Linsanely Tall
Millions of kids can now "look up" to Jeremy Lin for his accomplishments. If we grasp the opportunity to act on their behalf by getting the proper nutrition into their young lives, maybe more of us can look up to them someday?
Millions of kids can now "look up" to Jeremy Lin for his accomplishments. If we grasp the opportunity to act on their behalf by getting the proper nutrition into their young lives, maybe more of us can look up to them someday?
Sam Sommers | Posted 03.12.2012
No, this is not another blog post about the benefits (or costs) to being beautiful, though attractiveness certainly is a characteristic that can impact an election. Just ask Richard Nixon. But I'm not talking about physical attractiveness per se.
Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.14.2011
In high school, I swore I would never date someone who was shorter than me. I was 5'10"-and-a-half, felt 6'2", and believed only a man of Shaquille O'Neal's stature could make me feel dainty, feminine and non-Amazonian.
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011
Maybe they're trying to get height right this time. The British royal family has got a marriage on its hands, and this time it involves a man who app...
AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Recognizing his debt to her quiet perseverance, an emotional President Barack Obama eulogized Dorothy Height as a humble champion o...
Bonnie St. John | Posted 05.25.2011
Today we lay to rest Dr. Dorothy Height, who stood next to Dr. Martin Luther King on the day he had a dream, and she in her wheelchair, at age 97, alongside Barack Obama during his inauguration.
Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.17.2011
The most legitimate concern raised by supporters of caps on payments to egg "donors" is that charging fair value might price some would-be parents out of the marketplace.
TIME | Sean Gregory | Posted 11.17.2011
Damn you, tall people. They block your view at the movie theater. They're a pain to shop for: Who really wants to drag themselves to the Big & Tall to...
Leslie Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011
As a tall girl growing up, I often felt much...bigger. And for some bizarre, warped reason, I always identified with Bea.
Trisha Gura | Posted 11.17.2011
A study surveying presidential elections from 1824 to 1992 suggests that Americans harbor a subtle form of prejudice called 'heightism,' in which short people are seen as inferior to their taller counterparts.
Reuters | Posted 11.17.2011
Taller people are happier on average than shorter people, with each extra inch in height giving as much satisfaction as a four percent increase in inc...
Mark Moore | Posted 04.16.2012