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When we were young, oh, those days were grand. We certainly do miss those good old days with recess and naptime. And now that we've grown up (okay, well, we can pretend), we have so much more to worry about: i.e., work, work, work. So even a trip to the movies seems to take up more brainpower than one would like. Well we've found something that plays like a movie but requires half the intellectual capacity, and it has all the laughs and drama one would ever want. Imagine stick figures on blind dates, skinny men stealing underwear...
...showing kids a daily TV newscast filled with commercials. Now some companies are allowed into schools to do their market research. Noggin, an interactive TV network created by Nickelodeon and the Children's Television Network, meets with more than 300 students at a New Jersey school during lunch and recess for the express purpose of finding out "what sparks kids." To thank Watchung School for its cooperation, the network has "contributed" $7,000 worth of keyboards. Education Market Resources conducts focus groups in schools on behalf of Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's, Mattel and advertising giant Leo Burnett...
...lost track of the street I was on, but it didn't matter. In this neck of the woods, all roads lead to Tufts. I passed a Catholic school where some kids were playing an early afternoon game of pick-up four square, honing their skills for Monday's recess. There was a ramshackle factory, promising animal-friendly oak furniture to the vegan community of New England. Some Tufts policemen waited vigilantly in their cars, eating something white, round, and powdery that I could only wonder about...
...With its first win of the season finally under its belt, the Harvard men's lacrosse team now sets its sights on bigger and better opponents as it heads into the spring recess...
With its first win of the season finally under its belt, the Harvard men's lacrosse team now sets its sights on bigger and better opponents as it heads into spring recess...