October 18, 2005

Trendwatch: The Young Families [Heart] The Volvos

I swear, it's not just because we live here, but I'm coming to the conclusion that our DC neighborhood is the epicenter of yuppie parenting trends. I mean, both Ann "Raising America" Hulbert and Judith "Perfect Madness" Warner live around...
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FLASH: David Copperfield To Impregnate Girl

Of course, that his plan involves not having sex with her and not even touching her is news to no one. Apparently, he first perfected this positively mystifying no-sex, no-touch technique during his years-long engagement to Claudia Schiffer. David...
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Posted by greg at 11:25 PM | Comments (0)

Little Patriots Diapers: These Colors Don't Leak

If you watched the debut of Stephen Colbert's The Colbert Report, which followed The Daily Show last night, I know what question is burning at your soul: Where can I get me some of those sweet, sweet American Flag disposable...
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Flobberdewotsky: It's Dutch For "Trippy Kid's Clothing"

What is it with Holland, the dark winters? The North Sea? Backlash to that stern Protestant sobriety? Because they sure love their dressing their kids up as expensive ragamuffins with more-is-more, pattern-on-pattern, the-brighter-the-better clothing. [there goes my hyphen quota for...
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Shut Your SIDS Trap, The Kid's Asleep (On Her Stomach)

The NYT reports that some parents are taking in all the SIDS prevention advice and theories that pediatricians put out, examining it, recognizing the still-unclear understanding of the causes of SIDS--and letting their kids sleep on their stomachs sometimes. Because,...
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Too Quiet Around Here? Then Let Me Mention This Down Syndrome Abortion Editiorial

Obviously, I'm just not going to the right dinner parties. Because I've never heard anyone pronounce a parent's "moral obligation" to terminate a pregnancy when prenatal testing reveals a likelihood of disability. The Washington Post's Patricia Bauer has, and the...
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