Cruising anywhere in the North Atlantic during colder months is a real gamble. THAT’S WHY YOU ALWAYS GET THE ADULT BEVERAGE PACKAGE, PEOPLE. You’re always buzzed and happy to be away from work, period, no matter how things go. I once spent nine days on a Norwegian cruise ship that the captain just anchored in the…

Phillippe, in depositions and court filings, describes how he made up his mind before the incident that Hewitt wasn’t “the right fit for him,” and that he feared his children would see pictures of him with a much younger, “revealingly” dressed woman. In text messages sent July 5 and obtained in September 2017 by Holly…

If you have time and take a transatlantic to Europe it is actually amazing. You don’t get a lot of calls or interaction with home (so five or six days to disconnect) and when you get there you are on their time after they make an adjustment to the clock each night. It’s wonderful, no jetlag. The key, of course, is…

There are some itineraries that are just better done from the water. I’ve only done two cruises, one in Alaska and one in the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean cruise totally could have been done by land (though it was nice not having to pack up and move my shit every night), but the Alaska cruise isn’t an experience…

I have a toddler who loves Blippi, too. I think he’s pretty decent at running around spaces and explaining things, but I agree that Stevin’s interactions with children are usually pretty awkward. It’s probably best that a more personable “Blippi” is out on the road interacting with live children.

Is there some reason this site likes to shit all over Liam Hemsworth? What did he do to end up on your “we hate him, so you must hate him” list?

Cruise ships often sail to ports that are difficult to access, so bad weather can literally make it impossible to get there. That’s why every passenger signs on to the possibility that they won’t get to see what they hoped to see, because every stop is at the captain’s discretion. It sucks, but you get what you get on…

Sorry to be way off topic, but I was wondering if The Slot still exists, and if so, will it be expanding it’s political coverage to make up for the loss of Splinter?

My kids watch his vids... and I really don’t mind them? Is he an “influencer”? Never thought of him that way. I don’t recall him shilling for products like, say, Ryan’s Toy Review. It’s pretty much just simple kid’s entertainment as far as I can tell.

I mean I’ve only been on one and really enjoyed it...granted it went smoothly and there weren’t any catastrophes that happened . Me and my boyfriend at the time didn’t drive, so our appeal was that, for one reasonable amount, we could go on a vacation where everything we needed was in one place and would be taken care…

As the (proud? constantly sleep-deprived?) father of two small boys, I’m all too familiar with Blippi. He was a bit of a crutch when the first was unruly, but we learned our lesson. Three anecdotes/observations:

So, my kid loves Blippi. And because I love my kid, I looked into the Blippi Live tickets. They are not coming to my state. But I did read the FAQ and saw that it was going to be a fake Blippi and I have mixed feelings. On one hand, I don’t really want to pay for my kid to see a fake Blippi. On the other hand, I don’t…

Right, the tourist town was closed because tourist season is over. Who goes on a cruise this time of year? I'm sure it was super cheap, but when something is super cheap, you have to ask yourself "why?" 

Cruises can be great (I went on an Alaskan cruise last summer and it was indeed magical), but it’s an inherently riskier vacation choice than land based vacations. Even when the ship is well run (and it sounds like this one definitely wasn’t), the cruise line cannot guarantee the itinerary they advertise on ANY cruise…

the only cruise i would ever do is a viking river cruise. this is because their ads before PBS Masterpiece always made me want to be an elegant retiree gliding along the rhone with my aging but still dashing lawyer husband while taking in the sights of ancient europe, but also because it’s a river so if the boat…

The Sesame Workshop has a kit for children with parents who are incarcerated. Its available on the website. 

This is amazing, and I have to say that the sheer volume of research they do for Sesame Street is astounding.

Which sucks, but if it keeps SS running and airing on PBS, I’m OK with it. There’s been enough cutbacks on PBS.

HBO gets new Sesame Street content exclusively for the first 6 months it’s out, then it’s given to PBS for wider distribution. So in the end everything is out and free to the public. It’s a decent compromise that makes the show sustainable.

Karli won’t appear on the actual television show just yet; she was created for the online initiative. As her storyline develops, fans of the show will learn why she was placed in foster care: her mother had to go away for treatment, but now she’s back home and in recovery. The new resources, which help children…