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a quiescently Frozen confection
OK, it's not quiescent. (That means restful.) But the old Popsicle slogan just popped into my head. Anyway, I wrote [...]
the must-have kidlit manicures of 2014
I have discussed at length the proper shoes to wear while reading bedtime stories to your children. But the proper [...]
balance
I have the cover story in the January issue of Real Simple. I read a dozen or so self-help books [...]
a farewell to slinky
Our kitty Slinky died, too young and too soon. I wrote about it for Tablet magazine.
the case of the problematic children’s books
The original Nancy Drew mysteries were cringe-inducingly racist and anti-Semitic. What to do, what to do. I ponder. In Tablet [...]
wonder of wonders
I reviewed Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof in today's New York Times Book Review. [...]