Husband, father, and writer living in Northern California after a lifetime in New England. The last three years have seen me finally documenting...
Sometimes, when the daily grind gets to me, I think back to my carefree days in pre-school, when they gave you a nice nap in the middle of the...
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The Barbie Thing...
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Writer. Marketing Geek. Mother and wife. I am a new...
Want to get a rise out of your local human-resources manager? Ask her this: Does your company value employees with kids more than those...
I'm in the office, following my daughter's trip to school. At 7:48 a.m., Clare is heading south on Narragansett Avenue; two minutes later, she's...
How much thought have you given to developing a theory of your kids' future? According to the Kaiser Family Foundation's latest report, kids...
Despite appearances, a futuristic new stroller that's making a splash among well-heeled parents didn't fall from outer space -- just Scandinavia....
As April 15 looms at accounting firm Plante & Moran, the lights are dimmed and the vertical blinds are drawn in the third-floor conference room...
Last June, I lost my job as managing editor of this magazine. Fast Company was moving from Boston to New York, and I had decided not...
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Willie Wonka would feel right at home in Dylan's Candy Bar, a 10,000-square-foot candy-plex on New York's Upper East Side. There's Tootsie Roll...
Emily Snavely is a tiny 11-year-old with blue eyes, freckles, and curly blond hair that's pulled up on top of her head in a green hair band. She...
Most of us in business spend a great deal of time measuring. We keep close tabs on sales, profits, rate of growth, and return on investment. In...
"Imagine a world," says Suzanne Muchin, "in which children were cared for by a community that understood their basic needs." While you're at it,...
Who David Peterson, 50, cofounder, chairman, and CEO of Atlanta-based North Highland Co., a $40 million management-and-technology...
Who Daniel Mintz, 40, the New York - based cofounder and managing director of Olympus Capital Holdings Asia, an investment-management...
Who Lori Broache (lori.broache@kodak.com), 39, vice president of worldwide marketing for Eastman Kodak Co.'s digital-imaging business in...
Leticia Canela, Geoff Hawes, Paul Robinson, and Miguel Sumoza are hanging out. The four high-school students are shooting pool, listening to rap...
