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Discovery

Media Review

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No Comments 01 June 2010

Want to encourage your young ones to bite into science and history? Spend some time on Discovery.com and tune in to a boggling array of interactive content, powered by the site’s massive archive of information on subjects such as dinosaurs, Egypt, Everest, food, sharks and technology. Don’t miss the News tab, offering video, articles and […]

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Media Review

A Cow Says Moock, by Alastair Moock

No Comments 01 June 2010

My daughter asks for the CD of “her friends,” as she calls them, singing nursery rhymes every single time we get in the car, so I needed something that would entertain her and not drive me batty. Thank God for Boston-based singer/songwriter Alastair Moock. A Cow Says Moock was inspired by Moock’s twin daughters so […]

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Media Review

If Holden Caulfield were in My Classroom, by Bernie Schein

No Comments 01 June 2010

If my stepdaughter didn’t attend The Paideia School, I’m not sure I would believe everything Bernie Schein writes in If Holden Caulfield were in My Classroom. Paideia is different from any public school, and probably from most private schools. The teachers work in unorthodox ways, and the students thrive because of it. Schein has taught […]

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Dining Out

Agatha’s adds air of mystery to dinner

No Comments 01 June 2010

Unleash your inner sleuth and inner actor next time you go out for dinner. From appetizers to dessert, the mystery at Agatha’s will unfold, as will the five-course meal with your choice of beef, fish or chicken and cheap wine. Sunday-Friday tickets are $60 per person and Saturday’s tickets are $62.50. You’ll be assigned a […]

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Dining Out

Now this is dinner and a movie at the Movie Tavern

No Comments 01 June 2010

Enjoy dinner and a movie (and maybe a few beverages) at the Movie Tavern, where “movies never tasted so good.” Ticket prices are cheap — a matinee is $6 and evening shows are $7.50. And whatever you choose from the menu will be delivered to your comfortable seat where there’s lots of table room and […]

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Dining Out

Dine with Shakespeare at the Tavern

No Comments 01 June 2010

The Shakespeare Tavern has produced over 73 plays, including over 30 Shakespeare titles and period classics from Aristophanes, Machiavelli and Tennessee Williams. For those wishing to supp with their theater, the Tavern offers a broad selection of Irish ales and premium brews, including meals under $10. Enjoy an authentic Shepherd’s Pie or the King’s Supper […]

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Atomic Family

The Steeles

Sideshow performers take hobby to the stage

1 Comment 01 June 2010

When Chris “Capt. Stab-Tuggo” Steele and Elaina “Maybelle” Steele began sideshow performing, they had to consider the effects it would have on their two girls, Payton and Ava. They sat down with Payton, the older of the two, and explained that the crazy things she’d been watching Mom and Dad do for years at home […]

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Dining Out

A night out at Medieval Times

No Comments 01 June 2010

Go back to the 11th century and watch an authentic re-enactment of a jousting tournament inside a real castle and feast on a four-course meal. At Medieval Times, attendees dine in an arena and watch knights compete in a two-hour long jousting tournament and festival, complete with authentic weaponry, live action special effects and audience […]

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Mama Rules

Speed-raisers

Atlanta Rollergirls balance motherhood, passion for skating

No Comments 01 June 2010

An elbow gets thrown into a gut; yells erupt as the jammer sneaks through an opening, moving fast, avoiding eager hands that grab out as she whips past. A crowd of ravenous, crazy-eyed rollergirls races behind her, moving together like a writhing beast; some blocking to protect her, others roaring forward to prevent her escape. […]

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Artsy Fartsy

Piece by piece

Give new life to objects with decoupage

No Comments 01 June 2010

I am not crafty. In fact, up until a few weeks ago, I didn’t even know how to spell decoupage, much less know what it was. But as I perused the Internet looking for ways to utilize leftover Christmas cards, I found a number of decoupage projects that looked interesting. Decoupage is a way of […]

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Daddy Rocks

Daddy’s girls

Local moms reveal what makes their fathers special

No Comments 01 June 2010

A lot of folks grow up without dads. And while they tend to turn out better than, we think those that grow up with awesome dads are pretty lucky. To learn more about what makes a great dad, Ruckus went to the experts: daddy’s girls. LINDSEY WALSWORTH nanny, baker and wifelet What makes you a […]

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Feature, Mama Rules

Movies, museums and more, oh my! Cinemoms membership offers deals all over town

No Comments 01 March 2010

To get to know more moms in her children’s school and her synagogue, Marci Miller first had to stop working so much. And she wanted to spend more time with her 8- and 6-year-old so in 2008, Miller decided to retire from her marketing and public relations job at an entertainment PR firm. In order […]

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