News and Culture Five
What we’re reading today:
1. JC Penney was selling the above t-shirt in the little girls department. Because it’s always a good to instill the idea that girls only have to be beautiful little fools and nothing else matters. If you click on the item listing, you can see it’s no longer available.
2. Bummed about the end of summer? Us too. Here are some suggestions to beat the end of summer blues.
3. Are traditional playgrounds contributing to childhood obesity?
4. The Guardian looks at the bond between fathers and daughters.
5. Go Planet!
Blog
Hate to break it to you, friends, but summer is drawing to a close. There is, however, still a string of sunny August days left, and we want you to make the most of it! So here’s the official Bunchland list of things you need to do before it’s back to pencils, books and lunches in the school cafeteria.
1. Get wet
Whether you laze a day away at the beach, practice your doggy paddle in the neighbourhood pool or host the biggest water balloon fight your block has ever seen, you gotta beat the heat somehow, and frankly, turning up the AC just isn’t as fun.
2. Make a new friend
Maybe the whole family’s going gaga over a new pet, or maybe the kids are begging for nonstop playdates with camp friends, but there’s something about summer that makes everyone a little bit friendlier. Read more...
