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...felt very big - those two digits, one so straight and mature, one so round and promising. And 13, which made it official: childhood is memory now; life is PG-13. Sixteen was sweet; 18 was freedom, a launch that in those days could legally include a champagne toast. Your young self hatches again and again between birthdays, so marking them has meaning - a grab for the handrail to steady yourself on a dizzying climb. Turn 14 and grow five inches. Turn 17 and fall in love. (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's So Great About Big Birthdays? | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...became more present for my father in his last years. After he died, I apologized to my sister. And so, in our imperfect way, we remain "family" and sometimes even laugh over a childhood memory that, now that our parents are gone, we are the only people on earth who share...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Elder Care Brings Back Sibling Tensions | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

Times are tough at Harvard. Our huge endowment is now a less huge endowment. Young liberals campus-wide are still sobbing into their cappuccinos over Scott Brown’s victory.  Childhood dreams about working at Goldman Sachs have been crushed, and the prospect of sub-six-figure salaries is becoming a horrifying reality...

Author: By Derrick Asiedu | Title: Tools of the Stool | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

...Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding 27: "Childhood: Its History, Philosophy, and Literature...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shopping Week, Day Three: Easy Fourths | 1/26/2010 | See Source »

Take a break from those big, thick books, and revisit childhood favorites from Hans Christian Andersen to Roald Dahl. This course proves that you're never too old for a fairy tale bedtime story. Difficulty 2.6, Workload 1.8 | T., Th. 1. Link...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shopping Week, Day Three: Easy Fourths | 1/26/2010 | See Source »

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