Word: superealism
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...language, and every stilted conversation I’ve had over such meals makes the deficiency obvious. All my relatives speak English, but socially, I fail to get jokes and tend to fall silent amid idle chatter. I also find otherwise banal things overly amusing: that “super-sizing” your meal at McDonald’s is called “going big-time,” for example (and strictly biologically speaking, I begin to perspire on cue the second I leave any air-conditioned room...
...months ago) has both Bluetooth and a basic data connection, as well as a voice line (you remember those, right?). Ditto for Verizon's newest RIM BlackBerry, the 7250. And there are variations on the Windows Mobile theme: the UTStarcomm/Audiovox XV6600 with Bluetooth and a connection to Verizon's super-fast EVDO data network (known as BroadbandAccess), and the all-new Samsung i730, which takes all of that and adds a Wi-Fi connection...
...controversial super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff create a popular Washington restaurant just to make friends and influence people? Signatures, his gourmet trattoria on Pennsylvania Avenue, was renowned as a high-class feeding trough for politicians. Indeed, as Capitol Hill circulates a purported comp list from Signatures that includes eight Congressmen, TIME has obtained an e-mail showing that Abramoff offered a complimentary meal to a longtime ally who, like him, is in a lot of ethical hot water these days. His message, headed "Tom and Christine DeLay" and addressed to restaurant staff, is dated May 2, 2002, when Tom was House...
...Magic Button On top of its Super NightShot feature for low light, Sony's DCR-HC32 (about $400) has an "easy" button that switches the cam into automatic mode...
After hearing about her sex life in gory detail, she finally tells me that her name is Jamie and that she is a model. Not just a regular model, a super-top model. Although her face is unfamiliar, she tells me she has done ad campaigns for various fashion houses whose wares I will never be able to afford, but I still lust after in glossy magazines. Hungry for friendship and a calorically-sufficient meal, Jamie invited me to lunch. On our walk over, she shared some insights and advice. I am now officially an expert on the area hospitals...