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...spanked, the lower their IQs - and that the effect could be seen not only in individual children but across entire nations as well. Among 32 countries Straus studied, in those where spanking was accepted, the average IQ of the survey population was lower than in nations where spanking was rare, the researcher says. (See nine kid foods to avoid...
...ability to focus on the long view is a consistent theme of his biography. He grew up in Washington, D.C., the son of a contractor father and a homemaker mother. After graduating from Syracuse University, Bing played nine seasons for the Detroit Pistons. During that time, he was the rare All-Star talent who understood that there was life after basketball. In the off-season, he worked as a bank teller and manager, grasping for his next career. In 1980 he formed Bing Steel and rode the wave of automotive-industry interest in cultivating a base of black and female...
...seemingly hand-stitched seats insinuating that modern society has lost face-to-face communication. The chairs appear to be expecting company or a conversation, but people are nowhere to be seen. This pervasive loneliness lends depth to the photograph and others like it, rendering them poignant yet haunting.People make rare appearances in Palma’s works, but when they do, they often offer the most striking portrayals of hopelessness and loneliness. In the diptych, “The shadows of his youth,” a young man sits at the head of a table, looking solemnly past...
...should release “Backspacer,” a propulsive, relaxed, enjoyable, and timely album. Few, if any, other bands could have released their finest work in such circumstances and at such a stage in their careers; “Backspacer” is a wonderful, genuine, rare surprise. How were Pearl Jam able to recapture lost magic and acquire magic they never had? Part of the answer seems to be that Pearl Jam has never before been so at ease with themselves. On their early grunge albums, melodramatic tales of abuse and depression fit into a wider theme...
...jokes. It’s actually a tender family drama. It’s like ‘Roots.’” “We’re both gayer now,” Petri adds.According to Amram and Petri, it is rare that the same writing team has the opportunity to create the show two years in a row, a phenomenon made even more meaningful because last year’s production was the first to be written entirely by women. “The Pudding has been so receptive of this script written...