Oklahoma City Thunder as ‘Toy Story’
Not everyone has seen The Wire. I don’t know why you wouldn’t want to watch the best non-Simpsons show of all time, but I’m sure there are some perfectly good reasons out there. If you’re a basketball...
View ArticleInside John Lasseter’s Animated Father Factory
This summer, Cars 2 will become the twelfth Pixar movie to enrapture children with its layered storytelling and characters. But alongside those kids in the movie theaters will be their parents, and,...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Fatherless Family Movies
Family movies without a father acknowledge a societal void that gets filled with cowboys, astronauts, aliens and senseisWe finally got around to seeing Rise of the Guardians the other night. The...
View ArticleBuying Boys’ Underwear For My Daughter
Tom Burns wonders what the hell is wrong with the manufacturers of children’s underwear.I can’t imagine that any dad is entirely comfortable taking their daughter underwear shopping. Blogger Jim...
View ArticleRanking the Best and Worst of PBS Kids
Patrick Wensink shares the agony and ecstasy of exclusive kids television programming from PBS Kids—Like a lot of parents, I recently spent the day with William H. Macy, Dr. John, Ziggy Marley,...
View ArticleWhat Was the Best Toy That Got Away?
What’s the onechildhood toythat you really wanted,but didn’t get? I was one of those kids who took really good care of his toys. I didn’t take them outside. I didn’t loan them to friends. And I was...
View ArticleAct Your Age! No, Wait, Don’t Do That!!
Alex Barnett thrills in his son’s ability to enjoy a moment with unbridled passion, but he looks forward to not dealing with in-the-moment meltdowns.–My wife and I have a 3 year old son. We love him...
View ArticleThe Gift of Fatherhood
If you ever come into my office, the various pictures I have on my wall, cabinets, and cubicle would strike you. Twenty of these pictures are of my two daughters. I love being a dad. To me, it’s the...
View ArticleToy Story 3 [2010 Movie Review]
“Toy Story 3” is one the best movies of the year. Pixar, John Lassiter, and company have done it again—crafted a visually captivating movie and a sentimental story with heart. I saw “Toy Story 3” when...
View ArticleWhy You Need to Go to Infinity and Beyond
Years ago, Buzz Lightyear inspired me to seek “Infinity and beyond!” When my son was a little boy, we discovered the delightful Pixar animation “Toy Story.” Our favorite scene was when Buzz Lightyear...
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