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...show was old at birth, when Charles Kuralt, the first host, began the inaugural program by declaring, ?Here starts something new... a Sunday newspaper that comes in a tube.? Something new for television, not for newspapers and magazines. ?CBS SM? has its closest equivalent, and direct inspiration in the Sunday New York Times - specifically in its magazine and its Arts and Leisure section, with essayish reports on social trends and features on and criticism of music, film and art. But the Times, like most journalistic enterprises these days, is avid to get younger; ?CBS SM? is content to be late...
...European markets demand. Workers handle these chemicals without proper safety equipment or training. According to Corporación Cactus, a non-governmental organization that advocates for flower workers, this exposure leads to health problems for nearly two-thirds of the work force, which is largely female. Miscarriages and birth defects are common consequences. If you would rather buy a bouquet with a less-tainted past, head to Kabloom—it sells organic flowers...
...Vagina Monologues was at the Agassiz Theater last week, and I performed a monologue about birth. Being a part of The Vagina Monologues has been a wildly wonderful experience, and I appreciate that all of the money goes to end violence against women, which in our case means giving the proceeds from ticket sales to Boston Rape Crisis Centers in the area...
Tubman died in 1913, but slavery has long outlived her. In her terrifying memoir, Slave: My True Story (PublicAffairs; 350 pages), written with journalist Damien Lewis, Mende Nazer recounts how in 1993, when she was about 12 (her people keep no birth records), she was kidnapped from her village in the remote mountains of Sudan and sold as a slave to an Arab family in Khartoum. She spent the next seven years in ceaseless drudgery. Houseguests groped her freely, and her mistress beat her regularly and even burned her with a hot ladle for serving eggs fried instead of poached...
South Carolina was a critical test for Edwards. The state garners national attention as the first primary held in the south and is also Edwards’ place of birth. A heavy investment of funds and time helped Edwards fend off a last-minute surge by Kerry...