Here is what I have found with awesome, natural, handmade, artist-supporting toys: I LOVE them—and I might as well keep them all to myself in my own toy box, because my kids will not play with them. This is not true of all children: some children love their handcrafted, renewable-resource, organic wood […]

A while back I posted a call for bra suggestions, and thanks to the very helpful comments on that entry I have a TON of recommendations to go check out — including the slightly intimidating activity of getting fitted by someone who knows what the hell they’re doing, rather than wrapping some fabric tape around […]

In a perfect synchronized-swimming ballet of advertising effectiveness, I saw an ad for Lay’s new Cracker Crisps on Friday, and saw the Cracker Crisps themselves on Saturday. Purchase and smile and pirouette and flourish!
I opened the bag, and Paul and I nearly finished it off in one sitting. The crisps are smaller than […]

I came across this neat product recently: the flip & tumble reusable bag. It’s a nylon bag that can be rolled into a small ball, so you can easily carry it with you for unexpected grocery stops, shopping excursions, or, you know, any time you need a handy good-sized bag. Cool idea for those who […]

I had never heard of this Brooklyn indie-rock band until a helpful blog comment alerted me to their existence (unsurprising, I am hardly on the cutting edge of what’s cool in the music world these days) but now they’re on nearly-obsessive iPod rotation whenever I’m in my car. I have their Charm School and The […]