(CNN) — The first book I read by myself was Else Holmelund Minarik’s “Little Bear.” The illustrations were by Maurice Sendak. I was in my first grade classroom at Clermont Elementary in Clermont, Florida. I was sitting in an orange plastic chair. I was holding “Little Bear.” I was studying the third story in the [...]
London (CNN) — While the fight for equality between women and men has long been an uphill struggle, the current economic situation — the “age of austerity” — poses a new kind of threat. In recent years, the steady, albeit slow, march towards equality has not only come to a standstill but threatens to change [...]
(CNN) — I don’t like feeling stuck in a particular operating system, social network or piece of software. It’s not that I won’t commit to a product or company — it’s that I don’t trust any of them enough to get married to one of them. Once they own me, they’ll start either selling my [...]
(CNN) — London 2012 organizers could argue that one of the many attractions of holding the Olympics in the British capital is the number of great restaurants on offer for visitors harboring a hunger for tasty morsels. For the cucumber relish:1 ½ cucumbers 14g sugar 38g water 21g rice wine vinegar 1g white peppercorns 3g [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor and comedian Bill Cosby says the debate over the killing of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer should be focused on guns, not race. In an interview on CNN‘s “State of the Union” aired Sunday, Cosby said calling George Zimmerman a racist doesn’t solve anything. Cosby says the bigger question [...]
Age: 32 Location: Toronto “Draw Something is highly addictive. On average, I spend a couple hours per day completely immersed in this app, whether it be at a coffee shop, a diner or at home.” Age: 19 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba “What I like about this game is its simplicity. It is easy to pick, and [...]
(CNN) — On Thursday, CNN correspondent Ivan Watson was at a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey. A stone’s throw away, a barbed-wire fence marked the border with Syria, a porous frontier that has become a lifeline for the Syrian opposition inside the country. For hours, he watched Syrians, whole families even, crawl through a hole [...]
(CNN) — In between taking care of their families, working and trying to keep up with everyday life, many Americans have caught at least a couple stories about Syria. Many probably know that clashes between government forces and protesters who want the country’s president to relinquish power have become increasingly bloody over the past several [...]
(CNN) — He has yet to compete at the Olympics, but the eyes of the world will be on Oscar Pistorius if he is selected for London 2012. Born: Johannesburg, South Africa Age: 25 Honors: 4-time Paralympic gold medalist World record-holder 100-400 T44 class Silver medal in South Africa’s 4x400m relay squad at 2011 world [...]
(CNN) — Imagine you are sitting in your office simply doing your job and a nasty e-mail pops into your inbox accusing you of being a fraud. You go online and find that some bloggers have written virulent posts about you. That night, you’re at home with your family watching the news and a talking [...]
