March 11, 2016 | Posted At: 02:10 PM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: Parents & Parenting , School Life Pop Culture , Urban Ed
Magazines: Why The Crossing Guard's "STOP" Sign Gets So Banged-Up
This week's cover, "Stop," by Chris Ware. Read about his inspiration here: https://t.co/T0VDgJj2z9 pic.twitter.com/EFyZKZwloK
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 7, 2016
"Our favorite [crossing guard] is an energetic lady who spins around and sings to herself in the middle of the street, luring and halting traffic with graceful pirouettes that make it look as if she’s controlling the cars as part of some larger, secret ballet. However, she can turn on the cars just as easily: we’ve seen her scream at disobeying drivers, smacking her stop sign on the pavement with rage."
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