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11/17/11--05:18: Oprah's Appeal (chan 1445837)

In a long rambling essay for Atlantic Monthly where I kept wondering "where the fuck are you going with this?", Caitlyn Flanagan talks about Oprah. (Note to the Atlantic editors: Please edit this woman.) Flanagan writes that Oprah's popularity is...


11/17/11--07:00: Occupy Your School District (chan 1445837)

Want to really make a dent in economic inequality in this country? Then, target the public school system. Andrew Rotherham writes, In any event, here’s my humble suggestion to all the protesters who are getting kicked out of Zuccotti Park...


11/17/11--10:00: Mapping Income Inequality (chan 1445837)

A new study finds a decrease in the number of middle class neighborhoods, as people sort out into high-income or poor neighborhoods. From the New York Times: The study also found that there is more residential sorting by income, with...


11/17/11--10:09: White Walls (chan 1445837)

I'm absolutely obsessed with white paint right now. Obsessed. White and a particular brown-ish white. This is an interior from T Magazine. For lots and lots of white walls, check out Remodelista. I have their iPad app, which is fabulous.


11/18/11--12:18: College Essays for the 1% (chan 1445837)

Last night, an old high school buddy called to catch up. She related horror tales from the private school rat race in Washington, DC. All four of her children attend elite, private schools in DC. Think college prices. The oldest...


11/21/11--12:23: Alternative Medicine and Autism (chan 1445837)

Last week, my friend, Cynthia, told me that she was considering getting B12 shots for her son, who has ADHD. She wanted to know what I thought about it. Since I just spent three hours reading a Jenny McCarthy book...


11/22/11--07:25: Parents or Teachers: Who's The Bad Guy? (chan 1445837)

Thomas Friedman's op-ed on parental involvement in schools has been on the top of the most e-mailed list at the New York Times for the past couple of days. Let's talk about it. Friedman says that instead of blaming teachers...


11/28/11--05:02: Apt. 11D Gift Guides (chan 1445837)

The Apt. 11D Gift Guides are back! The Apt. 11D Gift Guides are back! Do I give you guilt trips? No, I do not. Do I try to sell you tote bags? No, I do not. Do I post obnoxious...


11/28/11--09:25: The Two Year Window (chan 1445837)

The New Republic had a fantastic cover article a couple weeks ago, "The Two Year Window." (Sorry, you need a subscription. Mother Jones has a summary. Here's a backdoor version of the article.) The author, Jon Cohn, describes research on...


11/28/11--09:31: Ian at MOMA (chan 1445837)

We bopped into the city for the Diego Rivera exhibit at MOMA. It was a perfect day.


11/28/11--10:52: Gift Guide 2011: Kids, Part 1 of Many (chan 1445837)

I'm still figuring out what to get for the boys and their cousins, so I'll do several gift guides for kids this month. Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect (We've been fighting this one. We already have a wii; we...


11/28/11--13:30: Spreadin' Love 556 (chan 1445837)

Stalin's daughter, in her obit: "You can’t regret your fate, although I do regret my mother didn’t marry a carpenter. The worst album covers. Should we all go gluten-free?


11/29/11--07:55: Gift Guide 2011 #2: On My Desk (chan 1445837)

My desk is the control center of the house. It must be organized and full of happy stuff, like pictures of my kids and gadgets. Here are some gift ideas: Rolodex Envelope Pink Ribbon Card Case (With my green and...


11/30/11--04:55: Who's the Republican Nominee? (chan 1445837)

Well, it looks like Newt is enjoying a well-timed surge in the polls. Steve and I are debating who's going to win the nomination. I think Newt is going to grab it. He may be an asshole, but he has...


11/30/11--07:00: Gift Guide 2011 #3: Young Adult Books -- Mystery and Adventure (chan 1445837)

My smart and beautiful sister in law, Tammy, put together a list of great YA mystery and adventure books. Tammy teaches seventh grade at a private school, so she knows what works for both kids and grown ups. Here are...


11/30/11--09:00: Kids and Art (chan 1445837)

We take the kids to art museums quite often. We go not because it's good for them, but because I love being around art. I don't care if they are swooning with boredom on a bench. As long as they...


11/30/11--12:00: Sensitive (chan 1445837)




12/02/11--05:19: Gift Guide 2011 #4: Fireplace Edition (chan 1445837)

Behind the kitchen and the dining room, we have a TV room. It was probably once a porch that the former owners closed in. When we bought the house, our real estate agent in her never-quite-left-the-Bronx accent told us, "Laura,...


12/02/11--05:57: The Grasshopper and the Ant (chan 1445837)

David Brooks writes about the economic crises here and in Europe. In Europe, Germans msut clean up the mess in Greece and Italy, even though they played by the rules: people paid taxes, government officials followed laws, and budgets were...


12/02/11--13:31: Spreadin' Love 557 (chan 1445837)

Grad school sucks. Thanks to Unfogged for pointing me to this depressing post. I downloaded the Cool Hunting iPad app. Love. Check out this video of a Spanish lighting designer. Not only is she talented, but she's an example of...