Barney

Lullaby... and the Cradle Will Rock

Jon Chattman | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Barney, Valerie Aiello, Bob Marley, Raffi, Rockabye Baby, Kanye West, Baby, Lullaby, Rockabye, David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Babies, Pearl Jam, Lisa Roth, Parents News
Jon Chattman

Having a child shouldn't mean your musical taste should lose its flavor. You shouldn't have to subject yourself and your baby to listening solely to Raffi, Barney and Disney tracks 24/7.

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Should We Feed Our Kids The Marriage Fantasy?

Sharon Zarozny | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Divorce and Holidays, Dealing With Separation and Divorce, Barney, Santa, Weddings, Divorce News
Sharon Zarozny

I question the fantasy we hand our kids of a "once-upon-a-time" journey to a romance culminating in a beautiful, very special wedding day full of royal trappings and gifts.

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Our Dangerous Childhood

Patricia Aranka Smith | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Parenting, 1960's, Childhood, Humor, Nostalgia, John F. Kennedy, Post 50, 24 Hour News Cycle, Vietnam War, Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers, Barney, Amber Alert, David Brinkley, Walter Cronkite, Tsa, Breaking News, Childhood Safety, Fifty News
Patricia Aranka Smith

Childhood in my day was brutal, I tell ya. From the beginning, we were abused with cloth diapers. Not one of us sprouted water or blood from being accidentally poked by safety pins.

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Bidding A Sad Adieu To A Big Purple Friend

Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toddlers, Barney, Growing Up, Parenting, Disney, Disney Princesses, Snow White, Cinderella, Healthy Living News
Meredith C. Carroll

The truth is that what I will miss is the innocence that Barney represents in my daughter's life. As I read the Cinderella book to her over and over each day, I try to decide what she's actually learning.

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Why Commercial Media and Its Fans Should Support Public Broadcasting

David Kleeman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pbs, Deficit, Television, Education, Congress, Children, Budget, Media, Video Games, Learning, Barney, Sesame Street, Public Broadcasting, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, Media News
David Kleeman

Imagine if Barney had never proved that it's possible to do well by doing good. What if Fred Rogers had never convinced Senator John Pastore that TV need not be a vast wasteland?

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"Einstein on the Beach": A Roasted Playlist for David Hasselhoff

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Cadillacs, Amsterdam, Chicago, Moody Blues, Bob Seger, Katy Perry, Counting Crows, Surf Punks, Darius Rucker, David Hasselhoff, Comedy Central, Lyle Lovett, Pavement, Don Henley, David Hasselhoff Roast, Frank Sinatra, Beach Boys, Snoop Dogg, Barney, First Class, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Eddie From Ohio, Brad Paisley, Morrissey, Lou Reed, Blotto, Entertainment News
David Wild

Until he has his own 24-hour Hoff-story Channel, here's a playlist for an iconic lifeguard who somehow keeps floating towards the top.

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The Westsiders: The Beauty and Pain in the Famous Santa Cruz Surf Scene

Tony Newman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vince Collier, Drug Addiction, Drug Policy Alliance, Mavericks Surf Contest, Big Wave Surfing, Santa Cruz, Josh Pomer, Barney, Methamphetamine, Westsiders Film, Cocaine, Flea, Ratboy, Sports News
Tony Newman

The Westsiders tracks the friendships of three surfers and how they pushed each other to become superstars. You ride the wave with them, and watch them rise, fall and again rise.

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George Bush Motivational Speech Draws Almost 15,000

AP | Mary Jordan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, President, White House, Book, George Bush Speech, George W. Bush, San Antonio, Retirement, Bush Speech, Motivational Speech, Laura Bush, Motivational Speaker, Smu, George W. Bush Library, Fort Worth, Barney, Politics News

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former President George W. Bush has used a paid motivational speech in Fort Worth, Texas, to urge listeners to stand by thei...

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Arthur Delaney

Audit The Fed Effort Wins Support From An Unusual Coalition

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Max Bauchus, Watt Amendment, Frank, Barney Frank, Aig, Alan Grayson, Lobbyblog, Barney, Rob Johnson, Mel Watt, Audit the Fed, Dean Baker, House Financial Services Committee, Business News

An unusual coalition of progressive economists, labor leaders, and bloggers has decided to fight back against a congressional amendment that would all...

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Calm After the AIG Storm? No Way!

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Populism, New York Times, Greed, Aig, Toaster Ovens, Purple Dinosaur, Barney, Comedy News
Dave Astor

Calming down about the obscene greed of AIG and other corporations weakens pressure on politicians to rein in that greed. It also sets a bad example.

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Political Pet News: the Good, the Bad and the Doggy

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Jeremy Irons, Obama, Joe Biden, George W. Bush's, Yogi, Portuguese Water Hound, Jennifer Aniston, Michael Vick, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Tiger Woods, Sasha and Malia, Former French President Jacque Chirac, Champ, Barney, Sumo, Sunny, Splash, Pets, Animals, Obama Dog, Dogs, Presidential Pets, Style News
Wendy Diamond

Just when you thought that the political pet stories were going to dry up, there is still no "Top Dog" in the White House. Dog meaning dog, not President.

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Not Just Kid Stuff: From Kidz Bop to The Fuzzy Stones

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kenny Loggins, Linda Ronstadt, Jason & the Scorchers, Gorillaz, Lisa Loeb, Janis Ian, The Fuzzy Stones, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dan Zanes, Kelly Clarkson, James Blunt, The Music Man, John Mayer, The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Bette Midler, Mary Poppins, Hans Christian Anderson, Timbaland, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Robert B. Sherman, Van Hunt, Tom CHapin, Peter Paul & Mary, The Jackson 5, Daughtry, Fleischer Brothers, Millie Jackson, Pbs, Teddy Pendegrass, Black Eyed Peas, Think Tree, Barney & Friends, Fergie, George Benson, Dr. John, Elmo, Pete Fitzpatrick, Gwen Stefani, Teddy Geiger, Todd Tobias, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, They Might Be Giants, Al Jarreau, Tracy Bonham, Taylor Swift, Smash Mouth, Laurie Berkner, Cobra Verde, Pink, Jack Johnson, The New Zoo Review, David Seville, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Monkees, Justin Timerblake, Barenaked Ladies, Barney, Laurel & Hardy, Buck Howdy, Rankin & Bass, Miley Cyrus, Sesame Street, The Original P, National Geographic, The Wiggles, Britney Spears, Clem Snide, The Blue Man Group, Brad Robinson, Harry Chapin, Judy Garland, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Douglas "Truth" Smith, Lou Rawls, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Robert Pollard, Peanuts, Carly Simon, Public Broadcasting System, Ohio, Plain White T?S, Nikka Costa, Count Zero, Naftule's Dream, Cleveland Scene, Jim Henson, Bing Crosby, The Partridge Family, Rhianna, Dr. Suess, Green Day, Beyoncé, Texas, Looney Tunes, Fat Albert, Justin Roberts, Kidz Bop, Marlo Thomas, Kate Taylor, The Sippycups, Farmer Jason, Josie & the Pussycats, Guided by Voices, Gang of Four, The Chipmunks, The Doobie Brothers, Nelly, Alicia Keys, The Simon Sisters, Richard M. Sherman, Eric Paul, James Taylor, The Archies, Bruce Springsteen, Putumayo, How I Met Your Mother, Sony Wonder, Neil Patrick Harris, Fall Out Boy, Raffi, Baby Einstein, Robert Louis Stevenson, William Blake, Robert Burns, Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Veggie Tales, Red Skelton, The Red Skelton Show, Jackie Gleason, Lawrence Welk, The Jackie Gleason Show, The Lawrence Welk Show, Itunes, Fraggle Rock, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

When did children's music get so awful? It wasn't always as painful to listen to. Some historic recordings, though not exactly classified as "children's," have been cherished forever.

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The Painfully Unwatchable White House Christmas Video

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Man Throws Shoes at Bush, White House, Laura Bush, Animals, Barney, Christmas, George W. Bush, George Bush, Video, White House Christmas Video, Whitehouse Christmas Video, White House Christmas, White House Christmas Special, Christmas Video, Politics News
Jeffrey Feldman

2008-12-16-bushbarney.jpg The blend of shock, incredulity, and stomach cramps I felt when I watched the first 30 seconds of the Barney Christmas video I will not soon forget.

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Musicians Protest Their Involvement In US Interrogation Methods

AP | ANDREW O. SELSKY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Torture, US Interrogation, Guantanamo, Rage Against the Machine, Barney, Nine Inch Nails, Music, Politics News

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Blaring from a speaker behind a metal grate in his tiny cell in Iraq, the blistering rock from Nine Inch Nails...

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Guantanamo Detainees Forced To Listen To AC/DC, Barney

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barney, Music Torture, Gitmo Songs Torture, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Music Torture, AC/DC, Metalica, World News

U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve...

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236.com: Inappropriate Hottie Rundown: White House Pets

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Dog, White House, Barney, White House Dogs, White House Pets, Politics News

Okay, okay, enough already. The entire nation is swept up in Obama Dog Fever, and everyone wants to know what kind of dog they're going to get. This p...

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Presidential Puncture Wounds

Michael Markarian | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dog Bites, Barney, White House, Barack Obama, Animals, Dogs, George W. Bush, Thad McCotter, Barney Bush Bite, Humane Society, John Decker, John Decker Dog Bite, Decker Dog Bite, Decker Bite, Children and Dogs, Humane Society of the United States, Barney Bush, Preventing Dog Bites, John Decker Barney, Children Dog Bites, National Dog Bite Prevention Week, Obama Family Dog, Obama Dog, White House Dog, White House Dog Bites Reporter, Healthy Living News
Michael Markarian

Animal experts can easily identify a couple common mistakes that people make around dogs, just by watching the video of Barney biting Decker.

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White House Dog Barney Bites Reuters Reporter

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barney Dog, Barney Bush, White House Dog, Jon Decker, Bush Dog Bites Reporter, Barney, Reuters, Media News

The Washington Post's Al Kamen reports: Reuters television White House correspondent Jon Decker reports that President Bush's dog Barney, going on a ...

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Jason Linkins

White House Dog Bites Reporter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barney, Reuters, Barney Bites Reporter, Dog Bites Reporter, White House Dog Narmey, White House Dog Bites Reporter, Video, Politics News

Apparently, earlier today, the White House dog, Barney, WENT ROGUE and attacked Big Media, biting John Decker from Reuters. This created the ultimate...

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What's Up Barney?

Nancy Chuda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barney, Obama's Cabinet, Barney Dog, Animals, George W. Bush, Politics News
Nancy Chuda

Are you shaking at the thought that a puppy, most likely a male, is going to alpha-up and steal your favorite place in the White House?

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CULTURE ZOHN: Graduation Daze Part Two

Patricia Zohn | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Steinbrenner, Kennedy, Yankee Stadium, Nypd, Nyu, Barney, Michael Strahan, Michael J. Fox, Healthy Living News
Patricia Zohn

2008-05-17-nicksgradyankeestadium.jpg.jpg Here's to all graduates of '08. Better late than never, better now than in a year when the job market may even be worse, better with many generations present to cheer you on.

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