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...children's museums in the U.S. with programs specifically designed for kids up to 5; today there are more than 200, and nearly 50% of the 20 million children who visit these museums each year are under 6. They--and their parents--are being wooed by exhibits that reflect the latest thinking on how to help children develop cognitive and physical skills. "Studies show that learning doesn't start at 5 but as soon as a baby opens her eyes," says Alison Gopnik, author of The Scientist in the Crib. "The very idea of having early-childhood museums...
...hotels, clothing, airline tickets and used cars all showed big jumps. Next to climb will be anything tied to raw materials, the prices of which have been on a tear (see YOUR TIME, page 148). Nails, envelopes, paper clips, wallboard and such foods as cereal and meat should reflect the pinch soon. Services from gardening to accounting will probably cost more later...
Scott continues his devotion, first professed in Enemy of the State and Spy Game, to jittery editing and cinematography that conjures an unholy mix of Traffic-era Steven Soderbergh and Mix Master Mike. The effect is to reflect the grime of Mexico City and Creasy’s deep ambivalence about his profession, but it often feels like a put-on concession to the MTV generation...
...would reflect better on mainstream society to say that this change has occurred because popular culture has grown more forgiving of professional mistakes and personal miscalculations. In truth, however, the change has arisen primarily because Americans have gotten savvier, and perhaps more sadistic, in watching others pursue fame and success. The public has learned that failure can be highly entertaining and, occasionally, quite funny. Comebacks can be inspiring, sure, but they’re even more fun to watch—and therefore more profitable to facilitate—when they’re creatively bizarre and shamelessly attention-seeking...
While he presented his views as religious arguments in favor of same-sex marriage, he was also careful to point out that his reading of scripture does not reflect those of the Jewish community as a whole...