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...color me skeptical about the whole baby-signing fad. I suspect that the real value of these programs is that they are extremely parent-baby intensive, requiring a ton of face-to-face interaction. To me, however, this interaction feels too specific. Too goal oriented. Too much like Berlitz...
...Weeks between the Associated Press's first story on the U.S. scooter fad and its running a story last week about the rise in scooter injuries...
...fad shows no sign of braking; scooters are the vehicular equivalent of mosquitoes. They're everywhere: on the streets, running afoul of moving cars; on the sidewalks, running into pedestrians' legs; in parking lots, distracting drivers trying to park; and even taking up valuable bike space on stands outside office buildings. Not to be outdone by their diminutive counterparts, so-called grown-ups are snapping up the toys at a brisk pace as well, sending manufacturers into cash-induced raptures...
...what would NBC do about this fad, trend, tad, friend, whatever? Perhaps pick up Chains of Love from Endemol Entertainment, the company that originated Big Brother. How would the network's quality DNA react to Chains of Love? "It's a relationship show," Ancier said. The critics burst into laughter, and Ancier added, "That wasn't supposed to be funny...
...year of this recording by the Red Devils, a studio band that cut only a few sides, was 1931. America had started to realize that its economic Depression was more than a fad, like flagpole sitting; it was a way of life. Yet pop music remained a larkish enterprise. Financial devastation may have swatted America, but from the evidence on records and film sound tracks, people kept on humming and strumming...