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Monday, March 12, 2012

White House dinner for David Cameron: An ‘official dinner,’ not ‘state dinner’

Game Change’: Stars offer their campaign suggestions at the premiereWashington billionaires: Who are they, and how do they spend it?Entries By CategoryCelebvocateFirst FamilyHeyIn other news...LovePartiesPoliticsQuotedRead ThisSurreal EstateUpdateWhite House Correspondents' Association DinnerWhite House State DinnerStories By DateFull Monthly Archive Posted at 03:46 PM ET, 03/11/2012By The Reliable Source

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Huggies revamps ‘Dad Test’ campaign after complaints

Dad Test’ campaignTechnology’s benefits for teens vs. YouTube fights, cyber-harassment, webcam spyingStories By DateFull Monthly Archive Posted at 02:02 PM ET, 03/12/2012By Janice D'Arcy

After a barrage of complaints from fathers, the diaper maker Huggies is promising to revamp its new advertising campaign.

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Taylor Swift is Billboard’s top-earning artist

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Surely the perpetually surprised Taylor Swift isn’t shocked by this one: Billboard has named the 22-year-old pop-country princess the top-earning music act on its “Money Makers” list, outgrossing U2, Kenny Chesney, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne. Swift’s songs about high school and heartbreak didn’t just net her an armful of awards — they also helped her earn a cool $35 million.

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Low-alcohol beers: Take a walk on the mild side

Mario Batali to pay $5.25 million in settlementR.J. Cooper returns to Rogue 24 full-time on TuesdayCooking Off the Cuff: An out-of-season specialRichard talks about Michel’s closing; Ducasse wants a food truckEntries By CategoryAll We Can EatBeerBooksChat LeftoversChefsComfort FoodFood PoliticsFood labelingHolidayIn SeasonMarkets This WeekMediaRecipesRestaurantsShoppingSmoke SignalsSpiritsSustainable FoodTales of the TestersTelevisionWineStories By DateFull Monthly Archive Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 03/12/2012By Greg Kitsock

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Louis C.K. and the peril of Washington media dinners

state dinner’Love, etc.: Dennis Quaid divorces; Dick Van Dyke marriesLouis C.K. bails on Washington media dinnerEntries By CategoryCelebvocateFirst FamilyHeyIn other news...LovePartiesPoliticsQuotedRead ThisSurreal EstateUpdateWhite House Correspondents' Association DinnerWhite House State DinnerStories By DateFull Monthly Archive Posted at 04:00 AM ET, 03/12/2012By The Reliable Source

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Love, etc.: Dennis Quaid divorces; Dick Van Dyke marries

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Louis C.K. bails on Washington media dinner

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‘Friends With Kids’: A comedy that makes marriage post-kids look tragic

Dad Test’ campaignTechnology’s benefits for teens vs. YouTube fights, cyber-harassment, webcam spyingD.C. public schools: Lottery results reveal a new set of popular kidsMaclaren files for bankruptcy and a stereotype goes down with itStories By DateFull Monthly Archive Posted at 10:58 AM ET, 03/09/2012By Janice D'Arcy

After seeing a new comedy ostensibly about parenting that opens today in the region, I propose a new movie rating: RPK or Restricted to adults Post-Kids.

“Friends With Kids” is hilarious for viewers who have already survived the harrowing first years of parenthood and, if married, have remained so. For those married folk who haven’t had kids and plan to some day, it might be better considered as a horror flick. Or birth control.

The story premise is that marriage, kids and happiness cannot all existence together, at least not for a few years. The trailer is here:

The movie’s two main characters, one portrayed by Jennifer Westfeldt who wrote and directed the film, witness their closest friends try to juggle their kids and their marriages. It scares the bejesus out of them.

The best and worst part of this scenario is that it’s a pretty honest depiction. These couples have every cultural advantage and they still strain terribly under the pressure. No amount of money, education and wit can save them from insomniac bickering.

Overall, the movie reminded me of the day I, fully pregnant at the time, approached a mother overseeing two kids and asked if she had any advice for an about-to-be-new mom.

The mother looked at me with two earnest, pleading, bagged eyes. “It’s hard on the marriage,” she said. “It’s hard to be nice to each other when neither of you is sleeping.”

Gulp.

Now, imagine you’re pregnant or plan to be and sitting through a two-hour version of that answer.

Without giving away too much, the movie follows our heroes as they experiment with a novel child-rearing approach designed to circumvent the marriage-sucking burdens of the traditional love-marriage-baby path.

Last week, I joined Westfeldt, who does not have children and has been in a long-term relationship with Mad Men’s Jon Hamm — who also stars in the movie and gives a particularly sobering depiction of post-kid married life — for a Q&A after a screening of the movie.

She was asked by a member of the audience if she plans to have kids.

“We don’t know. We don’t really don’t know. We love kids. We love our friends’ kids. Our lives are so crazy …. That might happen. I don’t know,” she said, her voiced trailing off.

What do you think if the “Friends With Kids” premise? Is it honest or is it too cynical to suggest that the notion of romantic love has to take a back seat to kids, at least for a few years?

Sarah Burton, Apple show they can carry founders’ visions

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This week, leading companies in two disparate global industries managed to achieve the same feats. While Apple fans waited for the unveiling of the iPad 3—or rather, the new iPad, its official name—the fashion industry held its breath in Paris, as Sarah Burton finally announced with gusto that she can further the vision of the late Alexander McQueen.

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Mario Batali to pay $5.25 million in settlement

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Celebrity chef and “The Chew” co-host Mario Batali and his business partner, Joseph

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Celebrity chef and “The Chew” co-host Mario Batali and his business partner, Joseph

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