'Stinky! I no like this poo food!' Trying to keep parental poker face while hiding from 2y.o that I find this killingly funny— Hari Kunzru (@harikunzru) April 30, 2015...
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April 2015 Archives
April 30, 2015
Poo Food
April 28, 2015
Saul Bellow, Dad
This seems like an important life skill, in its own way:When [Saul] Bellow's son Greg was 2, Mr. Leader writes, "Bellow taught him to point first to his ass, then to his elbow, declaring him 'Smarter than most Harvard graduates.'"As...
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Stella Tennant Had To Push This Stroller Uphill Both Ways
I know what you're thinking, because I thought it, too: John Stamos brought the kid to see Rebecca Romijn-Stamos on the set of an X-Men movie. But not only is that not Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, that's not even John Stamos....
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April 26, 2015
Hands Up, Don't Drive
This is Devin Allen's photo of a Baltimore dad holding his son at a protest march Thursday against the police officers involved in the post-arrest violence and death of Freddie Gray. I'd like to think that this kid will...
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April 24, 2015
Baby Butt Cash Machine
Maybe someone can set up a playdate for the $80/week formula, make sure I can return your birthday gift for cash parents with this guy, who has turned his kid's butt into an ATM dispensing 100-yuan notes. [via kottke]...
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April 23, 2015
Come Celebrate With Us! And Maybe Just Bring Cash
More news from England, that just happens to be America: Lately I find that I leave things alone for a few days, see if they remain interesting. And then I decide whether to post them. It gives time for...
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Pram, Woman, Fall Through London Sidewalk
A woman and a pram were swallowed up by what's being called a 'sinkhole' on a London street today, but if you look at the Instagram pictures by eyewitness kskittenkat, you'll see it's actually a cellar door that had...
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April 20, 2015
Housing Bubble, Or La Bulle Pirate
It's 1970, you're 23, living in a studio in the suburbs of Geneva with your wife, your applications for larger apartments are thrown in the garbage because of a citywide housing crisis, and your kid's on the way. What...
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April 18, 2015
Worst Haircut Meets Worst Bedtime Story Idea
I hadn't heard Jeff Cohen's 2012 radio interview with his daughters about the disastrous haircut the 5yo performed on the 3yo's head, but it's fantastic. I might even listen to it again right now. [3min later] YEP, still great! And...
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IDGI: Pre-Natal Wifi?
So far the Language Log folks at UPenn have not found an explanation for why the pregnant lady graphic on this Korean train priority seating plaque has wifi. Though I wouldn't be surprised if Korean signmakers expect every fetus...
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April 17, 2015
Epic Star Wars Dadfail
So I've already ruined the first kid by showing her Star Wars way too early, and she freaked out at the spooky cantina scene, and has never come back. K2's more into it, though. I believe in Rod Hilton's...
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April 15, 2015
#EatShitDAE, You Know, For Kids
The Food Non Food department of the Design Academy Eindhoven picked up and moved to Milan for Salone 2015, and their exhibition program about the cycle that keeps living things alive is called Eat Shit. I don't know if...
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April 14, 2015
Arion Youth: Blingy Rocking Unicorn By Marcel Wanders
Moooi is launching a bunch of merch at the Milan thing this week, including this limited edition, rhinestone-covered rocking unicorn by Marcel Wanders. Called Arion--which, be sure you hit that ON in there, otherwise, kind of awkward--I assume they're...
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April 10, 2015
Are You This 1990s Miami Dad?
Brenda Ann Kenneally apparently took this photo in Miami in the early 1990s, which means this dad was either 20 years behind or ahead of the curve, and this kid is now in college, and just bumped the "Signed...
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DT Friday Freakout: Breast Milk Dot Com Edition
It's the Daddy Types Friday Freakout, a roundup of headlines from the worlds of health, science, and parenting, bottled up and delivered all at once to ruin your weekend instead of your entire week: A survey found 10% of the...
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April 8, 2015
Dora Lives
Sadly, we've seen this before. After her show stopped production, Dora became a dirt punk, living on Avenue C with her monkeydog and backpack. Most of her residuals from reruns go for her habit, but at least she doesn't...
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April 7, 2015
How To Make A How To Pull Out A Tooth With A #Camaro Video
When we look for videos on how to pull out a loose tooth, we find a six year old YouTube video about a guy who attached his kid's tooth to a model rocket. And most of us think, WTF...
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April 6, 2015
Vin Needs A Tissue
"Diesel named his new baby Pauline." is the last line of this story. [p6]...
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April 2, 2015
Baby Thigh Gap Onesie
Jason Y. Evans saw these Wry Baby onesies at the NYU bookstore, and posted them on Facebook eight hours ago. Three hours, several hundred likes, some viral bumps, and a few dozen outraged phone calls later, they were pulled....
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Oculus Rift With Haptic Touch Baby Bjorn Attachment
The 21st century parent. pic.twitter.com/nvoZybWCt8— Kevin Buist (@KevinBuist) April 2, 2015 I have no idea, but am awaiting more information. The Future is now, though. Update a few seconds later: It was from a "mini Comic-con" held at Kevin's...
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