Every publication we encounter presents procreation as a cute and cuddly experience, all pink and powder blue, at best an interior decorating opportunity, at worst a housekeeping challenge. Babble runs a large network of "mommybloggers," as they have come to be called.) But I think there's a simpler lesson here that's being overlooked. MORE >>

Jeff Han's 2006 TED presentation has been buzzing since last February, and the iPhone seems definitely inspired by it. Posted by: Tim Hannigan | March 01, 2007 at 02:32 AM A close friend was in a private meeting where Steve Jobs demo'd the iPhone - about 20 people present - shortly after the launch. That explains everything! MORE >>

By raising and presenting our children as though they share our views on issues both critical and mundane in the creation of personal identity (which is, I believe, different from them our values), we are effectively denying them the freedom to create that identity on their own terms. Since then, the trend has exhausted its life cycle. MORE >>

Event presented by Powell’s Books. The folks at Riverhead have put together a great tour for Where Good Ideas Come From. It's going to be a busy October, but it should also be a lot of fun. Here are the details for now; I will update as new events get added. Washington, D.C. Tuesday, October 5, 7:00 PM. Politics & Prose. 202-364-1919. MORE >>

According to the demo last week, the main way to launch iWork documents is by an internal document-selection process after launch, where your files are presented to you in a gallery format. . I wrote a little essay for Time.com on the iPad launch (and the reactions to it.) number of proposed interfaces — most famously, Apple's failed OpenDoc. MORE >>