The Washington state woman Mashable wrote about in early October when her cochlear hearing implant surgery was live-tweeted and Instagrammed, is going on camera again as doctors turn on the hearing implant for the first time. Seventy-nine year old Eleanor Day will have her hearing implant activated using a remote-controlled type device on Wednesday morning…
[kickstarter url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1746892989/twinsters width=640] Have you ever seen someone in a crowd or watched a YouTube video and thought, ‘Gee, that person looks just like someone I know?’ It happens all the time, and usually those doppelgangers are just a spooky coincidence. But for AnaÏs Bordier, the chance sighting and a little help from social media…
What happens when political satirists grow up and become parents? They create awesome entertainment for their own kids, and share it with the rest of us. Gregg Spiridellis and his brother Evan are the brains behind JibJab, which gained attention in 2004 with its This Land parody featuring then President George Bush and Sen. John…
You don’t need to have kids in your life to revisit some of your favorite childhood storybooks. It turns out, a lot of the lessons in children’s books are still relevant throughout adulthood — and they’re even clearer when you don’t have to pause to sound out the words. Before flipping through a season of…
This morning I made coffee for my brother-in-law before he started a long commute into New York City, then set out breakfast for my two nieces and sister, who were all sleeping in our guest room. Scenarios like this are being played out in homes up and down the East Coast in the aftermath of…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JgyaHXqs0w?rel=0&w=640&h=360] We feel your pain, parents. Having a crying baby can be immensely stressful. Why is he crying? What does she need? Before you start beating yourself up for not knowing how to translate infant screams into English, try this geek-approved approach to calming down your baby. Star Wars fans have been known to…
This Nov. 14 photo shows Peggy Young, of Lorton, Virginia, with her daughter Triniti, 7, in Washington.Image: Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press In 2006, United Parcel Service driver Peggy Young was put on unpaid leave because she got pregnant. Now, Young is suing her former employer because she believes UPS violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and the…
Parents are using their children’s attachment to social media to their advantage, making it a powerful incentive — and punishment — in the age-old struggle to raise kids right. Parents are tightening the reins on their kids’ previously unchecked Internet access, as they begin to better understand the broader implications of social media, constant connectedness…