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...while reading Glamour magazine, I find that I always go through the same silly little ritual. I invariably read my—in fact all—of the horoscopes, comment on how stupid they are and ask my roommates what kind of person bases any sort of decision, serious or otherwise on advice like “This month’s eclipse activity shifts your focus to career growth. Go for it Rams!” I find Glamourscope, as the magazine calls it, especially entertaining because, besides giving a general reading, it offers each sign...
...from the Hanukkah candle lightings that will take place in each House this year. The menorahs will be in common rooms, they will be set up only for an hour or two each of the days that they are to be lit, and students will be coordinating the religious ritual of their own accord. No student will be forced to choose between eating and being in the same room as a religious object or ritual. The religious objects will be on display only as long as necessary to fulfill religious obligation. And the school itself is not involved in instituting...
...attitudes toward FGM are slowly changing. In a quiet revolution, African women are beginning to speak out against the practice. Media campaigns linking such rituals to difficulties in pregnancy and AIDS have slowed the custom, especially in urban areas. The growing number of educated women has helped too. In the countryside, success is coming not by abolishing coming-of-age rites altogether but by recognizing their importance and replacing the cutting with alternative rituals. "In some tribes you cannot become a mature woman unless you have come through the ritual," says Kittony, whose group has used alternative rites to reduce...
Still, prosecutions remain rare. And unless laws are strictly enforced they may even do more harm than good. In some places the threat of punishment has pushed the practice underground, leading to an increased possibility of botched operations. In Odienné, northwestern Ivory Coast, festivities surrounding the excision ritual are now modest affairs. "People used to hold great fêtes," says Mabana Touré, 37. "Streets were blocked off, there was music and the girls would run around town all made-up and dressed in special clothes. Now, we might have a special meal together in the house - something...
...Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001 and America's Parade: A Celebration of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Both books admirably fulfill Luce's mission. One Nation is a moving commemoration of Sept. 11 and its aftermath, while America's Parade is a celebration of this unique American ritual. To coincide with the publication of these two titles, we have relaunched the Life website with pictures, essays and excerpts from the books. To see life and see the world, go to lifemagazine.com...