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...unique is that, for all its beautiful days in the neighborhood, it was also the darkest work of popular culture made for preschoolers since perhaps the Brothers Grimm. Mister Rogers was softer than anyone else in children's TV because so many of the messages he had to impart were harder. That your parents might someday decide not to live together anymore. That dogs and guppies and people all someday will die. That sometimes you will feel ashamed and other times you will be so mad you will want to bite someone. He even calmed fears that may seem silly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Was Not Afraid of the Dark | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

...educator, Mister Rogers tried to impart these qualities to his young viewers. It is a testament to his gifts as a teacher that even today, many young adults retain the lessons Mister Rogers taught them in their childhood; our neighborliness, our ability to confront our fears and even the routines we perform each day upon returning home are attributable at least in part to the kind man in the red cardigan who visited with presidents, filmed an episode in communist Russia, won an Emmy Lifetime Achievement award and asked us to be his neighbor...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Missing Mister Rogers | 3/3/2003 | See Source »

...that the he was disorganized and confusing. Hart should at least consider changes to Ec10, given that nearly two decades of student discontent has now culminated in the formation of a sizable organized group of students seeking reform. A biased professor is no better than a confusing professor; both impart a distorted view of the subject matter...

Author: By Eoghan W. Stafford, | Title: Spotlight on Marty | 2/10/2003 | See Source »

...ways that made their friends snicker. One of the kids--Spitzer is the youngest of three--would be made responsible for leading a dinner discussion on a topic of the day. When they traveled, they would test the kids on what they were seeing. The Spitzers also attempted to impart a sense of compassion. "We tried to teach them that it isn't enough just to make your own pile," says Bernard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eliot Spitzer: Wall Street's Top Cop | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

...15th century monk, but they're not so good today. Corks can crumble and allow air into a bottle, causing what is called corkage, a slight rotting of the wine. Some manufacturers have tried using plastic corks, but they don't always form a perfect seal and can impart their own flavor. So this year, many wineries are switching to screw tops--the same technology you find when opening a Colt 45. California's Bonny Doon, whose $130 Cabernet opens with a flick of the wrist, threw a funeral for the cork in New York City in October. The cork...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WINE APPRECIATION: It's Getting All Screwed Up | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

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