Mutsy: Hold The Mutsaert

In accordance with the will of HRH Haakon Magnus Crown Prince of Norway, who recently used the same hands that will one day hold the sceptre of power over that Nordic land to push a Mutsy Urban Rider across...
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Deep Thoughts About Denali Manhattan

Whew. For a second, the thoughts of all these Salon contributors selling out and going bourgeois in Brooklyn brownstones had me worried. But then I read Molly Jong-Fast's article about how all the moms in Manhattan just can't live without...
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Deep Thoughts About Brooklyn Brownstones at the Maybe Baby Book Party

A child-free renter from Manhattan reports from the book party for Salon's new anthology, Maybe Baby. As with so many things in NYC, it's really all about the real estate. And as with so many things in parenting and publishing,...
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Heads Up, Another Precocious Safran Foer Has Entered The World

The Safran Foers, are like the thinking man's Wayans Brothers: sure, they're entertaining, but every time you turn around, it seems like there's another one turned up. That said, congratulations to writer-Safran Foer, Jonathan, who just became dad to Sasha...
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How Is A Manhattan Preschool-Age Child Different From A Washer/Dryer?

A; Good old-fashioned bribes can still get a washer/dryer in. The influx of young families and rising real estate prices has spurred demand, but many buildings in the city still forbid private washer/dryers. Avoids the allegedly dire threat of "sudsing,...
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