Daddy Types: September 2011 Archives

September 2011 Archives

September 30, 2011

Almost Close Enough: Lego VW Camper Van

In the time it takes you and the kid to build the LEGO Volkswagen T1 Camper Van, Volkswagen itself will have built, announced, and killed another Microbus concept. Tuck that away in your brick-loving head. Volkswagen T1 Camper Van,...
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September 29, 2011

Antonio Vitali Bus Just Begging To Be Reissued

So beautiful. Antonio Vitali designed this bus for Playforms, a division of Creative Playthings. It is so trippy, I half expect it to come with a Verner Panton action figure. Vitali's carved out design was originally constructed from two...
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Gerhard Richter Minivan

image via artnet.fr Dad/Germany's greatest painter Gerhard Richter getting out of a Toyota Sienna for the opening of his show at Marian Goodman Gallery. I rest my sliding door case....
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September 28, 2011

Hate The Muppet, Love The Muppeteer?

Is it possible that Being Elmo, the inspiring story of Kevin Clash, the man behind/under/inside the world's awfullest muppet is awesome and heartwarming? Yes, I suppose so....
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But Why Do Sliding Doors Question Your Masculinity?

I did not accept GM's invitation to visit Detroit for their Dadmobile junket for several reasons, some logistical, some ethical, and some on principle. The first category is boring. The second category pretty flimsy, considering I'm already on record offering...
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September 27, 2011

Quick, Catch! Homebirthing Q&A For Dads

Natural Papa has a quick Q&A about dads and homebirth with Lome Aseron, an East Bay dad whose two kids were both born at home. It all looks like good, basic advice, but this still totally blows my mind:5. What...
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Juice Bong

I can't believe those parents are letting that kid drink juice. Florida Parenting... [youtube via the daily what, thanks dt reader rolf]...
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DT Approved: Dylan's Candy Bar X Maclaren Volo

As close readers [my wife] know, this 2004 takedown of the Maclaren Kate Spade stroller represented a formative moment in Daddy Types history.There's never been a starker tradeoff of features/function and fashion, and I think it's kind of cruel...
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Hitler For Bedtime In Germany

First the Klan, now the Nazis, Why didn't anyone tell me it was happy happy joy joy week here at Daddy Types? A new kids' book by Gerda Raidt and Christa Holtei, Die Strasse doesn't so much tell the...
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September 26, 2011

Think Of The Children: Ku Klux Kiddies On Parade

If I were to make a list of the most unexpected things to discover while searching through a tumblr of letterhead designs, the existence of a junior auxiliary for the Ku Klux Klan would be at the top. But...
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September 23, 2011

Nap, On View At The Childrens' Museum Pittsburgh

If you and the kid fall asleep in the Childrens Museum Pittsburgh, you may be twitpic'ed. Just a heads up. twitpic by @PghKids via @ninaksimon...
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Haus Birth

Looking through designer Erik Brandt's blog for more work like the one he did above, for this Supergraphics show, I spotted his post of how their daughter was born rather quickly, in the bathtub, with the midwife on the...
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September 22, 2011

Dad Warps Fragile Little Minds With Photoshopped Ewoks

Star Wars, I wish I knew how to quit you. Now that Lucas has opened the floodgates, all Star Wars-tweaking hell has broken loose across the Empire. And so it is that Anthony Herrera decided to Photoshop some ewoks into...
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Mmm, Bends Like Chicken

I was stunned and impressed and not a little jealous that DadWagon managed to score an interview with rock star Paul Ford on the very day he announced the birth of twins. But then I realized it was a pre-dadhood...
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The Ford Treasury Of Taylor Tot Living

DT reader John was flipping through his German-language copy of Emil Schulthess's 1955 photobook, USA, when he spotted this picture of a dad pushing a Taylor Tot stroller through the Ford Rotunda, which had just reopened with its new...
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And You Are NOT Watching Clone Wars

From culture trendspotter Theo Nion:Since her early childhood, a period sources said featured a Danger Mouse-themed birthday party that utterly baffled the assembled 6-year-old guests, Campbell's daughter has been fed a steady diet of marginalizing cinematic masterpieces from the world's...
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September 21, 2011

Dave Likes Carseats. In Porsche 911s.

Dave just posted this photo of a Porsche 911 with a car seat. This is just the kind of in-depth, nose-against-the-window reporting that gets you promoted to managing editor. Nice hustle. Any guesses on the model? See the full-size...
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Mad Typing Skillz Roundup

Read these important things: Are people just paranoid about using family-friendly programs at work, or are their companies really after them? I can't tell. [wsj, probably via @workingdad] Figures that Dadwagon was into Park Slope Rock School PARIS before it...
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The Foreskin Tree

Foreskins! So simple and obvious, yet so complex! So there's not giving a moment's thought to circumcising your kid. There's thinking about it and wondering, "Holy smokes, why would I cut off this guy I just barely met's penis...
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September 20, 2011

Hmm, Should I Cut Off Part Of My Son's Penis?

Here is the story of a guy--from his pen name, I'm guessing he's in Oklahoma City--who is, for the first time, really contemplating whether to cut off part of another guy's penis. He wisely asks his dad for advice--only to...
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Antonio Vitali New In Box, Now 25% Off!

The more you don't buy, the more you save! That set of mint-in-box Antonio Vitali animals that was $4,000 [plus shipping] has now been relisted on eBay for just $3,000. Plus shipping. And that $20 in the picture is...
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Sesame Street Of Broken Dreams

From the subject line of the press release announcement of the 42nd season of Sesame Street: Sesame Street Releases 1,000th YouTube Video with Justin Bieber Look-Alike Oh, man, this press pretty much captures what has gone so terribly, terribly wrong...
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GeekDad Investigates The 3-D Printed DIY Bugaboo Part Situation

I always thought Ken Denmead was GeekDad, but it turns out it's more flexible than that, like Marina from Fresh Beat Band, or The Yellow Wiggle. Good to know. Anyway, over at GeekDad, Roy Wood is doing Important Work, tracking...
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New Study Shows Half Of ADHD Cases Are Actually GTFTSD

Go on, admit it, half the time you heard some rambunctious kid or other's got ADHD, you thought to yourself, it's either a parenting thing or a Big Pharma scam. Well:A new study published in the American Journal of Family...
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Czech Made: Awesome Motorcyclists By Libuse Niklova

Mondo Blogo's got another round-up of crazy old avant-garde toys. This time the theme is Czech Designers Who Got More Toys Produced Than Ludislav Sutnar, Maybe Because They Stayed In Czechoslovakia. In other words, the Libuse Niklova retrospective at...
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September 19, 2011

Is It Any Wonda I've Got Too Much Gear On My Hands?

Wow, a whole stroller/kid furniture world of the past just opened up to me, like seeing color photos of World War II after a lifetime of black & white. Seriously, the Wonda Chair? Who's been keeping this a secret...
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The Friendly Giant

I don't think this ever happens to Colin Powell in McLean:What really gives me great joy is there is a young toddler, who saw me on television in Tyra Banks' "America's Next Top Model." When he comes in on a...
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September 17, 2011

There's Something About Ginger

European sperm banks: it's the little differences! So many things in this Telegraph story about Cryos, "the world's largest sperm bank," just seem odd. The ostensible news here: "Sperm bank turns down redheads." Which, whatever, it's Denmark, so fine....
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Santa Maria, Vitali Bambina!

And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is how to sell some Antonio Vitali carved wood toys. Amazing. Previously: Holy Family! Antonio Vitali Creative Playthings wooden dolls, and family, and animals, and a freaking house/manger deal...
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September 16, 2011

It's Breathtaking, I Suggest You Try It

Technofetishistofuturistic, shiny, and somewhat ridiculously dread-inspiring, Jean Nouvel is the Mamas and Papas Urbo of architects. [Ha, didn't see that one coming didja?] Which makes it kind of funny that he was DUMBO's Archduke of Gentrification, David Walentas's go-to...
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I Am Directly Below The Enemy's Hostess Snoballs

And speaking of testosterone, television, and children, this is a real product. Related: Hostess Joins with "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" For a Chance to Win $25,000 [tformers via @smurfwreck]...
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DT Friday Freakout: I Want My T Edition

A work project that took way more time than it should have has filled my browser tabs with news from the worlds of science and parenting that will ruin your weekend: Actually, if you've seen the study--and once you get...
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September 15, 2011

Crib Bumpers Banned In The City Where They Were Born

The Chicago City Council last week voted to ban the sale of crib bumpers because they are pose a suffocation risk to infants who get their faces lodged against them. The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association released a statement urging the...
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September 14, 2011

Spy Shots! 68 Passenger Van Concept

It's Frankfurt Auto Show week, so of course, I"m expecting lots of kid-friendly car news, but then DT reader Sara sends along this BBC link with a headline, "Van overloaded with 66 children in China." And I'm like, uh...
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September 13, 2011

Hey, Hippies! Dads Can Hate Fluoride Too, You Know!

Spotted by DT reader Katy on the back of a tube of Tom's of Maine kids toothpaste, which apparently also doubles as a non-fluoridated feminine hygiene product? Otherwise I cannot account for this....
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Think Of The Olafur Eliasson Children

We've been fans and friends of the Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson for many years now, and I've never seen these early photos of children playing in some sort of Icelandic mudscape. Very nice. And they could be yours tomorrow...
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Holy Family! That's Practically An Antonio Vitali Creative Playthings Nativity Set!

It's amazing what a couple of four-figure eBay auctions for Antonio Vitali toys will flush out of the basement, isn't it? A sculpted wood family, a set of animals, and a barn? That is a blessed occurrence indeed. In...
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Ooh Look, Shiny Object! Mamas And Papas Urbo Spotted In The Wild

The wife has long--looong--since gotten used to my strollerchasing ways. Though we both also noted that it had been a while since a stroller actually stopped me mid-sentence. But she understands, and so on Saturday evening [cough, 5:15], she...
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September 9, 2011

Interviews Of Note With/About The Jews

Can I post these together? I really, I don't know. I just read them in quick succession; they're sitting in my browser tabs right next to each other. Some time ago, the notable anti-Semite Mel Gibson talked with The Atlantic's...
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Poshbrood Reports, You Decide

Dear Celebrity Parents, Don't be shy, please let the marketing folks know the unvarnished truth: how awesome was your family's comped trip to the 1,500 acre Four Seasons resort in Puerta Vallarta really?...
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September 8, 2011

The Big Stone Game: OG Enzo Mari Playground

I'm not finding a lot of details about this, but holy smokes: Enzo Mari playground! Created in 1968 in Carrara for an exhibition of stone design. A newly constructed maquette circulates for years beginning in 2000, part of Aires...
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$26,283 Worth Of Rocking Chairs

You know what's been missing around here lately? four- and five-figure rocking chairs. Not so the New York Times, where ducduc's Brady Wilcox curates a fine array of chairs to rock the hedgies and scare the cats. Does that even...
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GOP Wants You To Pray For The President

One of my most cherished children's books is from Tommy Nelson the children's imprint of faith-oriented publisher Thomas Nelson. It's The Presidential Prayer Team's Kids Who Pray for the U.S.A. It's a heartwarming and inspiring guide to teaching your...
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September 7, 2011

Dallas Clayton Paintin' & Singin' & Readin' Tour!

You can have your Bugaboo sample sales, West Coast! Because now we got your Dallas Clayton, and we're not giving him back! For a week or so. The kid's book author/artist/polymath is touring the East Coast from the 9th...
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Because 'Mom' Was Redundant: The Bugaboo Tattoo

And speaking of crazy Bugaboo happenings, I'm surprised the publicists didn't send this one along. A STFU, Parents reader spotted it on Bugaboo's Facebook page. STFU also has some of the awesome comments Moonika's tattoo has engendered. I would...
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September 6, 2011

9/10/11: It's A Bugaboo Sample Sale

Well this is awesome. Bugaboo is having a sample sale this Saturday, with strollers and accessories up to 60% off. [i.e., the umbrella's gonna be 60% off, and some Paul Frankensttroller.] The sale runs from 1-6PM Eastern, which is...
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Is It, They Both Involve The Phrase, 'Too Soon'?

Trying to imagine what might have prompted this pairing of "great reads" in the PR email subject line: I Gave Birth on September 11th | 16 Foods to Avoid in the First Year Labor Day may have passed, but if...
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September 5, 2011

MIB Museum Quality In Box: Antonio Vitali Animals For Creative Playthings

Well, if I hadn't just watch a slightly random assortment of Antonio Vitali toys go for certifiably insane prices on eBay a couple of weeks ago, this eBay auction would have made me straight-up roll on the floor and...
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September 4, 2011

A Little Short For A Storm Trooper

I suggest you do what she says, and get Kristina Alexanderson's Clone/Stormtrooper photos one a day. Because clicking through them all at once is just too damn adorable. Oh, ok, just one more: CClone-365-2011 project and photoset [flickr via...
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September 2, 2011

DT Friday Freakout: Big Gulp Edition

Some news from the worlds of science, education, health, politics and parenting, designed to freak you out and ruin your long weekend. I confess, I watched Wall-E with K2 this week, so I've already got a head start on the...
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Maternity Of One, Paternity Of The Other

Kudos to John Gruber for catching this last night: On this week's The Talk Show, Gruber and Merlin Mann talk about grocery shopping and the sugared cereals of their youth. You know, typical tech guy podcast stuff. [daringfireball.net]...
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September 1, 2011

Twist & Holler

Why did it have to be both at the same time? Why couldn't it be one or the other? There are many, many things I don't understand about you, Fresh Beat Band, and I sure wish K2 could quit...
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DTQ: What Makes A Horrible Restaurant High Chair?

Thanks to the SEO spammer who responded to the 4-year-old question about what makes a nice restaurant high chair with the highly unbelievable answer: more polypropylene, horrible design, krazy spelling, and pretending your kids love the colors! In other words,...
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