Seattle has given the world so much, from orca sex to Rainier Beer: the beer from here. But did you know there are a lot of doctors out there? And that one of them studies daycare? Here’s Dr. Dimitri A. Christakis at Seattle Children’s Research Institute, commenting on his dismal finding, in December’s issue of …
Author Archives: Nathan
Fighting your Kid’s Fights
In the crowded, colicky waiting room at Nico’s pediatrician’s office, I was mostly concerned about the syringe-ambush I was about to let happen to my baby’s upper thighs. That’s right, H1N1 vaccine finally reached Manhattan yesterday–an event that should be marked by some sort of commemoration, maybe like National Infant Immunization Week but with a …
Attacking Dads
Behold the latest article to rile the world of dadbloggers: Custody Lost, by Sally Abrahms at Working Mother magazine. The piece basically argues that more working women might not get full custody of their kids in divorce because the dads are becoming primary caregivers. It’s kind of a lazy argument, particularly because it seems bereft …
Kids and Noise Music
The art critic and journalist Carly Berwick has a nice interview with Mike Kelley, formerly of Destroy All Monsters, about noise music, that postmodern clang of junk ensembles, feedback, and found sound that arty types seem to like. As Carly points out on her personal blog, kids really dig them some noise music, too. She …