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...their private-label children's wear. Jill Rice, 34, a stay-at-home mother in Atlanta, says that while she prefers to shop for church or special-occasion clothing for her 21-month-old daughter Lilly at higher-end stores, where a dress might cost $60 to $75, she occasionally shops at Target for Lilly's less formal needs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spending It All on the Kids | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

It was at Ralph Lauren--next to a ridiculous little sportcoat cut from pink-green-and-blue madras plaid--that I spotted the Holy Grail: a perfect navy blue blazer in a smooth flannel wool. It was $240. I knew I would end up with the Gap's predictably adequate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How I Avoided Temptation | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

It was only after an hour of broken dialogue, explanations that I had never seen the Pope and a coyness I’d been saving for just such an occasion that I won their affection, embodied within a meek (that’s one value these Papists had down...

Author: By Travis R. Kavulla, | Title: The Pilgrimage | 7/11/2003 | See Source »

In a newspaper piece called "On Conversation," which he wrote shortly after forming the Junto, Franklin stressed the importance of deferring--or at least giving the appearance of deferring--to others. Otherwise, even the smartest comments would "occasion envy and disgust." His secret for how to win friends and influence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Citizen Ben's 7 Great Virtues | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

President Bush, during his 2000 campaign, spoke of the need for America to have a little more humility in its dealings with the world. Sept. 11 changed that, and America felt the need to become more assertive. Nevertheless, Franklin would likely raise, in a gentle questioning way, whether it might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Citizen Ben's 7 Great Virtues | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

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