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Purchasing Baby Gear: My Two Cents
Generally, I like to avoid dispensing advice about parenting in this forum because I am not yet a very experienced parent and because...
sarafoss, 5 February 2012 |
Joining the "Mystery Team" Cult
When I was a kid, my friends and I used to write mystery stories. These stories channeled Scooby-Doo, the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew/Three...
Same Make, New Model
I got a new car! Click here to read all about it.
Top Reads of the Week
Tornados: Cindy F. Crawford on Coping With a Tornado As a Family Music: Sara Foss on the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Tony Are...
Super Bowl Pick
Yes, I am picking the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. Click here to read more.
Welcome to Cancerland
The Susan G. Komen-Planned Parenthood controversy makes this 2001 Barbara Ehrenreich essay a particularly potent read.
Free Steve Nash
I wholeheartedly support this campaign.
Watching "War Horse"
Over at the DG, I write about the new Steven Spielberg film "War Horse." Here's an excerpt: “'War Horse'” is a big,...
Diet Soda Will Kill Me
I keep reading articles about how bad diet soda is for your health. According to a new study in the Journal of General Internal...
When You Unlock the Front Door of a Foreclosure
When you unlock the front door of a foreclosure, you never know what you are going to see. I know that my hyperactive son wants to...
On the Virtues of Reading for Pleasure
Over at Salon, Laura Miller argues that stories don't need morals or messages to be worth reading, and that the whole "reading is good...
Weather, As Weird As Usual
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about this weird winter we're having. Here's an excerpt: "Since it’s...
Filling the Jails
Adam Gopnik's New Yorker piece about our insanely high incarceration rate appears to be the must-read of the week.
The Lady
There's a grave marker at the Putney Vale cemetery on the western side of the city of London (also the final resting place of the...
The Pets
The day we brought our newborn son home from the hospital, we were curious to see what the reaction of our two cats would be. We proudly...
Jean Rollin, on DVD
I've only seen one Jean Rollin film, 1975's "Lips of Blood." But it made a huge impression, and I'm excited to hear that Kino...
Carolina Chocolate Drops in Concert
Over at the DG, I write about the Carolina Chocolate Drops concert at The Egg. Click here to read it....
The Muppets Attack Fox News
Coping With A Tornado As A Family
An F4 tornado ripped through my hometown of Tuscaloosa, Ala., on April 27 last year, killing more than 40 people and leaving a mile-wide...
Complaining About My Favorite Things
In my weekly column at the DG, I ponder why we complain so much about the things that we love. Here's an excerpt: "Every...
In Honor of Newt Gingrich and the Moon
In honor of Newt Gingrich and his goofy moon colony obsession , I am posting one of the most hilarious pieces of writing ever: "Space...
After "The Wire"
I've been slowly working my way through the television series "The Wire," and although I'm not quite finished with it (I'm about halfway...
Top Reads of the Week
Work: Tatiana Zarnowski on her favorite workplace diversion, and R.B. Austen on piecing together work Parenting: J LeBlanc on...
Secret Weapons
Over at the DG, I write about the whole concept of the "secret weapon" in sports. I don't believe in secret weapons, but my dad does....
Do We Really Need Cars That Drive Themselves?
From Wired comes a story about efforts to develop cars that drive themselves. Such vehicles would presumably allow their owners to do...