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...Kid in Charge...
...Sciences, opens with an example of the kinds of problems the lab examines: Why don't poor children go to school? Health, it turns out, is a major factor. One quarter of the world's children have worms. Treating them costs only $3.50 a student. "So you treat every kid, and in areas where you do that, school absences fall by 25%. They fall in neighboring schools too," says Kremer, "because the worms don't spread. It's a fantastically good buy." Erin Thornton, DATA's policy director, asks how the lab directs its research. It doesn't, and that...
...Wives” is also the least obnoxious political video of the year. Sure, America is a bully in the video, but he’s also a high school kid. This tyrant teen imposes sanctions (via the lunchroom), violates human rights (by restricting bathroom access), and finds weapons (a slingshot) whose origins are suspect...
...hooking up crosses your mind. 4. Every time Schroeder’s piano produces the sound of some absent instrument. Four shots if it sounds like a full jazz quartet. 5. Every time someone makes fun of Pigpen’s appearance; ponder why they keep picking on the kid that can’t afford soap. 6. Whenever you feel Charles Schultz gets too preachy in the script. 7. Every time a non-white character comes on screen. Prepare to end the night sober. 8. Reinforce your own crippling insecurity by taking a shot every time Linus retreats...
...known far and wide as Miss April, this Ohio native is actually much better remembered as a graduate of the high school that all the kids in “Traffic” went to. So when you see her around, compers, make sure to find out the proper thing to do with a kid that O.D.’s. She might also give you a hint or two about how to be a good reporter...