childhood
The Day We Became Cynical: How Did You Find Out Santa Isn't Real?
Gawker Staff · 12/24/12 03:00PMEvery child eventually experiences that crushing day when he or she realizes that Santa Claus, that totally implausible overweight gift-giver, is (SPOILER) not real. For those of us who thrive on cynicism, it's almost difficult to remember a time when we could be so joyfully naive—it took us a few years to realize that everything is horrible. Here, we've gathered our stories of the day our innocence died. Please share your own in the comments.
Punks Don't Wear Butterfly Tattoos: Show Us Your Most Embarrassing Past Halloween Costumes
Cord Jefferson · 10/29/12 04:45PMWith the bleakness of Hurricane Sandy closing in all around—at least on the East Coast—let us not forget that Halloween is also nearly here. To better get our minds off the violent terror that is Mother Nature, we thought it might be a good idea to revel in the slightly less damaging terror of humiliating old Halloween costumes. Because what better way to while away the hours inside than by remembering what a cute or stunningly awkward and lonely child you used to be?
Charlize Theron ‘Had No Teeth’ Until Age 11 — Wait, What?
Caity Weaver · 05/17/12 10:55PMUnbearably Precocious 11-Year-Old Designer Is Proof That Childhood Is Dead
Richard Lawson · 10/19/10 12:45PMNew Web Service Helps Lazy Parents Spy On Kids' Little League Games
Adrian Chen · 08/25/10 09:07PMIf You Were a Loser in the First Grade, You'll Be a Loser Forever
Richard Lawson · 08/09/10 01:27PMWhy Are These Little Girls 'Going Hard' on 'Single Ladies'?
Max Read · 05/13/10 02:09AMWe are not very judgmental people, generally, and probably these kids are having a blast dancing their scary little hearts out. But good luck watching this video of five young girls do Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' and not feeling totally uncomfortable!
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Gabriel Snyder · 12/09/09 04:15PMOne More Thing: The Great Regression
ian spiegelman · 10/11/08 06:47PMWhat do you do when the world's economy is falling apart and God only knows when things will get better? Duh! You get together with your friends, pretend that you're six, and start building some sofa-and-blanket forts stat! Dig deep into your memories for the days when food and shelter was someone else's problem, and find some clips that hearken back to those warm and cozy—and lost—times. They don't have to be cartoons, but they do have to be from childhood. That's all. I'll start with my biggest childhood hero.
Ad Hoc Altarcations: Schoolteachers Get Lucky!
lneyfakh · 04/15/07 12:36PMEach Monday, Intern Alexis uses a rigorous scale to rank the happy pair-bonds cemented in the Times wedding announcements. But surely, the Times can't contain all the nuptial bliss to be experienced in the metro area. Ergo, the Post's weddings section, where the couples require a more flexible scale that can take into consideration differences in, say, life experience, and body type.