The New York Times Magazine’s “Year in Ideas” issue is always a fascinating read, chock full of crowd-sourced mathematical theorems and hourglass surfboards. But this year’s edition left me feeling a bit depressed. First, the news that “Infant Sleep Is Destiny.” Apparently, researchers have figured out that if your 12-to-18-month-old has “erratic sleep patterns,” then …
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As a guy who will admit not only to wearing pink socks but to matching them with pink underwear as well, I took a particular interest in this BBC story brought to my attention by TheAwl.com: “If you’re a typical little boy, pink is viewed as girly, effeminate, unmasculine, and, in short, to be avoided. …
From the Brooklyn Heights Blog (and just about everywhere else): I was in the Montague St Starbucks at 10:20 am today, maybe 10:25. A man outside had a baby in an upright-type stroller and was speaking with a woman who seemed very concerned. It seems that his child was fussing in the stroller while the …
Holy shit! I mean: Ho-lee shee-it! According to some doctors, it turns out that possibly 4 percent of new dads suffer from “clinically significant depressive symptoms within eight weeks of the birth of their children.” Just like their wives! (Only less so.) Apparently, some combination of starry-eyed enthusiasm, lack of sleep, and financial burdens is …
