http://www.apesphere.com Primates for progress Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:35:57 GMT en /images/apesphere_logo_rss.gif http://www.apesphere.com Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:35:57 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2089/2010/01/03/Americans_Doing_More_Buying_Less_a_Poll_Finds Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/2089/2010/01/03/Americans_Doing_More_Buying_Less_a_Poll_Finds Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:34:50 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1264/2009/06/05/Pixar_give_us_a_heroine_who_is_not_a_princess-1 Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/1264/2009/06/05/Pixar_give_us_a_heroine_who_is_not_a_princess-1 A kind and gentle op/ed piece in the form of a letter to Pixar. Give us a girl hero with whom our daughters can identify, skinned knees and all. ]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 11:24:34 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1193/2009/05/25/Work_it_baby__Literally__Huggies_ad_needs_a_rethink Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/1193/2009/05/25/Work_it_baby__Literally__Huggies_ad_needs_a_rethink Huggies has a new ad campaign that features a toddler girl in an undeniably "provocative" pose with the caption "Work It Baby." ]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:07:02 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/903/2009/03/31/A_handy_guide_to_student_loan_resources Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/903/2009/03/31/A_handy_guide_to_student_loan_resources The Consumerist offers this handy guide to student loan resources, a big help to anyone trying to finance their own future. ]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:52:44 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/684/2009/03/13/Since_when_did_brightest_mean_richest Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/684/2009/03/13/Since_when_did_brightest_mean_richest Judith Warner questions the ever more-frequent use of the phrase "best and brightest" to describe those on Wall Street, instead of, say, in schools. ]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:05:34 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/665/2009/03/12/Blog_A_healthy_kiddie-cuisine_cookbook_that_works Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/665/2009/03/12/Blog_A_healthy_kiddie-cuisine_cookbook_that_works The Ethicurean's tagline is Chew the Right Thing. ]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:44:12 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/571/2009/03/03/Nobody_Expects_the_Environmental_Inquisition Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/571/2009/03/03/Nobody_Expects_the_Environmental_Inquisition Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:56:03 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/564/2009/03/03/Blog_Save_Dora_from_Tween_sexualityconsumerism Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/564/2009/03/03/Blog_Save_Dora_from_Tween_sexualityconsumerism Packaging Girlhood is an excellent blog for any parent of young girls concerned about the widespread commercial sexualization of girls. ]]> Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:31:10 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/556/2009/03/03/TV_wont_make_your_baby_an_Einstein_but_maybe_a_thug Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/556/2009/03/03/TV_wont_make_your_baby_an_Einstein_but_maybe_a_thug Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:53:54 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/420/2009/02/16/Get_those_kids_in_the_kitchen Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/420/2009/02/16/Get_those_kids_in_the_kitchen Chef and food writer Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall discusses the benefits of teaching children to cook from an early age ]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:19:08 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/345/2009/02/09/Only_Nazis_would_teach_children_about_climate_change Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/345/2009/02/09/Only_Nazis_would_teach_children_about_climate_change Glenn Beck's head exploded on Friday, as he declared that Al Gore is building a "Nazi youth movement" in America by "indoctrinating" kids ]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:11:12 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/312/2009/02/05/Parenthood_the_key_to_happy_marriage_It_depends- Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/312/2009/02/05/Parenthood_the_key_to_happy_marriage_It_depends- Whether parenthood makes marriage partners more or less happy depends entirely on how they go about becoming and being parents. ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:35:34 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/296/2009/02/04/MySpace_banned_90000_sex_offenders_during_last_2_years Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/296/2009/02/04/MySpace_banned_90000_sex_offenders_during_last_2_years A response by social networking site MySpace to a subpoena from two attorneys general reveals the site has banned 90,000 sex offenders. ]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:35:49 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/259/2009/02/02/Green_activists_getting_er_shorter-1 Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/259/2009/02/02/Green_activists_getting_er_shorter-1 "Positive pester power" is on the rise as children nag their parents to adopt eco friendly practices. ]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:54:10 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/177/2009/01/23/Babies_Need_a_Lot_of_Stuff-__Or_Do_They Parenting & Relationships http://www.apesphere.com/story/177/2009/01/23/Babies_Need_a_Lot_of_Stuff-__Or_Do_They In her excellent new series, Heather Dunham of Eco Child's Play considers which of those "essentials" for newborns are really essential. ]]>