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...mother who longs to have professional success. Like the smug academic dad in The Squid and the Whale, Hillary believes that her child is different from other kids in a good way, an offshoot of Hillary's own genius, which has been unfairly suppressed by domestic horrors like cooking dinner. In actuality, she seems to treat motherhood as a part time job. But as grating as the arrogant, insecure Hillary is, she's genuine. Listening to her expound on how over-medicated our society is, you may recognize how easy it would be for a defense of one's child...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Phoebe in Wonderland: A New Fanning Kid to Love | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...minutes in front of the tube will sentence a baby to remedial classes for the rest of his life? "What I tell parents is 'Ask yourself why you're having your baby watch TV,' " says Christakis. "If you absolutely need a break to take a shower or make dinner, then the risks are quite low. But if you are doing it because you think it's actually good for your child's brain, then you need to rethink that, because there is no evidence of benefit and certainly a risk of harm at high viewing levels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV for Babies: Does It Help or Hurt? | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...William Steig], and we’ve read “Jack and the Bean Stalk”.JW: Our daughter is reading “Harry Potter” and “The Railway Children” by E. Nesbit.3. FM: What is a typical dinner discussion like in your household? Do you discuss work, or recent literature?CM: Much of the discussion at the dinner table last night was about how our daughter had pajama day. The level is not necessarily so high.4. FM: Does the writer-critic pairing inform your professional work? CM: It?...

Author: By Alexander J. Ratner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Claire Messud and James Wood | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...Banquet 2009 that had undergrads scrambling to dig their chopsticks into some lo mein and get their hands on a dumpling or two. For this festive affair, Leverett dining hall was transformed into a party scene packed with more than 350 guests, including students, tutors, and even professors. Dinner, consisting of a never-ending 14 courses, was catered by the Peach Farm restaurant in Chinatown. The restaurant’s strange name, according to co-president of CSA Daniel C. Suo ’09, can be attributed to a “bad translation.” But dinner...

Author: By Ryan D. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dining in for a Change | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

...Colombian-Italian fusion menu and sits across from the luxury Charleston Hotel, an old Santa Teresa convent that has been fully restored. But the restaurant is so wannabe chic that its stark, monochromatic décor nearly overwhelms the excellent food. After dinner, the party continues. One can dance on the rooftop of the new boutique Hotel LM (Calle de la Mantilla #3-56; +575-664-91-00) or compete with minor European royalty for a table at the nightclub in the Sofitel Santa Clara (Calle del Torno #39-29; +575-650-47-00), which occupies another former convent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Loving My Time in Cartagena | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

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