publication date: Friday, April 20, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)

category: Journalism

clue: Qui a dit que les parents français ne sont pas mieux élever leurs enfants?

explanation: The clue asked, "Who says French parents are not better at bringing up their children?" Druckerman's controversial 2012 book Bringing Up Bébé made the case that the French are better at parenting than Americans. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff

The Modern Woman: 2012 has not been easy for women so far, as these five controversial ladies can attest. Each one made headlines, for better or worse, in the first few months of this year.

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