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...therefore a delicious coincidence that the next day the New York Times ran a story on the fate of the concept of self-esteem. You know what self-esteem is: according to decades of psychological and educational theory, it's the essential building block for a successful life. A few generations of children, especially minority kids, have been educated according to the theory that they lack self-esteem, that this deficiency is central to any problems they may have in making their way in the world and that the worst thing you can ever do to a child...
...award is a record; Prudential says it will appeal. Who Wants To Be Employed? In a move that comments on the quality of German TV as much as on its economy, Neun Live will launch a game show this fall in which the top prize is ... a job. The concept is imported from Argentina, where the show was an instant hit. BOTTOM LINES "They are treating Switzerland like an alpine Iraq." Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg's Prime Minister, on E.U. states threatening to sanction Switzerland for refusing to share information about E.U. citizens' bank accounts "We worship at the feet...
...We’re] training Afghans to be journalists and to understand the value of a free press which is a new concept for them,” he says...
Ristelhueber's Thucydidean concept of the inevitability of human conflict and violence seems to be a particularly insensitive message at a time like this. It is almost offensive to assert--whether explicitly or implicitly--that attacks that kill innocent civilians by the thousands are simply part of an immutable historical continuum. The exhibit is not upsetting for what it shows, but for the inappropriate message it offers. Even if Ristelhueber is able to chronicle one disaster after another with artistic detachment, she (and the MFA) should take into account the need at this time for emotional response and moral valuation...
Worst interpretation of the concept of “forward momentum?...