Saint-Denis

Moment of Ruth

There was something in the hair in Saint-Denis, France, as Allyson Felix. 17, flipped her 'do before the quarterfinals of the 200 meters at the world championships. After finishing sixth, Felix—who in May ran the 200...

"Let early education," advised Plato, "be a sort of amusement." In one of the most exciting—and certainly the most pleasant—pedagogic innovations in postwar Europe, French educators have combined fun and learning by...