Parents Must Make the Grade on Involvement
Last week, Louisiana State Rep. Joe Harrison introduced a bill in that state's legislature that -- if passed -- would grade parents on the level and quality of their involvement in their kid's education.
Last week, Louisiana State Rep. Joe Harrison introduced a bill in that state's legislature that -- if passed -- would grade parents on the level and quality of their involvement in their kid's education.
Earth911 | Posted 03.31.2012
Jenna Spevack, artist and professor of creative media at City University of New York, has created what she calls “microfarms” – mini gardens of ...
The Huffington Post | Amanda L. Chan | Posted 04.04.2012
A new study shows that junk food may have effects beyond expanding your waistline and upping your sodium levels -- it might also be sabotaging your me...
The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 04.02.2012
Are you a 20-something woman, lucky enough to be gainfully employed, but feel like you’re already burning out? If so, you’re not alone. Accord...
Jake Blumgart | Posted 04.03.2012
Michael Katz's Why Don't American Cities Burn? is both a crushing reminder of seemingly intractable problems that still face American cities and an exploration of why things aren't worse.
Kitchen Daily | Posted 05.14.2012
Nothing says spring quite like fresh mint. Its flavor embodies everything of this blooming season -- light, fresh and bright. Its light green color is...
Kitchen Daily | Posted 03.19.2012
When you go out with a group of friends to an Asian restaurant, are you always the one that asks for a fork? Well, you don't have to be that person an...
Posted 03.19.2012
By Leslie Barrie You've heard how diet-unfriendly dining out can be (2,120 calories for cheese fries with chili and ranch dressing at Chili's!), ...
Kitchen Daily | Posted 03.16.2012
When a product has been around for over 250 years and 10 million are sold everyday, you know you've found something special. And if there's just one w...
The Huffington Post | Sarah Klein | Posted 03.14.2012
About 35 percent of British adults sleep with teddy bears. Many more share a bed with a partner or spouse. Others still co-sleep, alongside children ...
Posted 03.14.2012
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown, for Blisstree.com Omnivores, take note: Embracing a vegetarian diet could make you happier and less stressed, according t...
The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 02.29.2012
Even though everyone's zonked from New York, London and Milan, it's hard not to get excited about Paris Fashion Week. The draw, of course, are the...
Seth Godin | Posted 04.30.2012
We're heading to a world where there are just a handful of influential bookstores (Amazon, Apple, Nook...) and one by one, the principles of open access are disappearing. Apple, apparently, won't carry an ebook that contains a link to buy a hardcover book from Amazon.
The Huffington Post | Lori Fradkin | Posted 02.29.2012
"How did you meet?" When you ask this question of friends who seem to know each other well, you probably expect to hear that they went to school t...
Posted 02.29.2012
We can guess what our brains go through while we're dancing; we experience euphoria, elation, happiness, and probably nervousness for those with two l...
Kitchen Daily | Posted 02.28.2012
Most people know ramen as a cheap college meal -- the instant pasta in a plastic packet or foam cup that's prepared in minutes. But real ramen is so m...
Posted 04.29.2012
Jennifer Winter | The Daily Muse Managers love to extol the virtues of a team mentality. I can't count how many schlocky motivational posters I've ...
Posted 02.28.2012
The CW has finally found its Carrie Bradshaw, the role originally made famous by Sarah Jessica Parker in the HBO hit "Sex and the City." After mon...
Posted 02.29.2012
There’s another reason to feel a twinge of envy toward those acquaintances with 1,000-plus Facebook friends. You know, the ones whose walls are an i...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.23.2011
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- If holiday tipping is one indicator of where the economy is headed, then the doormen of Greenwich Village have good news: Tips are u...
Ben H. Winters | Posted 11.14.2011
Yes, they live in your bed; they suck your blood; and they are almost impossible to kill or get rid of. All of these can be considered negative qualities. But play a bit of compare and contrast, and bedbugs come out looking pretty good.
Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 08.30.2011
At a time when many of us -- due to finances, the environment or increasing urbanization -- are trying to put our homes on a diet, there's one obvious place to cut: our bedrooms.
Courtney Cachet | Posted 08.27.2011
Just like fashion, less is more -- especially when it comes to a tight space. The more items in view means the more crowded and cluttered the room appears.
Blythe McGarvie | Posted 08.21.2011
Researchers identified May 23, 2007, as the first time in history that city dwellers outnumbered the world's rural population. Because cities are growing, companies locate in urban areas as an efficient way to reach talent and customers.
Michael J. Critelli | Posted 11.17.2011
I love living in cities, the bigger the better, for many reasons. It's time to celebrate urban opportunity, not just danger.
Gloria Bonilla Santiago | Posted 04.12.2012