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Duncan and his siblings spent each weekday afternoon helping out at their mother's center on the corner of 46th and Greenwood. After the tutoring, everyone would shoot some hoops. Those were his evenings. During the day, Duncan attended the prestigious University of Chicago Lab School, a rigorous K-12...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Arne Duncan (And $5 Billion) Fix America's Schools? | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

A new era of literature began and was buried before the English-speaking world could blink. Roberto Bolaño was the last great visionary of the twentieth century, a scion who fulfilled his destiny in a way that no other writer possibly could. Or at least that�...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bolaño’s Quiet Terror | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

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...

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

The longer term battle for Berlusconi is the fate of his public legacy, and his pride. Already infamous for his media conflicts of interest and political incorrectness, his image has taken an unprecedented wallop with details of an alleged obsession for sex and the ready company of a long roster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Offended Berlusconi Goes on the Offensive | 9/6/2009 | See Source »

The obsession with onanism is a bit curious, given that the 102-page document mentions masturbation only five times: twice to explain to 5-to-8-year-olds what the term means, saying teachers should note that it's "not harmful, but should be done in private," and the other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Conservatives Attack UNESCO's Sex-Ed Guidelines | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

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