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    Christina Anderson

    Christina Anderson

    Editorial Director, Parents; The Huffington Post

  • Super Bowl XLIX Was Cool, But It's The Dadvertising That Really Got Us

    Super Bowl XLIX Was Cool, But It's The Dadvertising That Really Got Us

  • Last Year Was Great For Feminism. Is A Backlash Coming?

    "It was a watershed year for women, and for feminism, as we refused to accept the pandemic of violence against women -- the rape, the murder, the beatings, the harassment on the streets and the threats online," writes Rebecca Solnit this week at the Guardian.

  • There's No Need For Receiving Blankets When Babies Are Sent Home In Christmas Stockings

    Every parent who has welcomed a baby in a hospital is familiar with the striped hospital-grade receiving blankets that newborns are wrapped up in as soon as they enter the world. At one of these hospitals, The Magee-Women's Hospital at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, a group of women called the "Magee Knitters" hand-knit close to 200 festive caps for the babies who'd be spending the holiday in the hospital.

  • 16 Empowering Gifts For Girls That Aren't Pink Or Sparkly

    16 Empowering Gifts For Girls That Aren't Pink Or Sparkly

  • This Graph Reveals Just How Nerve-Racking Proposing Can Be

    It's enough to get one's heart racing. One man wanted to literally measure his heart rate as he set out to propose to his girlfriend on a trip to Rome. Redditor Sesipikai was interested in recording the body's physiological response when he popped the question, so he wore a heart monitor to measure exactly when his heart rate would rise and fall.

  • It's Not Your Kids Holding Your Career Back. It's Your Husband.

    Almost a decade ago, the writer Linda Hirshman exhorted ambitious women to marry men with less money or social capital than they had. In articles and her book, Get to Work, she told women that they should avoid ever taking on more than half of the housework or child care. A new study of Harvard Business School graduates from HBS’s Robin Ely and Colleen Ammerman and Hunter College sociologist Pamela Stone shows that high-achieving women are not meeting the career goals they set for themselves in their 20s.

  • Publicly Shaming Bill Cosby Is the Best We Can Do

    What should happen to Bill Cosby now that more than a dozen women have accused him of sexual assault? In that world, the allegations, if true, would lead to convictions, and Cosby would be headed to prison on sexual assault charges. “Actually, he’s a serial rapist,” Joan Tarshis, one of the latest victims to tell her story, said on CNN.

  • Blake Shelton Opens Up About His 'Tough' Divorce

    Country music star Blake Shelton recently stopped by "60 Minutes" to talk about growing up in Oklahoma, his journey to Nashville and, of course, his marriage to Miranda Lambert. Raised in Oklahoma by divorced parents, Shelton describes living with his dad as "lots of chicken chow mein and deer chili" for dinner. The youngest of three children, Shelton idolized his older brother, Richie, whom he called his hero.

  • 10 Things Working Moms Don't Want To Hear

    While I’m what you call a “working mom” (term I don’t like to use because I firmly believe ALL moms are working moms) I respect moms who have chosen to stay out of the workforce to care for their children.

  • The 4 Worst Possible Moments For Your Kids To Tell The Truth

    The 4 Worst Possible Moments For Your Kids To Tell The Truth

  • 5 Reasons Why My Second Child Is The Way She Is

    It’s hard to know if we’re the way we are because we’re hardwired that way or if we’re a product of our environment. In the case of my second daughter, a whole 18 months younger than her big sister, I think, in many ways, she’s a product of her birth order. No matter how great the mom, the second kid gets the short end of the stick. An Apology Letter to My Second Child had me nodding with acknowledgement.

  • Naomi Campbell Gives A Tour Of Ian Fleming's House...In A Bikini

    Naomi Campbell lives large. The supermodel rose to fame in the late '80s and has stayed at the top of the heap despite numerous lawsuits and the misuse of a cell phone. On an episode of MTV Cribs, the model gave a tour of her three-bedroom oceanfront property is in Oracabessa, Jamaica. The British model (whose mother is Jamaican) calls the bungalow her "retreat" and reveals that the home is located on Ian Fleming's property. The "James Bond" creator apparently wrote some of his 007 novels whilst in that location.

  • A Bathroom Inspired By An Airstream Trailer Has Us Scratching Our Heads

    Bathrooms and kitchens are usually the first areas in a home to be remodeled. Whether they are still shrouded in eras past (green shag rug in the bathroom is a definite no-no), or could just use a more personal touch, they're hot spots for updating. The bathroom, located in an apartment in Belgium, is described as "a technically advanced architectural object." Dethier Architecture, the creators behind this modern loo, were inspired by an airstream trailer's aerodynamic design.

  • Does Celebrity Status Warrant THIS Much Appreciation?

    Looks like this realtor knows what he's doing.

  • The 18 Worst-Dressed Stars At The Met Gala 2013

    Then there was Linda Evangelista who looked like she was lost on her way to Cinderella's castle. Anne Hathaway, no stranger to red carpet fails, risked another wardrobe malfunction in a sideboob-baring, transparent gown that really had us wondering what she was thinking. Check out our worst-dressed stars of the night here, and then head over to the best-dressed gallery to see the style stunners of the evening.

  • The Surprising Contents Of A '60s Fallout Shelter

    A Neenah, WI family got quite a shock when they discovered that a fallout shelter in their backyard wasn't empty, but instead, fully stocked. The Zwick family has lived in their current home for ten years, and always knew that the bunker in the backyard existed. The shelter was designed to protect the family from the radiation of a nuclear bomb and was stocked with supplies for a two-week period.

  • The Average American Woman Puts How Many Products On Her Skin Each Day?

    The laws governing the cosmetics industry date back to 1938 ... and haven't shifted since. Gregg Renfrew, founder of Beautycounter, has set out to change that. In the video above, Renfrew describes what moved her to start her cosmetics company.