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...foundation garment universe, I have been waiting patiently, hoping that you'll turn out to be a revolutionary of the order of Herminie Cadolle. About 120 years ago, Mme. Cadolle figured out that it made more sense for women's breasts to be suspended from above than cantilevered from beneath. That is, she invented bra straps. So instead of walking around wearing the lingerie equivalent of the London Bridge, women could slide themselves into a Golden Gate. This was a huge relief--as anyone who has worn a strapless bra can tell you--because the London Bridge pretty much always...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Warren Buffett, Adjust My Bra | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...success has come at a price: freedom. Tunisia's critics say that beneath the gloss of modernity, the ruling party has snuffed out dissent, leaving Ben Ali unchallenged. Some Tunisians, along with Western diplomats, have begun to wonder whether repression and economic growth can continue to coexist, or whether tight government control might ultimately provoke a backlash as middle-class Tunisians demand more civil liberties, and as jobless youth seek outlets to vent their frustration - not least by joining radical Islamic organizations. "Tunisia is the one Arab country which could afford real political openness, but the system is completely closed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tunisia: The Price of Prosperity | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

...lurking behind a wall. “Ummm nice!” he says. “But I say unto you, that whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart,” states the Biblical caption beneath the picture. (So that’s what that was.) The next page presents various pictures of the man committing a variety of labeled sins—“theft” “lies” “disobedient to parents” “unmerciful?...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Fearing and Trembling | 10/29/2007 | See Source »

...both sides, there was an undercurrent of terror beneath the indignation. Repenting and accepting Jesus as my lord and savior is on my To-Do list somewhere between “Pick up your dry cleaning” and “Win a Nobel Peace Prize.” But when I run into groups like Repent America, I start rethinking my life. “Things do not exist simply because you do or do not believe in them,” Nathan said. “If you don’t believe in trucks, that won?...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Fearing and Trembling | 10/29/2007 | See Source »

...debut her latest play, “Weightless,” at the Perishable Theatre in Providence on Monday, Oct. 29. The play is about a family living on the top of skyscraper who don’t want to acknowledge that it’s slowly cracking apart beneath their feet.“It’s set in a mirror world, a distorted version of the current world a bit in the future,” Evans says.The play indirectly addresses the American public’s attitude toward international affairs, according...

Author: By Katherine L. Miller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Playwright Spins Social Parable in Providence | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

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