June 30, 2006
Just when you think this generation's somehow actually different...while researching our new magnifying glass stool, I came across this Time magazine article from 1964 about ambitious parents and the boom of "so-called educational toys":Advanced placement begins in the nursery, say...
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I hope no one thinks that I'm just linkin' to stuff on eBay because it makes mad money [it doesn't, although if someone would've bought that AMG E55 wagon...]. No, I like to link stuff that a) is cool and...
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So here's the deal--and the prizes. Prizes first, along with a big thanks to the generous providers of said prizes, all of whom you may recognize as current or past advertisers on Daddy Types: a 4-piece custom-made crib set [bumper...
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Andy at Towleroad spotted this ad on the subway today. It's from a new campaign by the Ali Forney Center, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth homeless services center. Apparently the documentary Paris is Burning...
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Every time I read an in-depth article about the travails of family life with two little kids, especially when it's about a family barely scraping by where the dad's an ex-Marine who's taking care of the kids while struggling to...
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Title:Good Dog, Carl Author/Illustrator: Alexandra Day Reviewed by: Timothy [ed. note: What're the odds? Two reviews of the same book within 30 minutes of each other. So yes, if someone's already reviewed your bizarre book, but you have something else/different...
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Title:Good Dog, Carl Author/Illustrator: Alexandra Day Reviewed by: Jacqueline The Story: Mother leaves baby Madeline home alone to be babysat by the pet Rottweiler, Carl. "Look after the baby, Carl. I'll be back shortly." While the Mother is out of...
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Andrea Bocelli, the Great Ruiner Of Weddings himself, was just on Sesame Street, singing a goodnight duet version of his one stinkin' song with Elmo. By the second verse of "Time to. Close your eyes," the kid's lip was...
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Mark Jenkins is a Washington, DC-based artist whose humorous, absurdist, and ephemeral work inhabits its public settings almost unnoticed. Since learning about Jenkins' Storker Project over a year ago via the always-incredible street art mecca, Wooster Collective, I've kept...
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