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Apparently quite a lot happened in the first second following the Big Bang. This is only slightly less time than it took me to become hopelessly confused reading about it. DON McCORT Fort Myers...
...weeks ago, Mama Ann flew in from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to stay at my dad's new apartment in Manhattan for a few days. Because little goes on at TIME on Mondays other than searching for typos in one another's articles, I told Mama Ann I'd take the day off and do grandmother things with her, like having tea. But when I called the week before, she told me she wasn't getting in until Monday night. So I made dinner reservations. But my father called from the airport to tell me that Mama Ann had eaten...
...President Bush's daughters are adults over 18 who can marry without parental permission, have children and even join the military, why are they not adult enough to enjoy a margarita? RICHARD C. SCHAUFFERT Fort Lauderdale...
...doing its part. The tiny town is the home base of Shea Seger, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter behind one of this year's smartest debuts, The May Street Project (RCA). "Growing up, I hated the smallness of the town," says Seger, who was born in Fort Worth but moved to Quitman when she was four years old. "Now I respect it for its simplicity." Seger has also lived in a number of other places, including Virginia Beach, Va. (where she embraced rap), and London, (where she launched her singing career in earnest at age 19). Her music reflects...
...girls go out on dates the way we did back in Fort Worth. Not all teachers can be won over by the jockish charm of a good old boy showing a little interest in their subject. Not all battles can be won with just a little bit of effort and some sincere good will. The brave new world I had chosen to enter by coming to Harvard was not going to be a cakewalk...