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...connected stories that tell of one summer during Porcellino's adolescence. Young John, living in an Illinois suburb, tries to figure out how relationships work and where he fits into the world while struggling with what must be the beginnings of chronic depression. That Porcellino manages to create an actual story arc out of life's random events should be cause for awe, but to also do it with such emotional insight and honesty seems frighteningly talented...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Complex Simplicity of John Porcellino | 7/13/2001 | See Source »

...lunch. Feel ill before, during and after eating fried salty food. Actual physical yearning for Taco Bell takes place...

Author: By Benjamin D. Mathis-lilley, | Title: POSTCARD FROM OAXACA: The Report From Mexico | 7/6/2001 | See Source »

...evidence of success is strictly anecdotal. James Hunter, professor of sociology and religious studies at the University of Virginia and author of "The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil," argues that the actual effectiveness of character education programs is "highly dubious." He writes that "even the very best of these programs ?are unimpressive - not only in their long term but also in their short-term effects." His conclusion is especially devastating: ?"At the end of the day, these programs may do more for adults than they do for children. At least they salve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pros and Cons of the Bush Character Education Plan | 7/6/2001 | See Source »

...untimely passing of Urbanfetch and Kozmo.com - both of which delivered videos, ice cream and munchies to your door within an hour - made a lot of us feel like wearing black. I still can't get used to the new post-apocalypse reality of having to go to an actual real-world video store...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Webvan's Last, Desperate Hope | 7/5/2001 | See Source »

...South African urban black township. In fact, most of the series' location shots are taken in Alexandra, one of the oldest and most squalid of South Africa's black slums, just outside Johannesburg. And 'Soul City's clinic, where much of the drama is centered, is based on an actual clinic in Alexandra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Emotional Intelligence | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

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