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...Avalon. This time his alter ego is a smart, sweet-souled teenager named Ben (Ben Foster) who, having lived all his life in a Jewish enclave, is astonished to discover that most of the world is not, after all, Jewish. That's particularly true of Sylvia (the uncannily cool, wise and beautiful Rebekah Johnson), who is one of the token blacks in his newly integrated school. Their relationship is handled with great delicacy; this is a friendship that yearns to be, deserves to be, richer. But--and this may be the most poignant thing about Liberty Heights--these kids...
...cousin Aaron--he of the wallpaper tattoos--concurs. Aaron, who was tattooed after he turned 18, said, "When I think of some of the dumb stuff I wanted to do when I was 15, I'm glad someone stopped me." (But even wise Aaron clearly can't imagine any drawbacks to his future as a 40-year-old man with a Yoda tattoo.) Ron Stiehl, the proprietor of my local piercing and tattoo parlor, says that for kids who want to try out a tattoo, artists can apply henna designs, which last about three weeks...
...flaky mom, restless with unrealized dreams. A wise child, stubbornly asserting the reality principle. An old car and an open road at the end of which all the problems they're running away from reassert themselves, largely in the form of feckless males...
Auguring, perhaps, the skills of a future boss of his, Gore writes that would-be presidents would be wise to learn the art of "visual communication...
...life to be the primary caregiver and to give her child the benefits of a confident attachment. That bond can then be strengthened by finding quality child care with trained, concerned staff and a good ratio of no more than three babies to each adult. It's also wise to choose caregivers who will give you loads of information about your child's day. Some day-care centers have parents fill out a chart on their baby's status in the morning (how he has slept and eaten, his general mood, etc.). A caregiver then fills out the back...