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Many Americans have dismissed this hair hubbub as simply more media-driven noise - like the chatter about Michelle Obama's sleeveless dresses, J. Crew cardigans, stocking-free legs or, for that matter, recent (shocking!) decision to wear shorts in the Arizona heat. But for African-American women like me, hair is something else altogether - singular in its capacity to command interest and carry cultural baggage. The obsession with Michelle's hair took hold long before Inaugural Ball gowns were imagined, private-school choices scrutinized or organic gardens harvested. It's not that she's done anything outrageous. The new updo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Michelle Obama's Hair Matters | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...Twitter that she will abandon her weave and don "no fake hair at all!" for her show's season premiere. Mixed in with the supportive response to the former supermodel's decision was skepticism about whether she could be attractive with what she describes as her "out and free" look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Michelle Obama's Hair Matters | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...Students have a right of free speech ... but this message is a divisive message.' TOM WITTMER, lawyer for the Alachua County, Florida, school district, on the decision to send several children home for wearing shirts bearing the statement ISLAM IS OF THE DEVIL, which he said violated a ban on clothing that may "disrupt the learning process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...green evangelist, Chu has chosen global warming as his theme to inspire America to move forward on his true quest--for the achievement of clean, abundant and cheap energy produced in and for America. This kind of energy will free us from our dependence on foreign oil and encourage venture capital to create new technologies that will in turn generate jobs. Climate change addressed in this way will not require sacrifices by Americans but will open a new chapter of American prosperity. W. Philip Schirm, LOS GATOS, CALIF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...fourth corner kick would be the charm, when Aztec defender Allie Crowson knocked in a header to knot the score at one goal apiece. San Diego State dominated the rest of the period, outshooting its hosts 8-2. As regulation time ticked away, the Aztecs earned a free kick on the left side. A San Diego State midfielder directed it towards the goal, only to find it turned away with two seconds left to play—not by senior keeper Lauren Mann, but by the post. Harvard renewed its attack in the first 10-minute overtime session, finishing with...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Double-Overtime Bout To Start Season Ends in Tie | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

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