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Perhaps most poignant, the situation has affected how kids play. At Ali's school, the students are not allowed to play in the courtyard anymore because of fear that someone might toss a bomb over the wall. But staying home isn't an option. "I am ready to die for my country," says Sarim Zaidi, with a determination both uncommon and tragic for a 17-year-old who merely wants to go to school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pakistani Taliban's War on Schoolchildren | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

...TOSS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Skimmer | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...every time the clergy has tried to peg something as “illusory and deceitful” in the past, it’s been forced to engage in copious backtracking—picking out “good art” is always something of a dice toss. For proof, the Pope would simply have had to look up. Michelangelo’s altar fresco “The Last Judgment,” a fundamental background work in any study of western art history, loomed over Saturday’s proceedings as the literal backdrop for Benedict?...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: The Art of the Matter | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...oneself that validates existence amidst genius. For some, it’s the raw intellectual horsepower. For others, it’s the ability to navigate complex social hierarchies, to read men instinctively. For yet others, it’s the ability to cling to morals when others toss theirs aside. Maybe it’s just having the right combination of all the above. To justify one’s presence at the most selective college in the country, everybody needs something—something to set them apart from the crowd...

Author: By Benjamin P. Schwartz | Title: A Culture of Criticism | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...TOSS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Skimmer | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

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