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...biggest problem living with a Maasai family in Tanzania was not the roof made of sticks and cow shit that I slept under nightly. It was actually the nightly war against my homestay sister for space on the family cowhide where we slept. I would settle down as best I could and try to create some semblance of personal space among the five other people in bed (when I say bed, think sticks, cow hide and a log as your pillow). But my homestay sister Monika had no qualms about pushing me, punching me, kicking me or spooning...

Author: By Megan A. Shutzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Coming of Age in Ngare Sero | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...according to Diane Wiffin, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Correction. He had been sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for shooting his wife—and high school sweetheart—Karen Sharpe in 2000 in the foyer of her home while their two young children slept in an adjoining room, according to media reports...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Convicted Cross-Dressing Murderer Commits Suicide | 1/9/2009 | See Source »

Iseman, Vicki •New York Times is sued for $27 million by for making readers think John McCain was slept with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News | 1/2/2009 | See Source »

...study, participants taking a high dose of the drug actually fell asleep more quickly than usual. In another part of the study, pill-takers' sleep efficiency - the percentage of bed-time spent sleeping - remained unchanged after experiencing jet lag, while their counterparts who received placebos slept 19% less. (See TIME's photos of the history of land speed record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Pill for Jet Lag? | 12/2/2008 | See Source »

...wrested from terrorist hands. The siege of the Taj dragged on into the night, however, despite assurances earlier on Friday from authorities with the National Security Guard, an elite Army unit, that the agony of the ornate and historic hotel was nearing an end. As most of the city slept, the Taj suffered at least six more massive blasts into the early hours of Saturday. But by day, unconfirmed reports had the last terrorist gunman run to ground. Now, as the city slowly comes back to life, its residents are grappling with the attacks' emotional and financial impact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mumbai's Trauma: How Quickly Will Recovery Come? | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

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