As you might have noticed, we’re big vegetable fans here. So much so, we get rather peeved when someone tries to hide them away. That’s why we were delighted to see George Ball of the Wall Street Journaldeclare 2011 to be the Year of the Vegetable! Ball takes his cue from Michelle Obama and her Let’s Move! initiative. In order to fight childhood obesity, Ball says we need to teach by example — adults also need to eat more vegetables and the tomato slice on a burger doesn’t count. Interestingly (but not surprisingly) he says that kids get pretty excited about the vegetables they grown themselves. His answer: more community gardens! Now where is Margaret Atwood? Read more...
Recalling that other famous (fictional) yours-and-mine-and-ours family, Merkin’s article comes complete with a Brady-inspired blue grid with 15 key Keeping Up with the Kardashians characters. (notably missing: Kourtney’s boyfriend, who, we gather after watching the above clip, does not have a friend in Khloé)
The gist of Merkin’s article is that Keeping Up with the Kardashians is not wildly successful because it’s another sneak peak into the fabulous lives of celebrities; rather, it’s successful because however crazy and extravagant they may be, they’re truly loving and all about togetherness. Kris Kardashian (the matriarch and mastermind behind pushing to get a reality series) tells Merkin that they still do a family Sunday dinner. And it’s not just the kids that Kris and husband Bruce Jenner raised together (all the K’s plus Rob), but also the four kids from Jenner’s pre-Kris marriages. Read more...
