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The Parent Gossip Train: Do You Ever Talk About Other People’s Kids?

Lainies mom said Kiras shorts are too short and she shouldnt wear makeup to school. Anils parents told him hes lucky both his parents are Indian. His family feels sorry for Sarah because her dad is African American and her mom is White. Jill told me it is too bad youre Christian and Dad is Jewish. Thats why I dont get a bat mitzvah. Erins mom says Jordan is NEVER welcome in their house again.

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Two Sisters, One Dream: Zouk Mixes Culture With Charity

Zouk: a style of music inspired by the rhythms of the Caribbean islands (or a four letter word that can earn you tons of points in your Scrabble or Words With Friends game). But for Jenny Best and Katharina Tagliaferro, Zouk is a way to bring worldly treasures to a new audience. The sisters are the owners of Zouk Los Angeles, a new boutique that just opened in Santa Monica.

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Pop Culture’s Checked Out Parents

The new AMC drama The Killing is a merciless, riveting slog through despair and the unrelenting Seattle rain as two homicide detectives are obsessed with trying to solve the murder of a teenage girl and the girls parents are floundering in an ocean of grief, trying to comprehend what seems unfathomable.

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Where Does Halloween Come From?

My very inquisitive six-year-old asked me why people dress up on Halloween. I was stumped. I am usually a reasonably informed mom with a quick story about all the cool things in history that have formed our current day celebrations. But not this time I didnt have any answers!