How To Live On $0 A Day: Monetizing The Kids

Lesley Stern, 06.07.2009

writer, counselor to the nouveau poor www.povertyguide.blogspot.com

The truth is, having kids can be quite advantageous right about now. There are the obvious tax and welfare benefits, but that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Dr. Ruth, Robin Leach and Ellen Degeneres all in a Lucky Week!

Wendy Diamond, 05.02.2009

During the vegan dinner Lucky and I schmoozed with Byron Howard, one of the directors of the animated Disney hit film Bolt. Lucky spent the whole time flirting with him!

Jennifer Garner Baby Name: What Was The Holdup?

Pamela Redmond Satran, 02.13.2009

Pamela Redmond Satran is a developer of nameberry.com.

Most seemed to think the celebrity parents were just preserving a moment of privacy, but 17 percent took the cynical view that delaying the name announcement was a ploy to maximize publicity.

Quitter! Levi Johnston Leaves His Job

Lisa Derrick, 02.05.2009

Pop culture journalist Lisa Derrick writes and edits La Figa at Firedoglake.com

Guess the media reporting the truth that Levi was a dropout did in fact "harm" his chance for "good work opportunities," in Palin's spin-filled world.

Courtney Love Album Delayed, Vast Conspiracy At Cause

Lisa Derrick, 02.02.2009

Pop culture journalist Lisa Derrick writes and edits La Figa at Firedoglake.com

Courtney Love's new album was supposed to hit stores yesterday, but Nobody's Daughter has been postponed. Along with recording issues, Courtney has been consumed tracking down a vast embezzling scheme.

Baby Tripp Has a Heavy Astrological Chart

Lisa Derrick, 01.30.2009

Pop culture journalist Lisa Derrick writes and edits La Figa at Firedoglake.com

Looking at newborn Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston's astrological chart, all I can say is whoa -- this kid is gonna be heavy and a handful!

Greening Hollywood: Empowering Youth To Cool The Earth

Paige Donner, 01.16.2009

Paige Donner is a journalist, filmmaker and environmentalist devoted to humanity, the planet and the creatures that share it with us.

When 5,000 kids turned out for the Environmental Youth Conference in LA, they got a surprise as celebrities like Will.i.am, Vanessa Hudgens and Tyrese took the stage to share a few words.

Lotto Tix? For Kids, Nix!

John Tepper Marlin, 01.12.2009

CityEconomist

I hadn't thought about it much before, but it makes a huge amount of sense: Don't give lottery tickets to children. That's what the National Council on Problem Gambling is telling parents and doting relatives.

Fixing Up Famous People

Elizabeth Donoghue, 12.18.2008

Attorney

I was staring at the "biography" shelf in my home library when I realized: two people from these books went out on a date.

Sasha and Malia Obama Should Not Go on Hannah Montana

Casey Gane-McCalla, 12.14.2008

Assistant Editor for BlackPlanet.com's NewsOne

The Obama daughters have already generated an outstanding amount of media interest through their desire for a puppy and their Huxtable-like cuteness.

Greening Hollywood: Green Moms at TreeHouse For TotSpot

Paige Donner, 12.10.2008

Paige Donner is a journalist, filmmaker and environmentalist devoted to humanity, the planet and the creatures that share it with us.

"Generation Rescue is a parent-run organization that helps many parents recover their children from autism and teaches them about diet, about detox and that's how [their kids] get better."

A Scathing Look at "Celebrity"

Colleen Perry, 12.08.2008

It dawned on me: this is why celebrities have trouble giving up "celebrity." They're so accustomed to someone hanging on their every word; ready to fulfill every wish and desire.

W&W: Has the Republican Party Died?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein, 12.05.2008

Variety's Wilshire and Washington

Elizabeth Blackney of "Media Lizzy" joins co-hosts Maegan Carberry and Teresa Valdez Klein to weigh in on today's presidential election and the natio...

For Love or Money? Should Madonna's son stay with her or go back to Malawi?

Vanessa Richmond, 11.23.2008

Pop Culture Critic

If I was a custody judge, charged with picking the best home for a baby, I'd like to say I'd pick the loving one. I had a ridiculously loving, happy childhood, and I feel the effects of that every day.

The 10 Best Celebrity Baby Names

Pamela Redmond Satran, 11.21.2008

Pamela Redmond Satran is a developer of nameberry.com.

Stars are responsible for some amazingly creative baby names: rediscovering old gems, honoring family members or artistic heroes, exploring far corners of the earth in search of original choices.

Katherine Heigl Wants to Adopt a Korean Baby

Disgrasian, 11.16.2008

According to the ...

Finding the Toilet in Stockholm

John Sauer, 09.27.2008

Last week a mix of water and sanitation experts gathered for World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden to mull over the world's biggest public health crisis. The problem is that not enough people paid attention.

I've Almost Put My Sons on the Stage

Vicky Ward, 08.05.2008

Contributing editor, Vanity Fair

From the back seat of the car, my twin five-year-olds burst into song, and it occurred to me that, since they were in tune, hey, why shouldn't they put their talent to commercial use?

Critiquing Celebrity Kids' Style

Charlotte Hilton Andersen, 08.05.2008

Runs the health and fitness site The Great Fitness Experiment

Not only are we expected to judge a celebrity's toddler's style, but we are asked to apply the superlative "better" to a person who probably doesn't even know what a "style" is.

$11 Million Twins: Brangelina Is in the Business of Making Us Look

Vanessa Richmond, 07.25.2008

Pop Culture Critic

Why do readers want to see the genetic spawn of people who memorize other people's words for a living?

You Can Take the Sperm Out of the Man, But Can You Take the Man Out of the Sperm?

Louise Sloan, 08.08.2008

Sperm bank customers pretend that what they're buying is a "gamete," which came from the gamete factory, not from a living man whose traits and looks they may find duplicated in their child.