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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...intellectually eager woman like mother Eliza Welsh, the character played by Uma Thurman in Motherhood, would be at all surprised to find herself dissatisfied with frazzled days spent tethered to a stroller. But she genuinely seems to consider herself a pioneer, a truth teller of the not-entirely-pleased stay-at-home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uma and Motherhood: A Parody Waiting to Happen | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...Eliza, are you nuts? They do. Ad nauseam. And they write about it too. You should know that - you're a stay-at-home mom and self-described feminist who writes about small triumphs and big miseries on an oft-neglected blog called the Bjorn Identity. Do you never look at any other parenting websites written from a female perspective? You're also a loyal New Yorker, who guards your West Village neighborhood against tourists who have the temerity to stop to admire it ("It's a neighborhood, people, not a theme park," you snap), so surely you've seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uma and Motherhood: A Parody Waiting to Happen | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...psychologist who has worked with it in experiments, it is nearly impossible to rid upholstery of it. Citrus-scented Windex certainly makes for a nicer lab environment, which perhaps has something to do with Liljenquist's continued interest in this line of study. "Research on how to stay on the moral high ground and promote virtue," she says, "is something I find refreshing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do 'Clean' Smells Encourage Clean Behavior? | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...past, Darkhawk has tried to win the “Aruba Poker Classic” package, which includes airfare and a week-stay at a hotel, all advertised with the help of scantily clad females. “I was kinda close,” Darkhawk says. “I was getting really excited. It’s not like going to a poker tournament—it’s like a vacation.” He says the “Caribbean Poker Adventure” sounded pretty good, too. For many professionals, such luxuries are close...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Playing for Keeps | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

...halfway through my sandwich, on the bench with my headphones on, when a kid somewhere between 5-11 years old sat next to me. I can’t really tell how old kids are because, other than a summer camp counselor gig after senior year, I try to stay away from them. They punch and shit. This kid was wearing a Mets hat though so I figured he was a normal and reasonable person, I just kept eating. I watched as he similarly unwrapped a big sandwich and started in on it. I sort of wondered where the kid?...

Author: By ROSS S. WEINSTEIN | Title: Kids These Days... | 10/22/2009 | See Source »

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