Make Outdoor Play a Part of Every Day: Get the Be Out There Parent Guide

Is it difficult to get your kids to play outdoors instead of being glued to the TV, computer, or video game? You're not alone. Today's kids are being born into a tech-centric world, with easy access to television, videos, digital media, video games, and cell phones, and it's become such a part … Continue reading →

How TV Changes Our Kid’s Brains

We have a TV-free house, and that's kind of a rare thing in modern America. But children are exposed to dubious messages and marketing ploys at a very early age these days, and we don't think that's appropriate for our kids - there's time enough later in their lives to adopt television if they … Continue reading →

How to Keep Your Kids from Watching Too Much TV

U.S. children aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours per month watching television. I think that's a staggering statistic, and one that bears repeating: kids in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours out of every month watching TV. That's 29 hours per week! To put it into … Continue reading →

Some Brut Executives Need to be Slapped

"Some men just need to be slapped" says Brut. "Yup. And if the idiots that wrote and signed off on that asinine BS were named, I'd be the first one in line to slap the shit out of them" says I. Brut's latest campaign proves yet again that marketing to men involves sinking to the lowest common … Continue reading →

Hank D and the Bee: Are You Ready For Some Football?!

Like Hank, I love playing sports--however, I no longer watch them with the joy I did as a kid. I cannot stand the gratuitous marketing spectacle that professional sports has become. This problem is increasingly dire considering the majority of the never-ending ads scream “hey sports fans, YOU … Continue reading →