Word: proper
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...your own geekiness. Maybe you're afraid of sounding judgmental, priggish or foolish. So start small. Debra Haffner, author of the terrific book From Diapers to Dating, says parents should avoid "the big talk" and instead take advantage of everyday "teachable moments." Three-year-olds should be taught the proper names for their body parts, and five-year-olds should know basically where babies come from. Don't give young children more information than is appropriate, but always answer their questions...
...performers who save the show. The first, surprisingly, is Sir Evelyn Oakleigh. Played by Rodrigo Chazaro '99, Evelyn is the stuffy Englishman whose heart is turned by Reno Sweeny, the nightclub queen herself. And Chazaro plays his character like no other--his cutesy navet, his unfailingly proper demeanor, even his specific vocal inflections are flawless. The second, and even more outstanding, is Reno Sweeny herself, played by Vered Metson '01. Metson's performance is utterly captivating--in this sense, she literally saves the show. Imperfections in other portions of the production (the slightly-too-unprofessional set, for instance) melt away...
...Even if you do believe that the planets have a gravitational pull on people, and that that pull somehow effects personality and fate, Kirshner contends that astrological predictions today aren't even based on the proper position of the planets...
...running for her third term on the School Committee. She has been in leadership positions at of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women and the Cambridge Democratic City Committee. She holds a teaching degree and a master's in education. Her goals include implementing and supporting proper curriculum system-wide, starting foreign language instruction in kindergarten, and strengthening middle schools as well as providing after-school programs for middle schoolers...
...hiding of the institutional trappings succeeds fabulously. The serving area is far removed from the dining hall proper, and the salad bar and gaping maw of the tray return are blocked off with a tasteful privacy wall whose carving design is echoed in the columns that mark off the "oasis" from the rest of the dining area--unifying the separating elements of the space. (This is opposed to Quincy, where the separating elements are unified by a similar "ribbed" design but where the salad bar juts obtrusively into the dining space.) The entire room is flooded with light from...