Movies & Book Reviews
Sustainable Book Sale
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Continue reading »Books for Christmas!
I bought my kid’s teacher a scary book for Christmas, I think he can handle it.
Continue reading »Fun and Trashy Summer Reads
Looking for a light, trashy beach read? Carl Hiaasen is your guy.
Continue reading »Chicken Flick Movie Premiere!
Here is the behind the scenes story of our little chicken movie which premieres this week at the Jacob Burns Film Center Media Arts Lab.
Continue reading »Groundhog Day
Groundhog day is a great day to quit the packaged snack habit.
Continue reading »31 Healthy Hints for the Holidaze: Get Your Ducks in a Row
This is the perfect time of year to clear out your clutter.
Continue reading »Stopping the Shopocalypse
Black Friday is not just America’s biggest shopping day, it is also Buy Nothing Day.
Continue reading »The Race to Nowhere
Tonight, I attended a screening of this film that highlights the dark side of our over-achieving communities. I live in a highly competitive town where kids are under played and over scheduled. Most are tutored and just about everyone is on some sort of travel team for sports- regular ol’ AYSO soccer is just not [...]
Continue reading »Mardi Gras and Halloween: Made in China
There’s a deeper and darker issue that not so many parents here in our comfortable suburban hamlet are not fully aware of: the environmental impact of Halloween. Spend your money on veggies at the farmer’s market instead of Halloween costumes. Here’s how:
Continue reading »Summer Reading
I was fortunate to have a bright sunny week at the beach last week. I unplugged as best as I could and caught up on some reading. Thanks to a speed reading course I took freshman year in college, I’m a voracious reader. After spending much of my summer in a camp garden, my reading [...]
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