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• Desert Island Disks – Kid Music Edition

  Everybody has played the Desert Island Disks Game: if you were stranded on deserted island for the rest of your life, what 5 compact disks would you bring? That’s right; I said compact disks, no IPods.  I know my list would at least have OK Computer and Weezer’s Blue Album on there somewhere. But I just concocted a variation on the game: what if the 5 disks you chose had to be kids’ music? Don’t claw you’re face off just yet; there’s some pretty decent kids music out there. I think I’d have to take some Backyardigans and that new... Read More... Posted Jan 01 2009, 07:00 AM by Cole Gamble with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: dan zanes, Nick Jr., yo gabba gabba, kids music, Dora, CDs, Laurie Berkner, backyardigans, diego, choice between chicken and a platter of shit, island

• A Primer for Undecideds

  Essayist and funny guy David Sedaris is baffled by those who still -- STILL! -- identify themselves as "undecided" voters. And you are, too, right? We see them on TV, they turn dials in a CNN studio during the debates, they get TV ads and fliers filled with messages tailored especially for them. What's left to mull over? Sedaris cuts through the crap, so to speak, and lays out, in metaphor, the two options for these undecideds (and, really, all American voters this election). If your kids are also confused, his might be the easy explanation. Give it shot!   Read More... Posted Oct 23 2008, 03:01 PM by Madeline Holler with | with no comments Filed under: undecided voters, new yorker, david sedaris, choice between chicken and a platter of shit