Magnificent Octopus

Now this is all that reality TV can be. Not a gang of strangers forming alliances and performng ridiculous tasks in an artificial closed env...

We watched Sesame Street together this morning. Elmo interviewed Robert De Niro about his profession, and Robert De Niro explained that act...

Yesterday, Helena became a one-nap-a-day baby. It was bound to happen sooner or later, but I kept hoping for later. This means not only l...

The Mystery of the Abbey . How come I didn't know about this in time for Christmas? Why don't I know more board-game-playing adults?...

Till yesterday, come naptime (or quiet time) I would lay Helena on our queen-sized bed — a futon mattress on a low-to-the-ground platform, l...

The Passion of the Christ is being touted as the most authentic and biblically accurate film on the subject, but according to Rev. Mark Stan...

I had to see what all the fuss was about. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time , by Mark Haddon, is a wonderful read, and there...

I still don't know what Thomas Pynchon looks like, but I do know how to pronounce his name. It's a testament to the far-reaching ...

The Cryptographer , by Tobias Hill , is not so much about a cryptographer as about a woman trying to understand the cryptographer. That the ...

Good Rover. It seems Rover is responding to commands. But we still don't know what Rover is trying to tell us. Meanwhile, Mars Expr...

Have I mentioned how much I hate sharing a bed with Helena? I mean I really hate it. It evokes an image of all sweet and tenderness, mother...

As much as I wanted to see Howard Dean on David Letterman last night, I couldn't stay awake that late. The top ten list he delivered is ...

We're very much dismayed to hear the news that the Rover Spirit has "a serious anomaly" and has been issuing a distress sign...

My favourite kids' show is Tiny Planets , featuring two animated creatures named Bing and Bong, "heroes of the universe." At t...

Thirty hours plus of fever hovering at 103°F, one sleepless night, constant vigilance, worry like I've never worried before. Yesterday w...

Neil Gaiman has Translucia Baboon's permission to warn the world about the ducks. Take heed.

"It is as it was," but, "That is not true," is the latest report on Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ....