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...cases of corporal punishment including hitting children with a belt, a ruler, a set of rulers taped together or a toy hammer; pinching, slapping or striking very young children in particular; grabbing children around the arm, the neck or elsewhere with enough force to bruise; throwing children to the floor; slamming a child into a wall; dragging children across floors; and bruising or otherwise injuring children in the course of restraint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporal Punishment in U.S. Schools | 8/12/2009 | See Source »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Until Labor Day, an altarpiece from the Italian region of Abruzzo will be on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Its burnished surface will stand out in one of the main circular foyers on the second floor, not due to its narrative structure or vivid colors, but because it is a diplomatic missive from the Italian government to the American...

Author: By Emmeline D. Francis | Title: The Art of Diplomacy | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...timidly walked downstairs one night to the dance floor of Living, a cozy spot on the posher side of Montevideo, I began taking note of the club’s occupants...

Author: By D. PATRICK Knoth | Title: Fleeing the Fuzzy Earmuffs | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...skeletal little strumpet emerged from the bathroom, her nose freshly powdered. I looked around for something to toss her—a sandwich, croissant, jar of mayonnaise, anything really—but she stormed past me onto the floor and proceeded to pin another female against a gargantuan speaker...

Author: By D. PATRICK Knoth | Title: Fleeing the Fuzzy Earmuffs | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

Heads turned toward a dirty vagabond with a floppy mohawk. He plopped an equally dirty duffel on the dance floor; it was unclear whether this obstruction or his smell disrupted the place’s flow more. His pants didn’t reach high enough to fully cover personal parts, though a fuzzy pair of earmuffs adequately kept overexposure to a moderate...

Author: By D. PATRICK Knoth | Title: Fleeing the Fuzzy Earmuffs | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

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