Smother Goose

image via Balloons are an intrinsic part of childhood.  Balloons mean birthday parties, fun fairs, or even handy tools for getting...

Earlier I wrote about the Alien Giraffe phenomenon in children's toys.  (Giraffes have horns in real life, not antennae.)  Since then,...

image via The news that they're making a new film version of the musical Annie dredged up memories of watching the original 1982 fi...

image via Let's get the obvious out of the way: the infamous boat ride from the 1971 movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ...

image via "Sesame Street" has a lot to answer for, from the creepy visuals of " Twin Beaks " to the heartbreak of ...

image via I still was listening to LPs as a kid.  There wasn't a large selection for me to choose from (that interested me, anyway--...

image via Where I live, it's been over 100 °F lately, and as I walk across parking lots in oven-like conditions, seeing the horizon ...