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The term adult describes any mature organism, but normally it refers to a human: one that is no longer a child / minor and is now either a man or a woman. Coming of age is the event of becoming an adult, i.e. of entering adulthood. Historically, adulthood has been determined by puberty, which is physical or biological adulthood; passing a series of tests to demonstrate the child is prepared for adulthood; or reaching a specified age, sometimes in conjunction with demonstrating preparation. Most modern societies determine legal adulthood based on reaching a legally-specified age without requiring a demonstration of physical maturity or preparation for adulthood.

"Adult" also means "not considered suitable for children", in particular as a euphemism for being related to sexual behaviour, such as adult entertainment, adult video, adult magazine, adult bookstore. However, adult education simply means education for adults, not particularly sex education.

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Newspoet: Tracy K. Smith Writes The Day In Verse
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:54:00 -0500
Tracy K. Smith is today's poet in residence at NPR's All Things Considered. She spent the day in the newsroom taking in the sights and sounds, and learning how the show comes together. Then she composed a poem about the day's headlines.
Movie Titles That Might Have Been
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:42:00 -0500
Star Beast, The Scar, Tribal Rights of the New Saturday Night: If you saw them, you'd know them, but there's a reason you've never heard of these popular movies. Critic Bob Mondello takes a look at movie titles that fell by the wayside.
Farewell To An Unlikely Hero: Why 'Chuck' Packed Such A Potent Punch
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:59:00 -0500
Chuck has never been much more than a blip in terms of ratings. But in a few ways, the story of this little spy comedy that could has been the story of some big changes in television.

NYT > Arts

Critic’s Notebook: At Sundance, ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Is Standout
By MANOHLA DARGIS Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:06:44 -0000
Among the feature films presented at the somewhat lower-key 28th Sundance Film Festival, there was “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” and there was everything else.
Sundance Film Festival Sales Are Slow and Steady
By BROOKS BARNES Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:21:59 -0000
The disconnect between expectations going into Sundance and the results coming out has been particularly pronounced this year.
Art Review: The 20th Anniversary of the Outsider Art Fair
By KAREN ROSENBERG Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:34:51 -0000
The Outsider Art Fair celebrates self-taught artists with a compulsion to create.

Arts & Culture

Sasha Frere-Jones: Lana Del Rey’s image on “Born to Die.”
Sasha Frere-Jones Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0000
In 2008, Elizabeth Grant, a twenty-two-year-old woman from Lake Placid, recorded an album in Manhattan with the well-known producer David Kahne. It was released digitally in early 2010 as “Lana Del Rey aka Lizzy Grant,” but was pulled offline two months later. This week . . .
Steve Futterman: Paul Motian’s “Further Explorations.”
Steve Futterman Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0000
With the unexpected death of the drummer Paul Motian, last November, “Further Explorations” (Concord), an album intended to be an homage to the pianist Bill Evans, has become a double tribute. Motian, an integral member of Evans’s landmark trio of the early sixties, joined the pianist . . . (Subscription required.)
Lizzie Widdicombe: David Burke Kitchen in SoHo.
Lizzie Widdicombe Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0000
David Burke Kitchen, in the James Hotel, in SoHo, is the place to see David Burke—the man who brought cheesecake lollipop trees to Bloomingdale’s and pupu platters to the Hawaiian Tropic Zone, in Times Square—get on board with the farm-to-table craze. If . . .

Christian Science Monitor | Arts/Entertainment

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