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30 Dumb Inventions
LIFE

Looking through an historical gallery of "dumb inventions" at LIFE, we had to wonder what products or ideas of today would make such a list in another half century or so. And, to be honest, if it w...

Greek Shadow Puppetry

Just back from a long-awaited trip to Greece, one of the first things I sought out in Athens (after the Acropolis!) was some information on Greek Shadow Puppetry. With a stepson who thrives on both an...

The Business of Being Born

After experiencing both a hospital and home birth, Ricki Lake felt a strong desire to share her experiences with others which ranged from feelings of vulnerability and fear during her hospital birth...

Gender and Color: A colorful history

Blue= boys and pink= girls. But it's not that simple really, and many of you expressed strong opinions on color and gender last week at the sight of the pretty blue room Rachel helped her friend pain...

The Penguin Donkey

We first saw the Penguin Donkey in a museum. The Victoria and Albert Museum, in London, to be precise. Made of bent plywood, the Penguin Donkey was made by Isokon, a modern English furniture design c...