Benjamin meets Alton Brown of FoodTV’s “Good Eats” and “Iron Chef America.”


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I scanned this drawing last week, with the intention of posting it here. At the time, Benjamin explained to me what it was, and I thought it was terribly cute. Looking at it now, I’ve forgotten what he said and can’t quite fathom why he calls it, “Alice In Wonderland.” I therefore present it without further comment:


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How to tell your child has an interest in dance. Lesson 1:

Maybe it’s time for dance lessons…

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This past weekend, my friend Duncan organized a Photo Day in Central Park. The idea is that a bunch of us would just get together and take silly photos of one another as we walked around the scenic environs. Like many of Duncan’s ideas, it was brilliant. I brought the insanely photogenic Benjamin along, and he was remarkably well behaved ( Read more... )

This weekend, Benjamin went to his friend Anton’s birthday. The theme: Dress up as your favorite super hero. Benjamin chose the rather conventional Spider Man. But I think he pulls it off well…


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Benjamin is so amazingly photogenic. I took this yesterday afternoon when I saw the light coming from his bedroom’s north-facing window.


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When I was a kid, my day was practically defined by the PBS children’s programming schedule. Sesame Street, followed by The Electric Company. I think it even re-ran several times during the day, which was great for those long, lonely summers when every kid in the neighborhood but me was off to summer camp.

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You’d think that, being a They Might Be Giants fan myself, that I’d pushed Benjamin into loving TMBG more than anything else in the world. Unless there’s a genetic component to musical taste, (which has been confirmed to be not true by generations of teenagers) Benjamin has picked up this love all on his own.

Case in point…

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A few weeks ago, I was delighted to find out that They Might Be Giants was performing a free concert at the Museum of Natural History. For those who are not aware, a few years ago, TMBG, having enjoyed a great deal of success in the indie rock circuit, decided to branch out into children's music. So I have the distinct pleasure of playing music ( Read more... )

When mollyx and I found out we were having a child, there was one thing that we didn't have to argue about. We were in instant agreement that the baby would be raised Beatles. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy Elvis, but when it comes to raising my children, I'm a Beatle Fundamentalist.

Now, all the hard work has paid off:

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