visits from their suburban New Jersey home. With their biological father living in California throughout their childhood, the kids accepted Davis as their "weekend...