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...holds that when Noah had to pack up the Ark in the face of the flood, the unicorns were just too slow getting to the boat (either that, or they were so proud that they were taking up more than their fair share of space, and Noah had to kick them off). As the Irish Rovers sing in "The Unicorn": "Close the door because the rain is falling/ And we just can't wait for no unicorns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of the Unicorn | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

With gas prices skyrocketing and carbon-footprint consciousness going mainstream, more and more cities are betting that Americans are finally ready to make biking part of their daily commute. Denver and Minneapolis will also kick off bike-sharing programs this summer, and Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Seattle, and Arlington, Va., are in talks to launch their versions within the next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bike-Sharing Gets Smart | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

...must admit with much sadness that your column was brilliant. I have, for months now, watched Obama embroiled in what certainly looks like an attack by a yapping, rabid pug. Let 'em bite or kick at 'em - you're damned no matter what you do. The tragic thing is that all of this misery has almost nothing to do with being the leader of this country and a model for the free world. Toni Sandler, RENO...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Will China Respond? | 6/11/2008 | See Source »

...curriculum, which covers serious subjects like shaken-baby syndrome and postpartum depression, for the most part steers clear of touchy-feely emoting. But to kick off the class, Dubin asks the men to describe the father figure they grew up with and the kind of dad they'd like to be. Some responses are blunt: "My dad was an a__hole, and I'd rather not be one." But nearly all include a desire to attain the virtues of a decidedly modern man: patience, emotional availability, anger-management and communication skills, and open-mindedness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Daddy Boot Camp | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

...submitted in November, as a “valiant effort from the entire community.”According to Flier’s presentation, Harvard requested $23 million from the NIH for the CTSC, which it received in full, in addition to the $15 million that the University will kick in from its own funds over the next five years.“In these five years, we want to arm the people who want to do clinical and translational research with the tools, support, and nurturing they need to address diseases,” said Steven D. Freedman...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Lands Major NIH Grant | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

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