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  • August 2008

    • For One Man, Best Friend a Butterfly

      Washington Post  |  Aug 24, 08 1:56 PM CDT

      For One Man, Best Friend a Butterfly

      (Newser) - Walking in DC last summer, Dan Southerland felt a butterfly land on his shoulder—where it stayed perched for the next few hours, as he ducked first into a photo store to document his fluttery friend, then into a steakhouse, and finally on a taxi ride to his suburban home, where he named it Poppy. The unusual friendship lasted for more than a month, he writes in the Washington Post . More »

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      insects  • friendship  • butterflies

    • Traveling Pants Fits Its Audience

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Aug 6, 08 12:57 PM CDT

      Traveling Pants Fits Its Audience

      (Newser) - The continuing story of four friends who share a tight bond and comfortable jeans, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is nothing “revolutionary,” critics agree. But it has something to offer for “tweens and teens,” they note. The film is “the equivalent of being patted on the shoulder by a high school guidance counselor and assured you are doing just fine,” writes Stephen Holden in the New York Times . More »

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      film  • movie review  • women  • Ugly Betty  • Gossip Girl  • friendship

  • June 2008

    • Fashion, Friendship Take Center Court at Wimbledon

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 24, 08 9:51 AM CDT

      Fashion, Friendship Take Center Court at Wimbledon

      (Newser) - Roger Federer and Serena Williams can't make news just by winning anymore—all the Wimbledon buzz about them seems to be about seating and sartorial choices. Williams had the press all aflutter with her choice of warmup gear: a short white trench coat ("stitched with gold") that she removed before dispatching Kaia Kanepi 7-5, 6-3, the LA Times reports. More »

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      tennis  • Roger Federer  • Serena Williams  • Wimbledon  • friendship

    • Forget MySpace—Neighbors Should Work on Our Space

      New York Times  |  Jun 23, 08 10:10 AM CDT

      Forget MySpace—Neighbors Should Work on Our Space

      (Newser) - Feeling a disquieting disconnect, author Peter Lovenheim recounts his attempt to weave a neighborhood—one sleepover at a time. Americans interact with their neighbors less than ever, Lovenheim writes in the New York Times ; by some estimates, the decline has been underway since 1950. So Lovenheim decided to get to know his neighbors by asking if he could sleep over in their homes. More »

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      neighbors  • friendship  • civil society  • society  • fence

  • May 2008

    • Sex and the Pity: A Widow Ponders Limbo

      Nerve  |  May 17, 08 5:02 PM CDT

      Sex and the Pity: A Widow Ponders Limbo

      (Newser) - After her first weeks of widowhood, one woman noticed the kind yet patronizing treatment she was getting from loved ones—especially when it came to her sex life. Among the platitudes she came to despise: "You look like you could use a hug," and "You're not ready to date," Susan Seligson writes in Nerve. More »

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      death  • friendship  • widows

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