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Vacationing in NYC with kids
Star TribuneIn the shadow of the Empire State Building at a playground in bustling Madison Square Park, my daughter uttered the words that must send shivers up the spines of every parent in New York City. "I have to go potty." The breathless bathroom quest that...Tags: Pitchfork Music Festival, Brooklyn Bridge, Arts and Culture, Midtown, Jean Nouvel
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Taking the Kids: Staying in a 21-century-designed hotel room for kids
Pirate or royalty? Maybe your kids are really adventurers at heart. They can take their pick at the brand-new LEGOLAND Hotel (http://www.legolandhotel.com) at LEGOLAND California Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., and your suite, complete with bunk beds and a...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Nickelodeon (tv network), Mexico, Music, Toy Industry
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Slush and celebrities as we groggily recover
The Baltimore SunHappy Boxing Day! If you haven't tipped your coachman, be sure to pull a few shillings from behind your ascot, then send him off to spend the day with his brood. With most people still out of the office, online trends are leaning toward what movie to...Tags: Celebrities, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Google+, Maulana Karenga
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Elaine and Roger Haydock: Toy Story, Chicago romance edition
Elaine Reck was minding her own business, standing in the cashier line at FAO Schwarz waiting to buy a stuffed gorilla. It was the morning of Dec. 14, 1995, and she wasn't paying much attention to anything until the customer in front of her handed the...
Tags: Weddings, Gold Coast, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Sony Corp.
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Ancient or modern, iridescent glass jewelry is popular
Ancient Roman iridescent glass dug up in Israel is now being featured in modern jewelry. One of the jewelry designers told viewers of a late-night shopping channel that the thin layer of iridescence called "patina" was taken from the ancient glass and...Tags: Fine Artists, Artists, Arts and Culture, Bunion, Firearms
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'Where Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Sendak didn’t think of himself as a children’s author, but as a writer who told the truth about childhood. “I like interesting people and kids are really interesting people,” he explained to The...
Tags: The Associated Press, Where the Wild Things Are (movie), World War II (1939-1945), Movies, Hans Christian Andersen
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Maurice Sendak dies at 83, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'
He had already been proclaimed "the Picasso of children's books" by Time magazine when Maurice Sendak, then in his 30s, wrote and illustrated "Where the Wild Things Are," a dark fantasy that became one of the 10 bestselling children's books of all time....
Tags: White House, Time (magazine), Judaism, Arts and Culture, Sesame Street (tv program)
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New York City shines at Christmas
NEW YORK — For a day or a weekend sparkling with the season's spirit, there's no topping the Big Apple, with a twinkling Norway spruce towering over the ice-skating rink at Rockefeller Center, story-telling department store windows and the...Tags: Radio City Music Hall, Arts and Culture, The Office (tv program), Rockefeller Center, Statue of Liberty
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NYC: It's the most wonderful town this time of year
For a day or a weekend sparkling with the season's spirit, there's no topping the Big Apple, with a twinkling Norway spruce towering over the ice-skating rink at Rockefeller Center, storytelling department store windows and the breathtaking Santaland....Tags: Facebook, Radio City Music Hall, Macy's, Arts and Culture, Music
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Ray Bradbury's close encounters with W.C. Fields, George Burns and ... Bo Derek?
The Hero ComplexSusan King writes about classic Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times (and now for Hero Complex) and has interviewed many of the giants of cinema and pop culture over the decades. She says one of the more memorable encounters was...... -
FAO Schwarz to open 10 pop-up shops for the holidays
Money & CompanyStoried toy retailer FAO Schwarz, which struggled for years to compete with larger toy giants before being bought last year by Toys R Us, is making a comeback of sorts this holiday season. The brand will open about 10 pop-up...... -
Weekly retail roundup: American Apparel, 99 Cents Only, Macy's and more
Money & CompanyAmerican Apparel Inc. said Friday that it had received a letter from the New York Stock Exchange granting the troubled Los Angeles company an extension to file its quarterly report till Nov. 15. Discount chain 99 Cents Only Stores Inc.......
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