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| Oct. - Nov., 2012 | The Working Mom's Renewable Energy Plan, October - November, 2012 go > |
Fashion Police |
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Becoming Fearless, Featured Blogger |
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| June 2, 2012 | Becoming Fearless: Hair 'Em, Scare 'Em: I'm Afraid To Remember What My Natural Hair Looks Like, June 2, 2012 go > |
| May 12, 2012 | Becoming Fearless: Chickensh*t Soup for the Soul, May 12, 2012 go > |
| May 6, 2012 | Facing Stage Fright, May 6, 2012 go > |
Feature Essay |
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| January 6, 2011 | How to Avoid Post-Holiday Letdown Have quality family time, even without gifts go > |
Feature Slideshow |
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| February 17, 2012 | Kiss the Winter Blues Goodbye: 10 ways to boost your mood this season go > |
| November 2, 2011 | Just Do It: 10 Hairstyles That Take 10 Minutes or Less |
| October 4, 2011 | Ten Morning Time Saving Tips: How to get out the door without rushing |
| August 8, 2011 | Back-to-School Clothing Under $50: Twenty Affordable Styles for Boys and Girls |
| July 2011 | Eleven Time Saving Mom Beauty Products |
| June 17, 2011 | Top Ten Bug Repellants for Kid |
| June 9, 2011 | Signs You're a Parent: 10 Closet Staples That Give You Away |
| June 6, 2011 | Top Ten Eye Creams for Moms: How to get rid of those unwanted dark circles |
| June 2, 2011 | Twelve Classic Family Games: Scrabble, Monopoly, Twister and more go > |
| June 1, 2011 | Toy Storage Solutions Under $100: 11 ways to organize your kids' room on a budget go > |
| May 27, 2011 | Top 25 Summer Camp Products for Kids: The coolest sleeping bags, water shoes, and more! go > |
| April 2011 | 10 Parent-Owned Health Food Companies: Brands that revolutionized kids' diets go > |
| April 5, 2011 | Eleven Spring Tees for Kids: Shirts so trendy you'll want to wear them go > |
| March 24, 2011 | Ten Cool Hoodies for Kids and Moms |
| February 7, 2011 | Fisher Price Toddler Toys 1930-2011: A retrospective of the classics go > |
| December 1, 2010 | 50 Toy Fads That Hooked Us go > |
Babble Best |
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| February 24, 2009 | Babble Best: Baby Slings We test drove the hottest baby carriers and slings on the market, and bring you our top five picks. go > |
| November 2009 | Shut Up, Shutt'n Up With time, slang either disappears into the mainstream vernacular or becomes as dated as Day-Glo leg warmers. But may the slang slinger beware — even through decades — the most casual of terms can gain enough weight to hurt the person you use it with. go > |
5-Minute Time Out
The stars of In The Motherhood want to act out your life.
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The Tiny Titans scribe is rewriting Batman — as a six-year-old.
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The Letters to Cleo lead singer now rocks the Care Bears.
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Dispatches
The truth about dual language programs.
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Four — count 'em — four of my four-year-old son's friends are in occupational
therapy for sensory processing disorder, a.k.a. SPD. Considering his inner circle
tops out at about fifteen, this indicates an epidemic on our Brooklyn playground.
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Six thirty p.m. is the witching hour at our house. That's when each day,
without fail, our two-month-old daughter begins mewling and wriggling
as if prodded by an invisible poker. This state eventually escalates into a
non-stop, brain-piercing, four-hour crying jag.
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The Doula Craze
When you're pregnant, birth stories start seeping out of the woodwork.
And as I await the birth of my second child, all the tales being told by
the parents in my playgroup have one thing in common: a doula.
"Thanks to my doula, my birth was so comfortable!" "I don't know
what I would have done without my doula!" "My doula made my child's
birth such a beautiful experience!" Doula, doula, doula.
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Guest Blogger
January 2011
Shut Up, Shutt'n Up
With time, slang either disappears into the mainstream vernacular or becomes as dated as
Day-Glo leg warmers. But may the slang slinger beware — even through decades — the most
casual of terms can gain enough weight to hurt the person you use it with. go >
East Coast Editor |
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Feature Articles |
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| February 3, 2011 | Mommy's Super Bowl |
| December 23, 2010 | The Holiday Birthday Bummer How do you handle celebrations with December babies? |
| December 14, 2010 | A Candid Chat with Actress Angie Harmon Angie Harmon may often appear to be poised perfection, but let it be known that she's a very cool, very funny, down-to-earth mom of three daughters who shares the same concerns most of us have about parenting. |
| December 6, 2010 | Interview: 'Rules of Engagement's' Megyn Price! If you've ever watched "Rules of Engagement," you've seen how actress Megyn Price, a married mom of one in real life, plays Audrey as the epitome of a bold type-A lady who rules the roost. Yet Price says Audrey is pretty far from who she is in real life. go > |
| December 9, 2010 | Sample Sale Seduction How can I resist? Damn, I love me a bargain. I love me a bargain so damn much, I used to trawl the Web for sample sales, signing up for any and every alert I could get my grubby little cybermitts on. Hell, I still do, on the off chance I'll have the cash to snag a hot item at a good price. go > |
| November 30, 2010 | Exclusive: Wendy Williams Talks Motherhood! Talk show host and radio legend Wendy Williams is the high priestess of gab. Throughout her 20-plus-year career on the air, she has interviewed celeb after celeb. Today, Williams is also a hands-on married mom of one and has plenty to say about the marvels of motherhood and what it takes to raise "a really good person." go > |
| November 29, 2010 | Holiday Design Tips from Nate Berkus! The dapper Nate Berkus takes great pleasure in transforming lives through design, both on and offscreen. go > |
| November 10, 2010 | La La Vazquez Talks Movies and Motherhood La La Vazquez can't help but walk around with a big ol' smile on her face: She recently married her sweetie of seven years, NBA star Carmelo Anthony, on camera, and the resulting reality show, "La La's Full Court Wedding," has rocked VH1 since it premiered. go > |
| November 4, 2010 | Miscarriage: How To Help Our hearts go out to British singer Lily Allen, as it was reported that she recently suffered a miscarriage six months into her pregnancy. Her publicist came forward with the following statement: "It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that Lily Allen and [her boyfriend] Sam Cooper have lost their baby." Sadly, Lily also suffered a miscarriage in 2008. go > |
| October 19, 2010 | Exclusive: Josh Groban Interview His long-awaited fifth studio album, "Illuminations," is the fruit of a collaboration with friend and famed rock producer Rick Rubin, and it's due out November 15th on Reprise Records. Josh took a few minutes out to chat with momlogic about the making of his new release, and why his mom totally rocks. go > |
| October 12, 2010 | A Chat With 'Origins' Author Annie Murphy Paul Can you imagine interviewing scientists and reading reams of research about how various situations can affect a fetus in the womb and far beyond -- while you were pregnant yourself? Mom of two Annie Murphy Paul did just that while writing "Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives," a new book that explores the field of "fetal origins" research through the lens of Paul's own pregnancy. go > |
| October 11, 2010 | Ellen Pompeo Helps Diaper 'Every Little Bottom' Did you know one in three American mothers can barely afford to diaper their own kids? That's a staggering number, isn't it? To help in their struggle, Huggies has launched a diaper drive called "Every Little Bottom," with the goal of providing moms and babies in need with 20 million diapers. go > |
| September 3, 2010 | Sick Days Are For Wimps! Remember sick days? You know, when feeling like utter doo-doo meant the main obligation of the day was to mumble a brief message of misery into your boss's voicemail? go > |
| August 30, 2010 | How To Keep Bedbugs At Bay Bedbugs aren't just a "city problem": These skeevy skinsuckers have been infesting homes and businesses EVERYWHERE -- all across the country go > |
| August 17, 2010 | WTH?!?! Florida Candidate Wants to Ban Same Sex Foster Parents Conservative Florida gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum aspires to regress our nation in a variety of ways -- among them, by supporting Florida's ban on gay adoptions. And as if that weren't bigoted enough, he also thinks gays are unfit to foster parent! go > |
| July 22, 2010 | Exclusive: Actress Alfre Woodard Talks Motherhood Actress Alfre Woodard has a list of accomplishments far longer than any slacker to-do lists. She's won four Emmys, three SAG awards and a Golden Globe, and also earned an Oscar nod. Oh -- and let's not forget the CableACE and Independent Spirit awards. go > |
| July 21, 2010 | WTH MTV?! A Crone's Lament Soooooo ... I'm deep into a nocturnal channel surf when I notice a curious title flash across the MTV bar on my viewer. It reads: "Baby High." "Baby High"?! go > |
| July 13, 2010 | The Stars of 'Ramona and Beezus' Speak! The classic Ramona Quimby book series by Beverly Cleary has come to the big screen! "Ramona and Beezus" stars Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Duhamel and incredible newcomer Joey King, who successfully captures Ramona's essence in her very first film role. go > |
| May 26, 2010 | 'Project Runway' Alum Raises Six Kids In Style "Project Runway" alum Laura Bennett is trying a new gig on for size: author! Her new parenting book, "Didn't I Feed You Yesterday?: A Mother's Guide to Sanity in Stilettos," is a tart, incredibly witty confessional about what it's like to birth and raise SIX -- count 'em, SIX -- kids while abstaining from the insanity of helicopter parenting. Here's what she had to say about it over coffee at her place. go > |
| May 5, 2010 | Real Housewife of NYC Alex McCord: Occasional Glass of Wine During Pregnancy Is No Biggie Believe it or not, "Real Housewife of New York City" Alex McCord is, in many ways, a typical urban mom from around my way -- an involved parent in a hectic place who struggles to balance work and family. go > |
| April 30, 2010 | GULP! '9 By Design's' Cortney Novogratz Has Seven Kids! Cortney Novogratz gets more done in a day than most people do in a month. go > |
| April 26, 2010 | Meet 'Real Housewife' Countess LuAnn DeLesseps Whew! This season of "The Real Housewives of New York City" is chock-full of vim, vigor and the kind of cringeworthy confrontation that can even make an onlooker squirm from the confines of their couch. go > |
| April 5, 2010 | Tori & Dean: 'Home Sweet Hollywood' It's almost like the past nine months have led up to this point. go > |
| March 31, 2010 | 'Apprentice' and Olympic Mom Summer Sanders Mom, TV host and Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders shares her parenting and "Celebrity Apprentice" boardroom-survival techniques! go > |
| March 26, 2010 | How Not To Speak Whine I don't care how perfect you think your kid is -- they all act the fool once in a while. go > |
| March 21, 2010 | Exclusive: Queen Kimora Is BACK, Y'all! The wait is over! go > |
| March 19, 2010 | Our Predictions for 'American Idol' Top 5 Sorry about the delay in posting our "American Idol" results-show recap, but I've been hard at work formulating my "A.I. Theorum" to share with you, okay? go > |
| March 15, 2010 | Princess Tiana's Coronation It was lush. It was big. It was fancy. There were lots of flashbulbs at the coronation of the newest Disney Princess. And momlogic was there! go > |
| March 14, 2010 | Jennie Garth Helps Kids Learn to Love Veggies Getting kids to eat veggies is as easy as getting them to clean their rooms without asking about 500 times. That's right: not easy at all. go > |
| March 4, 2010 | Real Housewife of NYC Jill Zarin! Author/mama/maven/housewife Jill Zarin gave us the inside scoop on the coming season of "The Real Housewives of New York City." go > |
| March 3, 2010 | 'High School Reunion' Nightmares It happens to all of us. You innocently open your mailbox one day and face the ultimate blast from the past: an invite to your high-school reunion. And if you decide to gear up and go, the trepidation can be unnerving. go > |
| March 3, 2010 | Meet Magnificent Stuntmom Mimi Lesseos Fighter/stuntwoman/action star/producer/writer/single mom Mimi Lesseos has the stamina to pursue her Hollywood dreams AND raise twins all by herself. go > |
| February 26, 2010 | 'My Kid Had an Awful Substitute Teacher!' How should a parent proceed if her kid gets a bad sub? go > |
| February 23, 2010 | Are Bars Banning Babies? In my area of NYC, more and more bars are instituting a baby ban. Is this an appropriate boundary for patrons -- or bad for business and anti-parent? go > |
| February 18, 2010 | Retired Home Ec Teacher Takes on Fashion Week! |
| February 12, 2010 | Snow Days SUCK! Yeah, there are many cool things about life as a WAHM (work-at-home mom) in Boston/New York/DC -- until we get pelted with mounds of snow and school's canceled, that is. Snow days comprise the ninth circle of HELL. go > |
| February 11, 2010 | From Holly Golightly to Holly Gonight-nightly |
| February 8, 2010 | A Stay-at-Home Dad Talks Money |
| February 5, 2010 | The Skinnygirl's Super Bowl |
| February 4, 2010 | 'Why Good Kids Act Cruel' |
| February 2, 2010 | American Idolatry |
| February 2, 2010 | Women Without Pants: The Grammy Edition |
| February 1, 2010 | Late Stayers: The Breeders Edition |
| January 28, 2010 | In Memoriam: 'Ugly Betty' What am I going to do without my weekly dose of Betty, Daniel, Hilda, Justin, Marc, Amanda, and the deee-lish-i-oso Wilhelmina?! Dammit -- hand me a tissue! go > |
| January 28, 2010 | A Word (or More!) with Baby Einstein's Founder Baby Einstein founder Julie Aigner-Clark has had a rough couple of years. go > |
| January 25, 2010 | The Three-Second Rule How safe is it? go > |
| January 25, 2010 | Got a Sleep Talkin' Man? They say the subconscious mind is an intricate minefield upon which one must tread lightly. Unless you're Karen Slavick-Lennard. go > |
| January 21, 2010 | Mommy's Super Bowl The following is a hypothetical conversation with my son. Not a real one. go > |
| January 14, 2010 | Ink = Kink? I'm a tattooed mom. Hell, I got half my tats after I had kids. I got two after my 40th birthday. I even have one that celebrates the fact that I'm a mom with the names of my husband and kids written in beautiful art deco script. go > |
| January 14, 2010 | Bethenny Frankel with the Skinnygirl DISH Mom-to-be and author Bethenny Frankel is one busy lady, but she's here to tell us how we can have our cake and eat it too. go > |
| January 12, 2010 | Meet The GUNCS! Bill Horn and Scout Masterson are the adorable "guncle" (gay uncle!) couple you wish you had in your corner on "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood." go > |
| January 11, 2010 | 'Tis the Season of SAD Personally, I find winter in the Northeast to be akin to the eighth circle of hell. And I'm not alone. Here's some expert advice on how to kick SAD in the A$$! go > |
| January 11, 2010 | New Does NOT Mean Clean! Ever buy clothes and just stick 'em on without a wash? This report from will change your mind -- and turn your stomach! go > |
| January 1, 2010 | Baby New Year Astrology! Curious as to what that cute little bump in your belly's going to act like when it comes out? go > |
| December 24, 2009 | Sample Sale Seduction How can I resist? go > |
| December 23, 2009 | The Holiday Birthday Bummer How do you handle celebrations with December babies? go > |
| December 22, 2009 | Preggo Soldiers Prohibited in Iraq If you happen to be in Iraq and like a girl in uniform, you better put a wrap on it. go > |
| December 7, 2009 | Meet Caitlin Sarubbi "Can't" is a word that doesn't exist to Caitlin Sarubbi. go > |
| December 4, 2009 | This Woman WON Twins! After struggling with infertility for a year, this woman won an IVF cycle -- and her dreams of a family are coming true! go > |
| November 23, 2009 | Keep Twilight. Gossip Girl Rules. That's right. I'm a grown woman. And damn it, I like Gossip Girl. go > |
| November 12, 2009 | Christie Brinkley's New Gig: Tea Party Angel Most American girls don't realize that girls in other countries don't have Wiis, "Hannah Montana," or American Girl dolls -- or even the basic necessities like schools or shoes. go > |
| November 6, 2009 | Scared Silent As D.C. sniper John Muhammad faces execution, his courageous ex-wife and mom of his three kids, Mildred, comes forward with Scared Silent, a harrowing book chronicling her survival from abuse. go > |
| October 27, 2009 | Air Wars Listen up, idiot in seat 24D. Kids don't come with volume controls. go > |
| October 26, 2009 | No Einstein Baby? No Sh*t, Sherlock! You mean Baby Einstein vids don't breed genius? Shocker! NOT. go > |
| October 16, 2009 | Chop Me Up, Chop Me Down I think I hate my kid's Halloween costume. go > |
| October 8, 2009 | Oooh LaLa! LaLa Vazquez always has her eye on the prize. go > |
| September 28, 2009 | Suspect Your Daughter Is a Mean Girl? Hazing among high school girls is hotter than ever. Is yours the hazer or the hazed? go > |
| September 16, 2009 | Skechers Shape-Ups: A Road Test "Get in Shape Without Setting Foot in a Gym"?? SOLD. But do they work? go > |
| September 8, 2009 | Adopting a 'Snowflake Baby' Ever hear the phrase, "Better living through science"? I'm sure the thousands of couples who've surmounted infertility through advances like IVF would be inclined to agree. go > |
| August 31, 2009 | Trista Sutter's Permanent Birth Control Solution Trista talks about her decision to go with Essure go > |
The Patch: Carroll Gardens |
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| September 8, 2011 | Salon Mizuno Does Great Hair — And Gives Back |
| August 30, 2011 | Back-To-School: Calming the Pre-K Jitters
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| August 29, 2011 | Back To School: The Scrounge for Supplies
Not sure where you can grab a pile of composition notebooks and washable markers at a moments notice? Look no further! go > |
| June 7, 2011 | An Apple for the Teacher P.S. 58 music teacher Stephen Cedermark is honored with a Blackboard Award. go > |
The Women's Conference Life Balance |
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| November 2009 | How to Survive the Holidays Let Go of Your Great Expectations. go > |
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| October 2009 | Why Do Women Love To Pick Their Husband's Zits? Picking: a couples grooming ritual some consider horrendous but others love. go > |
Health Update |
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| May 2008 | Mother's Day Q&A go > |
| November 2008 | Superhero Worship Why are preschoolers so hung up on these caped crusaders? Experts crack the code. go > |
Feature Article |
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| January 2009 | Locks We Love Curly, wispy, wild, peach-fuzzy—isn't baby hair the best? We uncover the mysteries behind your little one’s wacky 'do. go > |
| December 2007 | I Love My Tattoos Just because you have kids doesn't mean you can't wear your heart on your sleeve (or back or thigh), say these hip moms. go > |
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| February 2010 | "My Toddler Says 'No' To Everything!" How to deal with your toddler when she says no (even when she doesn't mean it) go > |
| September 2009 | Helping Toddlers Make Decisions Most toddlers struggle with making simple decisions. Here's how to give them a little guidance go > |
ages+stages: toddler |
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| July 2009 | Strange Loveys go > |
Last Word |
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| July 2008 | 10 Reasons to Be Glad You're Not a Celebrity Mom go > |
 An Advocate.com exclusive News |
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| October 12, 2007 | Straight People Rule With their new initiative, "Straight For Equality," PFLAG harnesses hetero power for homo rights. go > |
Feature Article |
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| January 15, 2007 | Ink Meets Inc. Tattoos can still raise eyebrows at the office. go > |
| November 13, 2006 | Success is in the Cards |
| September 11, 2006 | September Slump |
| July 24, 2006 | Sitting Here in Limbo What to do when you're trying to land a new job — but haven't left your old one yet go > |
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| June 14, 2006 | June 14, 2006: "Who's Your Daddy"
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Branding Articles |
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| June 16, 2006 | Ads See Dad as Domestic Diva go > |
| June 7, 2006 | Coca-Cola, is the Legend Enough? go > |
| April 7, 2006 | Organics are no Longer a Niche go > |
| January 30, 2006 | Oilily — Rich go > |
| January 6, 2006 | Patagonia — Happy Trails go > |
| December 28, 2005 | Jonathan Adler — Breathing Life into Clay go > |
Webwatch Articles |
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| June 5, 2006 | Dansko Shoes — Getting in Step go > |
| March 23, 2006 | ING — Safe go > |
| March 3, 2006 | Hermès — Static Symbol go > |
| December 28, 2005 | Thomas the Tank Engine — All Aboard go > |
| December 9, 2005 | Astro.com — Aligned go > |
| October 28, 2005 | Colette — Pops go > |
| October 10, 2005 | Paul Frank — Bananas go > |
| August 25, 2005 | Stride Rite — Fits Like a Shoe go > |
| August 5, 2005 | Gibson — Picked Apart go > |
Feature Articles |
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| May 25, 2009 | Why Brands Have An Eye On Facebook go > |
| February 16, 2009 | Celebrity Brands: Extending 15 Minutes of Fame go > |
| June 2, 2008 | A Healthy Supply of Green go > |
| January 14, 2008 | Dunkin Donuts: An International Brand for Average Joes go > |
| February 5, 2007 | Special Brands for Special Needs go > |
| August 14, 2006 | Branding that Makes Scents go > |
| May 15, 2006 | Metrosexuals: A Well-Groomed Market? go > |
| February 13, 2006 | Brands Get Celebrity Exposure go > |
| April 4, 2005 | Zen and the Art of Brand Maintenance go > |
| September 13, 2004 | Take Pride in Your Brand go > |
| May 17, 2004 | UPS and FedEx compete to deliver go > |
| December 16, 2002 | Has Gen X fallen through the cracks? go > |
| April 1, 2002 | Can Gap mend its brand? go > |
| February 4, 2002 | MTV: 360 Degrees 24/7 go> |
Brand Profiles |
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| February 23, 2009 | Orla Keily — on target go > |
| December 18, 2006 | Appaman — hip kids go > |
| September 4, 2006 | Lacoste — snappy go > |
| January 30, 2006 | RBC Dexia — freshly minted go > |
| October 20, 2003 | Gucci — family baggage go > |
| May 27, 2002 | adidas — contender go > |
| February 25, 2002 | Vivian Lives — Virtually go> |
Career Profiles |
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| January 29, 2007 | Emmett McCarthy — tailored by reality go > |
| July 31, 2006 | Lexy Funk — industrious go > |
| June 5, 2006 | Marc Jacobs — runway success go > |
| May 1, 2006 | Ted Hong — puppet master go > |
| October 31, 2005 | Lisa Versacio — in the house go > |
| October 3, 2005 | Raymond Nadeau — making dollars and scents go > |
Webwatch Articles |
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| July 20, 2009 | Sadia — gobbled up? go > |
| May 4, 2009 | Børn Shoes — steps out go > |
| April 13, 2009 | Anthropologie — touchy feely? go > |
| September 22, 2008 | Pottery Barn — home coming go > |
| July 14, 2008 | Diane Von Furstenberg — seamless? go > |
| February 18, 2008 | Vans — ramped go > |
| October 16, 2006 | 7 for All Mankind — Not 2 Die 4 go > |
| July 31, 2006 | Sesame Workshop — street smarts go > |
| July 3, 2006 | Kikkoman — bland go > |
| June 13, 2005 | Subaru — performs go > |
| April 25, 2005 | Barilla — chow bella go > |
| March 21, 2005 | Nivea — radiant go > |
| February 28, 2005 | Christian Dior — j'adore go > |
| January 24, 2005 | Ghirardelli — bitter go > |
| January 3, 2005 | Rossignol — ski mogul go > |
| November 15, 2004 | Fendi — offending go > |
| November 1, 2004 | A&F — second skin go > |
| October 25, 2004 | Bush vs. Kerry — internets go > |
| August 23, 2004 | Zara — zesty go > |
| July 26, 2004 | Burberry — pretty in plaid go > |
| June 28, 2004 | Pampers — potty trained go > |
| June 7, 2004 | Louis Vuitton — euro-flash go > |
| April 5, 2004 | Fisher-Price — Hyperactive go > |
| July 14, 2003 | Damiani — star studded go > |
| March 3, 2003 | IKEA — functional go > |
| December 30, 2002 | Ligne Roset — chic go > |
| September 23, 2002 | Acqua di Parma — golden go > |
| April 22, 2002 | Gloss.com — unblemished go > |
| January 21, 2002 | JCrew.com — fashionably functional go > |
| November 12, 2001 | LEGO — clicks and bricks go > |
