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...what was funny then still is today, if you look at the YouTube clips from his old black-and-white shows or can track down any of the three Soupy Sales DVD collections. Never too hip for the rec room, he connected with kids by telling jokes that were more venerable than the 2,000-year-old man - but they were new to 5-year-olds, who got a daily tutorial in how to make people laugh. He would parry with two animals seen on camera only as long paws: White Fang, "the biggest, meanest dog in the United States...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Farewell to the Pieman: Soupy Sales, 1926-2009 | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...mother is suing the state, which is answering the complaint but offered TIME no comment about the case. "There are some tough kids in the system, but Darryl was a basically good kid," says Bob Keach, who is representing the family. "He died because of an argument over rec time - the highlight of his day. That should never happen to any kid, and we're suing so that never happens again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Reforming the Juvenile-Justice System Is So Hard | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

...that one gets due to the traverse across to the tiny island, but Pound’s plaque gives a profound sense of relief. Maybe it is the sheer lack of graveyard pomp that calms his visitors, or the quirky fact that he lies in the “Rec Evangelical” (along with many other German, American, and British figures) that makes the pilgrimage to his grave shorn of the formalities of commemorative splendor and ostentation. Here, when one encounters a distinct lack of assured beautification, it does not seem for lack of intent to celebrate the object...

Author: By Emmeline D. Francis | Title: The Art of Contrast | 7/1/2009 | See Source »

...Charmed teachers into writing you glowing letters of rec, you’ll appreciate the jokes in the Immediate Gratification Players show (Fong Auditorium in Boylston, 8 p.m., free) and the Harvard College SUCS Stand-Up Comedy Blowout (Science Center...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: You Got Into Harvard--What Will You Do With the Rest of Your Night? | 4/25/2009 | See Source »

...still keeping her from overtaking the race was a special moment for Mills.”Her top speed and great swimming form made Mills stand out from the rest. She qualified for the NCAA Championships—taking place at Texas A&M’s Student Rec Center Natatorium in College Station—where she, junior Alexandra Clarke, and Coach Morawski are currently training for the competition.“I think [Clarke and I] are swimming at a really fast pace,” Mills declared. “It’s been fun these...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mills Shows Spirit, Resolve in Recovery | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

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