...and sub-stories sprout on every page, as these novels continually flourish their glamorous congestion. Inseparable from this culture of permanent storytelling is the pursuit of vitality at all costs. Indeed, vitality is storytelling, as far as these books are concerned. If, say, a character is introduced in London, call him Toby Awknotuby (that is, " To be or not to be"—ha!) then we will be swiftly told that he has a twin in Delhi (called Boyt, which is an anagram of Toby, of course), who, like Toby, has the same very curious genital deformation, and that their mother belongs to a religious cult based, oddly enough, in the Orkney Islands, and that their father (who was born at the exact second that the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima) has been a Hell's Angel for the last thirteen years (but a very curious Hell's Angels group it is, devoted only to the fanatical study of late Wordsworth), and that Toby's mad left-wing aunt was curiously struck dumb when Mrs. Thatcher was elected prime minister in 1979 and has not spoken a word since. And all this, over many pages, before poor Toby Awknotuby has done a thing, or thought a thought!
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With more screen time and less freedom to play outside unsupervised, there’s also a concern that many children may have a lower chance of developing and practicing many motor skills (other than swiping and clicking). “We need to do more to support children’s global m...
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...epends on whether the child is actually struggling. Pediatricians and pediatric neurologists do sometimes encounter parents who worry because a child isn’t gifted at sports, or at a particular sport. Not being gifted, or even good, at sports is not a diagnosis, and it’s probably more important for that child’s well-being to help parents take a new look and find the child’s real strengths and inclinations.
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An image captured by a tenant showed dozens of new hot plates stacked up inside the building over the weekend. But Mr. Sabater said a hot plate was not sufficient, so he bought a toaster oven on Tuesday, an expense he said he would deduct from his rent.
Without it, he said, “how am I going to have my toast?” Gas Is Cut Off for Upper East Side Building Amid Violations - The New York Times
Without it, he said, “how am I going to have my toast?” Gas Is Cut Off for Upper East Side Building Amid Violations - The New York Times
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Ms. Ganz has struggled with eating disorders, and she believes the Instagram feed has been essential to her recovery. The very idea of broadcasting the fact that she is eating fattening food, via Instagram, seemed almost revolutionary.
“It used to be that I wasn’t present when I was eating, I wasn’t enjoying food, I was using my energy and focus on trying to stay skinny,” she said. “But I feel like things are shifting in our culture. Kale is over.”
Between bites of a cannoli, Ms. Carlson agreed. “Everyone is fat in college,” she said. “I tell my sister, ‘Don’t even try to lose weight until grad school.’” Freshmen15 Gains ‘Insta’ Popularity With Gooey Cheese Sticks - The New York Times
“It used to be that I wasn’t present when I was eating, I wasn’t enjoying food, I was using my energy and focus on trying to stay skinny,” she said. “But I feel like things are shifting in our culture. Kale is over.”
Between bites of a cannoli, Ms. Carlson agreed. “Everyone is fat in college,” she said. “I tell my sister, ‘Don’t even try to lose weight until grad school.’” Freshmen15 Gains ‘Insta’ Popularity With Gooey Cheese Sticks - The New York Times
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(See also “bread-facing”: a social-media/performance-art meme in which people post videos and pictures of themselves as they rub their faces in carbohydrates.)Instagram accounts like Freshmen15 (tagline: “We gain weight for a reason”) focus on the joys of un-self-conscious indulgence. “My friends and I try to embrace women’s bodies for what they are,” said ...
Freshmen15 Gains ‘Insta’ Popularity With Gooey Cheese Sticks - The New York Times
Freshmen15 Gains ‘Insta’ Popularity With Gooey Cheese Sticks - The New York Times
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But increasingly, in weeding through well-lit images of quinoa in ceramic bowls, Instagram surfers are enjoying a mounting backlash, with sites like Freshmen15 giving people an opportunity to celebrate an appreciation of Lucky Charms-infused Rice Krispies Treats and other kinds of fattening food that create anxiety and shame among people, women especially.
Freshmen15 Gains ‘Insta’ Popularity With Gooey Cheese Sticks - The New York Times
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A double entendre: she wants to be treated as #1 in the relationship, and she wants to literally orgasm before her partner when they have sex.
She wants her role in the relationship to be known, that she, out of all things will be the main priority. It doesn’t have anything to do with intercourse or anything of that matter