January 8, 2007
If the phrase "guitar-strumming earth mother" doesn't make you fling your remote, full-on Wii-style, at your TV screen, then you may read this NYT article about Laurie Berkner and the debut of the second season of Jack's Big Music Show...
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Fortunately for fans everywhere, writer Michael Lewis and his wife Tabitha Soren decided to have a third kid. And fortunately, Slate decides a five year gap in Lewis's Dad Again column needs even less explanation than that season of Dallas,...
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Every once in a while, I worry about getting totally busted by nerds, who'll realize I'm actually cool, and all along, I've just been pretending, walking around with a fake nerd ID in my wallet. This usually happens when...
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"Hand wash only and low iron." Bah. There's gotta be some way to use this 29 x 24-inch, hand-pieced Tetris quilt as a baby blanket. Someone get me Grandma on the horn. Tetris quilted wall hanging, only $50 [etsy...
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Who knew? If you decry a whole industry's safety testing standards--and there are cute little babies involved--people get worked up. Reactions and discussion raged all weekend over Consumer Reports' announcement of its car seat crash test findings. Now the Juvenile...
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In the pursuit of pre-Seinfeld, pre-Friends "authenticity," the designs of official NYC logo merchandise have switched from trade show-impressive to retro-bureaucrato-geeky. I generally approve. Except the only baby gear at the moment is from the FDNY and NYPD. Not...
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The pattern on these sweet Ant Blocks reminds me of the first collection of vinyl wall decals by Domestic, which were launched in late 2005 at Colette. Colette of Paris. Well, the fact that they're only $27 should be...
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When little Natalie was almost two, her entire future hinged on how well she performed during the succession of 30-40 minute play auditions for Brooklyn's private pre-schools. A veritable Burgess Meredith to Natalie's Rocky, dad Tom Roston accompanied his daughter...
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Seeing as how it's about to be filled with several months' worth of Huggies, I have a feeling you won't be parking in the garage for a while. I'd all but given up on Amazon ever trying to bribe...
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