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...Around the world, stocks have been on a tear. In Asia, for example, the Tokyo TOPIX stock index hit a 14-year high last week as a bull run in once-dormant Japan gathered momentum; Bombay's main equity index hit an all-time high in trading early Friday amid India's continuing economic boom; and Hong Kong shares reached a five-year high while indices in Singapore, Jakarta and Sydney set new records. And though stocks in Asia, in particular, are on fire, they are not alone. From Germany to Venezuela to South Africa, equity markets in both mature...
Chan—an alum whose acting skills have typically proven fantastic—gets a chance to showcase them in a new way as the villainous main character, Dr. Knock. Although Knock is typically a male role, the unconventional decision to cast Chan proves well-founded...
...necessarily the case: instead of presenting an overall arc, “rainbow/streets” was impressionistic, combining short scenes, monologues, song, and dance to present an image of being young and black in America. The last scene’s lack of context highlighted the main downside of this approach: a lack of growth and a certain static quality to the characters and situations. This drawback, however, was more than offset by the play’s ability to present a wide variety of experiences and to shift rapidly between humor and pain without seeming forced...
...homeschooled kids turn out? Pretty well, it seems. They're ineligible to sit for exams such as the N.S.W. Higher School Certificate or New Zealand's 7th Form Bursary, which would indicate how they stack up academically against their traditionally schooled peers. However, numerous studies, mainly American, have given homeschooled children a glowing report card: better abstract thinking and language skills, above average in all the main subjects. While much of this research was commissioned by homeschooling organizations, few experts argue against the practice on academic grounds. "Homeschooling can often produce very smart kids," says psychologist Bob Murray - largely because...
...Olmert: It takes getting used to. I received one of my friends at home the other day. I was in shorts and a T-shirt, which was fine. Then he had to leave, I saw him out the main door, and when I was outside, he said go back in the house. I said why, I thought he was worried about security, because the security doesn't let me go outside. He said, ??Look how you're dressed! You're the Prime Minister!'? I thought, What the heck? This is how I dress. But life has changed, that...