Category Archives: kids

Cecilia Cassini: America’s Youngest Fashion Designer

By tone | Published: March 10, 2010
There are many cases where young computer whizzes are striking early with enterprising ideas. Cecilia Cassini is by far “America’s youngest fashion designer.” Most of us are not smarter than a fifth grader, yet alone can’t put a thread through the eye of a needle. Cecilia Cassini’s fashion line is sold in some fashion [...]
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Rapunzel Tangled by Disney

By tone | Published: March 9, 2010
The classic Grimm’s fairy tale “Rapunzel” has been rechristened as “Tangled” because of Disney’s last movie, “The Princess and the Frog” which was a death knell at the box office with the princess title that turned boys away from the movie. An Errol Flynn-styled male lead was injected into the girl-centric Rapunzel movie. Disney’s top [...]
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The Secret Of Kells

By tone | Published: March 8, 2010
The Secret of Kells is an animated movie from Ireland that just went under the radar in 2009 with not much media exposure in North America. It is a great piece of cinematic traditional animation backed with a solid story and artistic liberty of form. Not a Hollywood powerhouse production, The Secret of [...]
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The Banana Club and Museum

By tone | Published: February 18, 2010
The International Banana Club located at 16367 Main Street in the city of Hesperia, California is celebrating more than 30 years of banana fun and has spawned many imitators of the original concept. They are always on a drive to get new members. Ten dollars will get you a lifetime membership. The Banana Club is [...]
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Giant Robot Magazine Needs You

By tone | Published: February 7, 2010
Giant Robot Magazine needs your help. Advertising money is hard to come by for a niche magazine that is Asian driven. One of my favorite magazines is hanging on for survival by a few strings. The magazine and newspaper industry is suffering big time and with the dawning of the iPad, things are not going [...]
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Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share

By tone | Published: February 4, 2010
Besides being the handy man around the house, you have to be the IT guy too at home. With computers making their impact in homes with our daily routines, computer and gadget literacy is a must for today’s tool guy. Be a hero with your kids and polish your geeky knowledge for the geek generation [...]
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Pick Locks Like a Pro

By tone | Published: January 27, 2010
The inner workings of a padlock are quite simple with a possible combination of 100 different variations due to a mechanical weakness to break the said 64,000 combinations as advertised by the makers of the padlocks. This is meant for fun purposes, remember stealing is still a crime. Let’s put those mathematical skills to work [...]
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Werner Herzog Reads Curious George-Parody

By tone | Published: January 26, 2010
The parody of Werner Herzog the German director of Bad Lieutenant, Grizzly Man, and Rescue Dawn reads and interprets the children’s classic Curious George. A grimmer side of the classic book, yet funny at the same time.
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Crayon Industry Chart

By tone | Published: January 19, 2010
I am amazed at the color names introduced each school year. Crayola began with eight colors in 1903 and is up to 120 as of 2010 and growing annually with new colors at a rate of 2.56. I think they will have to create bigger boxes down the line. Could somebody please tell me why [...]
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Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of America’s Leading Comic Artists

By tone | Published: January 18, 2010
This little gem got under the radar. Andre Schiffrin collects the pre-Seuss classic editorial cartoons. True Seuss collectors will enjoy this book precursor to the children’s line of books that Theodore Seuss Geisel would revolutionize learning in the 50’s. Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of America’s Leading [...]
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