Carly Berwick, writing at Next American City, asks a question you don’t hear asked much around my neighborhood: So when did 3-year-olds start needing an education? It is, of course, a fact of nature in the Upper West Side, that not just 3-year-olds but also 2-year-olds, and perhaps even 1-year-olds, need an education. Berwick, who …
Monthly Archives: May 2010
The Tantrum: Fathers, Sons, and Sports, Part 2
(This is the Tantrum, in which Dadwagon’s writers debate one issue over the course of a week. Normally, we try to answer a question, but this week, with the publication of “Are We Winning? Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball,” by Will Leitch, we’re doing something different. For previous Tantrums, click …
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Children’s Tylenol Recall: Important Questions
All I want to know is: Who do I sue? It’s not that anything bad happened to Sasha. I’m just… let’s say curious? I mean she’s taken the stuff in the last couple of months, so like if she doesn’t get into Harvard, or if she grows small horns, can I start a class action? …
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All the Simpsons’ Couches: Because Someone Had to Do It
Thank you New York Times Idea Blog (if you go to the link, I suggest you ignore the blah blah blah about the resilience of television in the face of new media, because, really, who the hell cares?)