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...bought N.W.A.’s album [Straight Outta Compton] in, like, the fourth grade, and my parents made me return it,” Walsh said. “And so, the fact that I couldn’t listen to it made me very interested, so I just started getting into it from there...
...male question. In all seriousness. Why do so many more boys than girls have learning disorders, autism, attention-deficit problems and schizophrenia? Why are young men now less likely to go to college than women are? And what to make of a 2003 survey that found eighth-grade girls outperforming boys in algebra in 22 countries, with boys outscoring girls in only three nations? If we're not careful, the next Einstein could find herself working as a high-powered lawyer who does wonders with estate-tax calculations instead of discovering what the universe is made of. --With reporting...
...where girls have gradually gained access to the mat, thanks to Title IX's gender-parity provision. Schools are required to give the girls a shot with the boys if there aren't enough females or funding for a girls team. And so about 7,000 female students from grade school through college are working out and wrestling against guys...
Teachers across the country have begun to experiment with ways to raise boys to the level of girls in elementary and secondary education. Last year Sandgerdi's teachers segregated the 10th-grade mathematics classes after deciding that boys needed intensive instruction. "The girls are strong students, so both the teachers and the students liked it," says Kristjansson. But left alone, "some of the boys had such behavior problems that they spoiled...
Despite its colossal box office success, the original Deep Throat left a wake of disaster for its creators and stars. Inside Deep Throat gives a whirlwind account of the manic blend of glamour, controversy, and despair that arose from just a six-day shoot with some low-grade cameras in southern Florida...