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by Wendy Sachs (How Does She Do It?)
I will never forget Adam Walsh. The image of the sweet, smiling, gap-toothed six-year-old boy in his baseball uniform is forever emblazoned in my memory.
It…
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Natalie Morales is a
co-anchor on NBC's TODAY Show and is a student of the
world. From her international living experiences as a child to the
global exposure her career provides her, Natalie has witnessed and
reported on things that very few people are privy to. As such, she
has… Read More »
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By Meredith O'Brien/Mommy Track'd I'm not, by nature, a
hater. My writing doesn't usually include personal attacks.
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By Meredith O'Brien/Mommy Track'd
AMC: The women of "Mad Men," Peggy, Joan and Betty
It's hard not to notice that Mad Men madness seems to be everywhere. In a big spread in Vanity Fair Magazine. In New York Magazine. As early 1960s-styled Mad Men avatars pop up on Twitter and Facebook. With the Aug. 16 season three premiere of the Emmy-winning drama quickly approaching, what was once a show followed by a cultish, ferociously dedicated couple million people, has become such a staple of American pop culture that Banana Republic is using the show to launch a clothing line, both Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons have satirized it and Sesame Street is planning a Mad Men-ish parody for its new season.
I've adored this little AMC-show-that-could -- which follows the lives of Manhattan ad men and their families -- from the very first episode, which I caught while vacationing two years ago after seeing ads for it during the 470th showing of The Godfather on the cable station. Its no-holes-barred portrayal of hard drinking and hard smoking white collar New York City professionals, as well as their naked racism, anti-Semitism and sexism is brutally honest, its characters multi-dimentional. No series regular is a flat cardboard cut-out. And while its most notable feature is the deliciously handsome main character -- Don Draper (Jon Hamm), who is so ashamed of his background that he stole a dead man's identity and continues to lie and cheat as if his life depended on it -- it's the female Mad Men characters who make this show whole. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (18) | Blog
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By Meredith O'Brien/Mommy
Track'd We're on the brink of a reality show first.
After years of programs that have chronicled the ups and downs of
dating, child-rearing, cooking, home decorating, plastic surgery,… Read More »
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By Meredith O'Brien/Mommy Track'd HBO's In Treatment, the
drama about talk therapy, is scaring the heck out of me. Why?
Because… Read More »
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By Meredith O'Brien/Mommy
Track'd Didya hear some shoutin' last week? That was
me, loudly cheering after the suits at NBC gave the critically
lauded yet ratings challenged Friday Night Lights a green… Read More »
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by Risa Green (Tales from the Mommy Track)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few weeks, you probably know that the Barbie doll turned fifty this month. Now, if you read this column…
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by Vicki Larson (Around the Watercooler - Mommy Track'd)
There has been a lot of research lately that I’ve found particularly handy in coming to my defense when I’m forgetful or when I’m clearly acting “like a woman.”
It’s nice to be able to blame biology or my brain for whatever failings I may have.
But some recent writings have thrown a new wrinkle into the working mother issue.
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By Meredith O'Brien/Mommy Track'd *Warning: Spoilers from the film Coraline ahead* Bringing my twin 10-year-olds to see the dark, stop-action, animated film
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