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...model for Asian economies. There are, however, side effects to his social engineering. The new generation of this extremely orderly city has almost forgotten human values and social obligations. Young people can't even plan to get married because of the extremely high cost of living. If married, they dare not start a family, owing to the cost of bringing up a child. The university produces good test takers but not world-class techies ready to take up challenging and innovative tasks in today's global environment. Suresh Kumar Parappurath Bangalore, India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 5/14/2005 | See Source »

...there isn't still a bias toward tall boxes I'm envious of what adventuresome architects are achieving today with their unconventional, unearthly designs [April 25]. When I studied architecture in the early '70s, "Form follows function" was the mantra, and I was criticized for advocating any concept that dared to stray from the shoe-box straitjacket. But times have changed. Besides, when you are famous and in demand, people will readily embrace even your weirdest creations. Anyway, I doff my hat to architects like Daniel Libeskind who enrich our design vocabulary. Sammy Somekh Ramat Gan, Israel Ever since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 5/10/2005 | See Source »

...those occasions the best outcome, for the school and for the parents, is to part." Then there's the proliferation of recognized psychiatric disorders. By attributing naughtiness to conditions like Oppositional Defiance Disorder, says organizer Stavert, parents can "absolve themselves of responsibility. They'll say to teachers, 'How dare you discipline my child!' That's intolerable when there are 30 kids in the class...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parents Behaving Badly | 5/9/2005 | See Source »

There's at least one place in Iran where citizens dare speak their minds. It is referred to as Weblogistan, and in this rapidly expanding virtual terrain, there are an estimated 100,000 active Iranian blogs, so that Persian now ties with French as the second most used language in the blogosphere. Iranians generally use pseudonyms online to discuss taboo topics and criticize the government in a way no other news outlet would allow. Even some high-profile politicians have joined in, such as President Mohammad Khatami's former Vice President, Mohammad Ali Abtahi, who offers candid insights into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blogwatch: May 9, 2005 | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

...themed face-lift. With so many options on the table, we can only hope that administrators will show the same attentiveness to student wants during the feasibility study as they have so far. Though much is still in doubt, the future looks bright for a permanent Loker Pub, and, dare we say, paying for beer with BoardPlus...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: The Perfect Brew | 4/26/2005 | See Source »

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