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Children's Television Shows Are Actually Good

Farah L. Miller | Posted 04.16.2012

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Farah L. Miller

At last, an actual television critic has said it -- this stuff that we let our kids watch is good. Or, shall I say, at last a parent has said it -- we can talk about television for toddlers without bringing up pediatric guidelines or mommy guilt.

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It Ain't Yo Gabba Gabba, But... A Daddy's Favorite Non-Kids' Records of 2011

Tony Sachs | Posted 02.29.2012

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Tony Sachs

My Top Ten list of the year has very little, if any connection, with what people who still pay attention to the hipster music scene and read the Billboard charts would consider the best records of the year. And to be honest, I don't give a crap.

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WATCH: Fred Armisen & Charlyne Yi On 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' Makes Drugs Unnecessary

Posted 11.13.2011

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For a children's show, "Yo Gabba Gabba!" is often more twisted and subversive than the most demented Adult Swim programs. Add Fred Armisen and Charlyn...

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Toddler at Twenty-Thousand Feet

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

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Meredith Lopez

Traveling with a toddler, even to our own parents' houses, apparently requires the meticulous planning, resources, and organizational skills of a major military operation.

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The Force Is Strong With This One

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

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Meredith Lopez

The Juban Princeling, is nearly a year and a half old (he turned 17 months on March 8), his father and I have earnestly started talking about one of the most important milestones in a child's life: his first movie.

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"Yo Gabba Gabba" The Nickelodeon "Stepchild" Experiencing Growing Pains

New York Times | DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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These milestones highlight how rapidly "Yo Gabba Gabba!," a show aimed at a preschool audience and broadcast on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. channel, has bu...

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An Interview With Janis Ian Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

Janis Ian is one of the Woodstock era's unsung musical heroes who, just two years prior to the Bethel Bash, shocked our nation with her controversial single "Society's Child."

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Keep It To Yourself

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

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Meredith Lopez

If there's one thing we women, especially brand-new mothers, enjoy hearing, especially from men and especially from our fathers, is that breastfeeding "seems like a hassle."

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Plenty About Pot: New TV Show, Old Bong

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

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Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba! - a show aimed at preschoolers - has found an entirely unintended audience. According to ABC News, Many older fans of ...

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