June 25, 2007

Beuys & Art Bunnies, Bunnies Dell'Arte

I've got so many tabs open in my browser it's dragging my whole [ancient backup] computer down. But I'm glad I waited a couple of days to post these sweet, Venetian crafty plush bunnies from Imegadito. Their stuff is...
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Posted by greg at 10:39 PM | Comments (0)

Bewildered Brits Stare At Park Slope Parents

All the editors at BritLit journal Spiked Online asked for was a Those Crazy Americans! article on these so-called Park Slope Parents they'd just read about three weeks ago in the Telegraph. Is that so hard? Instead, Nancy McDermott's critique...
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Geckos At Glastonbury

Keep this scenario in mind before you a la carte your Bugaboo. Because it totally could happen!: You decide to take your four-month-old kid to the Glastonbury Music Festival. Though you planned ahead and got his little ear-protecting headphones, a...
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Muhammad, Pampers Be Upon Him

When all spelling variations are taken into account, the second most popular boy's name in the UK in 2006 was Muhammad. A mufti in a British mosque explains the name's global Islamic popularity as the equivalent of Jason for 30-somethings...
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What're The Odds? Brit Parents Sign 2yo Daughter Up For MENSA

PROBABILITY QUESTION MENSA is for people who score above the 98th percentile on accredited IQ tests. 98% of people who are eligible don't join. 98% of MENSA members don't join until the're older and have exhausted every other means of...
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Buying A Bugaboo From Parts A La Carte? What's The Catch?

Just when I think I've heard every $900 stroller angle there is, a DT reader who asked to remain anonymous emailed--maybe "e-gloated" is the better word--about how much money he saved buying a Bugaboo a la carte. Is this...
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