THE TANTRUM: Our Glowing Contaminant

(Ed. note: This post inaugurates a new series, “The Tantrum,” in which each of our four regulars will address one subject over the course of a week.) TV or not TV: In our house, that’s not the question. I consume too much of it, but my wife and I have decided that our little guy …

Dad vs. Bizarro-Dad

Sunday afternoon Jean, Sasha and I hopped the G train over to Williamsburg for brunch at a friend’s house. On the surface, this was a normal Brooklyn-type event: a dozen or so creative types (photographers, writers, designers) eating croissants and spinach-mushroom frittatas and drinking mimosas; four young children were playing with expensive imported wooden toys; …