kids
The Hilarious World of Infertility Treatment
Unlike being invited to a game of Farmville, giving forth life is not a birthright. So naturally, I recently found myself butt-naked and spread-eagled in a fertility clinic, pounding off to Asian Honeycums, Volume Two.
Your Baby Is Worthless if It Isn’t a DJ
Hey, how’s your baby doin’? What kind of music is it listening to? Kidz Bop? The Wiggles? Well, that might be fine for some people’s kids, but if you really loved your baby, you’d be dropping $200 to send it to Baby DJ School.
Skaters Can Read
Despite the age-old rumor that skateboarders are illiterate, we have indisputable photographic and videotape evidence that proves just the opposite.
This Skateboard School Is Keeping Kids Out of Trouble in Brownsville
For this week's Mahal, I checked out the Summer Skateboarding Program at Mt. Ollie Baptists Church in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The program is a result of a collaboration between the Harold Hunter Foundation and Airwalk. Through the program, skateboarders...
George Gage's Cult Classic 'Skateboard' Is Coming to BAMcinématek
For this week's Mahal, I talked to director George Gage about his film 'Skateboard.' Released in 1978, the film tells the tale of a semi-bald loser who decides to manage a team of skateboarding teens in hopes of covering some unsettled debts with his...
Torture Castle
Step right up, go through the gate, and walk through the Torture Castle. There are no humans in site. There are only caskets, ghosts, and monsters. And even the ghouls are scared.
P.J. The Narc
I was dreading going on my marketing class's field trip. Everyone in the class sucked. I breathed a sigh of relief when my teacher told me I'd be rooming with my friend Tal. But then my teacher told me we'd be sharing a room with P.J. the narc.
My Elementary Schoolers Are Terrific Music Critics
"It sounds like rockstars playing New Orleans style. It sounds like everybody is running away from something. It sounds different. Like people dancing. Good music with rockstars taking over the planet with weird hair. Music everywhere. It’s real fast...
The Celebrity Dogs Who Are More Powerful than People
Last weekend, I attended America’s Family Pet Expo in Costa Mesa, California. This massive annual pet expo attracts thousands of people for a host of reasons. One of the biggest draws, though, was the celebrity pet event—a showcase of trained dogs who...
Bulletproof Kids
In December, the massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, threw the country into a deep depression, followed by a fiery debate about guns. Companies hawking children’s clothes saw sales skyrocket. One of these vendors, Amendment II...
Should Bigots Be Allowed to Adopt?
What if they are trying to create an adopted Nazi army to exterminate everyone who doesn't look like them? You can't put it past them, considering disliking someone for the color of their skin is pretty crazy in itself.
Mexico City's Miniature Michael Jacksons
I walked into the office today to find a gold envelope containing a small photo book by Will Sanders called 'Halloween,' which is full of kids in Mexico City dressed up as Michael Jackson. If anything's going to nudge a bit of the spooky joy of All...