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...gave way to the social and political tumult of the 1960s. In 1963, with a special issue titled "The Negro in America" - one of the handful of truly revolutionary pieces of American journalism - Oz made Newsweek a force to be reckoned with and demonstrated that great journalism could help shape a national agenda. But he wasn't all high seriousness; if you spoke to those who worked with Oz during his time at Newsweek in the 1960s and 1970s, what came across above all was his sheer sense of the fun of it all, epitomized by an intolerance for cant...
...What was the inspiration for the shape of your suits...
...teenage behavior is not just a matter of willful pigheadedness or determination to drive you crazy - though these, too, can be factors. "There's a debate over how much conscious control kids have," says Giedd, who has four "teenagers in training" of his own. "You can tell them to shape up or ship out, but making mistakes is part of how the brain optimally grows." It might be more useful to help them make up for what their brain still lacks by providing structure, organizing their time, guiding them through tough decisions (even when they resist) and applying those time...
...stamp collector and reportedly sometimes uses a boxing bag to keep in shape...
...these two Senators is about to be thrust into the White House, however, where the gravest financial crisis since the Great Depression will shape his agenda and probably narrow his options for years to come. Beneath the armor of two politicians in crisis mode, there were signs of the kind of President each would...