February 2009
76 posts
Wine bottle tote is the perfect shopping bag for baby food jars [parent hacks]
MP (well, actually, her husband) came up with a practical way to keep all the baby food jars from rattling in the bottom of the shopping bag.
The other week we were shopping at Whole Foods for our daughter’s baby food. We took our own bags, including the reusable wine bag. As we all know, the jarred baby food...
Faux Funeral for Subway Lines [Brooklyn heights blog]
BHB Photo Club member JBary writes:
Brooklyn politicians and activists eulogize the death of the M and R train line. Speakers in order are:
Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President Daniel Squadron, New York State Senator Michael Burke, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Paul Nelson, Assemblywoman Joan Millman’s Chief of Staff
...
Bobby Flay Super Bowl Menu Possibilities [serious eats]
When I think about which celebrity chef would have a kick-ass menu at his or her Super Bowl, my thoughts always gravitate to Bobby Flay. And why not? He’s a really good cook, he’s a serious sports fan, and his food definitely lends itself to football-watching on TV. So the serious eaters at world headquarters here went through...
“Daddy, you can be the stomach man”
– The boy, referring to the Buddy Hackett character in The Love Bug
January 2009
67 posts
Free Weekend Activities: More Chinese New Year, a Pow-Wow, Science and Architecture for Kids [mommypoppins]
This weekend is jam-packed with fun Chinese New Year Activities. Find the best ones in our previous Lunar New Year activities round-up. In our Free Friday round-up today we’ve got the best activities for this weekend, mostly free, including a couple new Chinese New Year events, a...
Seaport Music Winter Fest Launches January 30 [brooklynvegan]
The team behind the acclaimed summer Seaport Music concerts in lower Manhattan, are stirring up an intriguing musical cocktail — on the rocks, if you will — by presenting a five-week series of free outdoor concerts at Seaport Ice, the only ice skating rink in lower Manhattan.
Slated for frigid Friday nights beginning...
Wow, Hella Jongerius’ Porcupine Desk Is In Production, A Disaster Waiting To Happen [daddytypes]
Hella Jongerius’s Porcupine Desk which Vitra debuted at Milan in 2007 actually went into production. With a pricetag of EUR486, it’s probably the most expensive marker holder your kid will have until he becomes the chairman of Merrill Lynch. Of course, that assumes Merrill Lynch...
East River Park’s Snow Jump Gets Its Powder On [curbed]
Click the image above to view the full photogallery.
Why are we so obsessed with the assemblage of Red Bull’s big snowboarding ramp in East River Park? Two words: Shipping. Containers. Friends, our fascination with the medium goes way back. We love ‘em as museums, we love ‘em as homes, and now, we love ‘em...
Child Matador’s Killing Bulls, Kicking Up Controversy [strollerderby]
Remember Michelito Lagravere, the child matador who had people up in arms over his sixty kills last summer?
He’s back, and he’s upped his numbers. Little Michelito killed six young bulls in a ring in Southeastern Mexico last weekend, a feat his parents have sent on for possible inclusion in the Guinness...
Beirut is playing Coco66 TONIGHT [brooklyn vegan]
Beirut is playing Coco66 in Greenpoint (again) TONIGHT, Monday January 26th, at 10PM. Good luck.
Beirut also has Brooklyn shows coming up at BAM and MHOW, and one at Vassar.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Sigur Rós (18)
The National (16)
Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan (12)
Say Hi to Your Mom (11)
Seu Jorge (11)
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Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Tours [MSNBC] …join urban explorer Bob Diamond tomorrow, January 24, for an underground tour of a long-forgotten tunnel, located 30 feet below Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue..
Opening Tonight: Nathan Kensinger’s Abandoned Brooklyn [Gowanus Lounge]
Today (1/24), starting at 7pm will be the opening reception and post-screening discussion of award-winning documentary filmmaker and photographer (not to mention GL contributor and friend), Nathan Kensinger’s Abandoned Brooklyn and “Covered Tracks” at UnionDocs (322 Union Ave. b/w 1st & Maujer Streets). Click the flier...
Brooklyn This Old House Episodes to Finally Air [Daily Intel]
Do you watch the venerable, Boston-bred home-remodeling show This Old House on PBS? It’s filled with amazing ways of redoing old New England homes, complete with a crew whose Boston accents ah thickah than a custahd. The show has been working for months in Brooklyn, and their toils will finally hit the airwaves this Saturday,...
Bold and Noble Prints and Growth Chart [ohdeeoh]
Allison wrote in to tip us off to the fantastic UK-based design and print company, Bold and Noble. Their work has everything we like: great color, modern graphics, clean lines and alphabets! Each of their prints ($47) are available in two different colors and, a feature we really appreciate, are designed to fit standard frame sizes (like Ikea,...
Make ‘park’ a real park [Brooklyn Paper] →
Is the Brooklyn Bridge Park development plan dead?
Disappearing Brooklyn Storefronts Extended [Gowanus Lounge]
[Photo courtesy James and Karla Murray]
The Brooklyn Historical Society’s current exhibition, “The Disappearing Face of Brooklyn’s Storefronts” is a captivating look in to the storefront facades that shape our neighborhoods. The exhibition has been extended through March 29, 2009 and is a must see.
Brooklyn’s neighborhood storefronts...
Brooklyn Obama Inauguration Celebrations Map... →
McBrooklyn has put together a Brooklyn Inauguration Events map to make it easy to find a place to watch the inauguration and celebrate afterward.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Fleet Foxes (54)
Minus the Bear (31)
Basia Bulat (24)
Cut Copy (17)
Damien Jurado (14)
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Brooklyn Brewery Tour [Free NYC]
While we’re talking brewery tours this weekend, let’s not forget our good friends at the Brooklyn Brewery. One of my favorite things to do with out of town guests… the brewery gives give tours every hour on the hour today and tomorrow and the tap room is open from $4 drafts (or 6 for $20) with some of their special brews you won’t find on...
Silibibs: simple, modern silicone bibs [droolicious]
Want something different in a bib? These are not made of cloth, but of food grade silicone! Silikids was created by two moms who wanted to produce a line for children that was hypoallergenic, toxin-free, and made entirely out of silicone. The result are these cool Silibibs!
The Silibib lays flat on a child’s chest and is easy to...
Cyberchase Weather Watchers Day at the NY Hall of... →
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The Real World Brooklyn Goes to L&B Spumoni Gardens | Slice Pizza Blog An email from a friend asks: “Did you watch the new Brooklyn-based Real World? They went to L&B Spumoni Gardens.” My answer is no. The last thing I need in my life is to waste an hour of it…
Take a Tour of the Inside of Mom's Car [momlogic] →
Here are some of the unique experiences you’ll have driving with me in my car if you dare take a ride in my car. Hop on in and let’s check it out!
A New Moon [UrbanBaby NY] 2009 is already here, but the world will soon ring in the year of the ox. And few celebrations are as big as the one right here in the city. The Museum of Chinese in America and the Children’s Museum of the Arts hosts its first ever Lunar New Year Arts Festival. Guest artists and performances will help visitors explore both ancient and modern Chinese art forms in...
Snow job [tony kids]
I am not a fan of snow. My daughter, on the other hand, would live in an igloo, if the choice presented itself.
If you’re like me but you don’t want to deprive your child of the fluffy stuff, here are some suggestions. You’ve got to learn to love it!
1. Get a very, very warm coat. None of my fashionable outerwear was ever really warm enough for spending any extended period...
Looming Trees at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn Heights [mcbrooklyn]
The London plane trees ring Cadman Plaza Park like sentinels, but you only see the way they lean inward when they have no leaves. Photo by MK Metz
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Psychology Today: The Making of a Modern DadIt takes a lot more than testosterone to make a father out of a man. Research shows that hormonal changes in both sexes help shape men into devoted dads. If testosterone is the defining hormone of masculinity, it’s time to redefine manhood. Permalink | Leave a comment »
What I Want For You - and Every Child In America |... →
“Are you going to the hospital?”
– The boy, to an ambulance driver having his lunch in the driver’s seat
Fractured Fairy Tales [altjapan]
This article in yesterday’s New York Times discusses how traditional fairy tales are being sanitized for modern kids in America and Europe. I was musing about how this would never happen here in Japan, where Lafcadio Hearn’s ghost stories are part of the national school curriculum, when I stumbled across something I’d never heard before: one...
Perpetual Photo Wall Calendar [ohdeeoh]It’s not too late to make this DIY calendar because you don’t have to get rid of it after 2009. You take the photos, you arrange them, and rearrange them. Not only do you wind up with a one of a kind, good looking, and functional calendar, but making it would be a great project with a budding photographer. Just take your camera with you...
10 Tips on How to Function After a Nearly... →
I think I’ll try the cute outfit and earrings tomorrow…
Brooklyn Flea moves inside, and to DUMBO for the... →