Via the New York Times: “There’s no family that gets through private school without an SAT tutor,” said Sandy Bass, the mother of two former Riverdale students and the founder of the newsletter Private School Insider. “Increasingly, it’s impossible to get through private school without at least one subject tutor.” And by tutor, she means …
Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Filth, the Fury, the Follow-up
After Monday’s rant about the inability of Brooklyn’s businesses, both small and corporate, to fulfill the needs of my family, I figured all the parties involved deserved a follow-up. So, here’s what’s happened over the last couple of days: The saleswoman at Lowe’s, Jasmin Rodriguez, got in touch with 3PD, the company Lowe’s contracts to …
Also Sad, Not So Fun
I’d like to offer a response to Matt’s post from earlier today about stories of family tragedy. There are any number of thoughts I had while reading it, and I really look forward to the arrival in the mail of my New Yorker this week. I will, however, limit myself to one sentence: “I try to …
The Funniest, Saddest Thing I’ve Ever Read
Hey! Did you JUST LOVE that Gene Weingarten article from a year or two ago, about parents whose kids died in the back seats of their cars? I know: HI-LAR-IOUS! Right? Well, then you’re gonna love-love-LOVE Aleksandar Hemon’s piece in this week’s New Yorker (subscription required), in which he and his wife deal with his 9-month-old …
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