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...Memín Pinguín, a 1940s cartoon boy that resembles the Jim Crow-era caricatures of African Americans. The White House objected to the philatelic stereotyping, which follows President Vicente Fox's gaffe in May that Mexicans do jobs in the U.S. that "not even blacks want." The Rev. Jesse Jackson demanded a recall of the "Sambo-type" images. But a rep at the Mexican embassy insisted the stamps are misunderstood: "Speedy González has never been interpreted in a racial manner" in Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stamps of Disapproval | 7/5/2005 | See Source »

Sure, coming off her surprising Wimbledon title, Venus Williams can smile. But what about those servers always at love? Here's how to rev up your game with new, high-tech racquets, plus ways tennis can help your heart and advice from an old pro who now coaches some of the best players in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sports: Aces Wild | 7/3/2005 | See Source »

Everyone who talks about Paul during his time at Harvard remembers his achievements; the hours of work on bio textbooks that led to his magna cum laude graduation, the endless reps at the MAC, the late-night calls to rev up Eliot House for intramurals. But Paul was so much more than another overachiever. His greatest pleasure in life didn’t come from high marks and accolades, but from relationships in which laughter, loyalty, and adventure formed the kind of tight bonds about which most people can only dream. His family and friends adored and relied...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, | Title: In Memoriam: The Golden Boy | 7/1/2005 | See Source »

...retrospect, one of the high points of the Lincoln legend may also have marked its breaking point. In August 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began his landmark "I Have a Dream" speech by paying homage to Lincoln: "Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The True Lincoln | 6/26/2005 | See Source »

...adultery. It matters not whether this act takes place in bed or in a laboratory. As to the legality of surrogate parenting, the law will keep floundering as long as it operates without a moral basis, and family life in our post-Christian society will continue to deteriorate. (The Rev.) Richard C. Tumilty St. Helena, Calif. Space Funerals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 20, 1986 | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

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