Family-Friendly Vacation: The North Fork
For a budget-friendly sampling of retro family fun, rent a station wagon and check out some delightfully nostalgic activities.
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- Schools: The Disaster Movie
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A debate has been raging over why our education system is failing. A new documentary by the director of An Inconvenient Truth throws fuel on the fire.
By John Heilemann
The Look BookMore
Finn Morrison, First-Grader
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"My dad doesn’t really want a pet. Dad, do you want a pet monkey?"
Family FlicksMore movies
An animated fantasy film about a mythic band of winged warriors.
Two wolves make their way home after being taken halfway across the country by park rangers.
FlippedThis teen drama chronicles an affair between two youngsters from grade school through junior high.
Fall FashionMore
Tween Beat
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From zebra patterns to Madonna’s Lourdes: a shopping trip through the weird world of adult-girl fashion.
Best of New YorkMore
Unreal jungle gyms, hard-rocking puppet shows, and other reasons why it's great to be a city kid.
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10/8 New York Comic Con at Jacob K. Javits Convention Cente
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- New York Comic Con
- Jacob K. Javits Convention Cente
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Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. and Jr. are guests of honor at a three-day geekstravaganza of comix, manga, indies, sci-fi, fantasy, Japanese pop, webcomics, superheroes … and giant robots. More »
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10/7 Puss in Boots at New Victory Theater
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- Puss in Boots
- New Victory Theater
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Moisés Kaufman joins Gotham Chamber Opera and the Blind Summit puppet company in staging Montsalvatge’s playful opera about the famously crafty kitty. The opera will also be presented in the original Spanish for two evening performances.  More »
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10/9 Pasta! A Pop Ups Puppet Musical
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- Pasta! A Pop Ups Puppet Musical
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The indie mainstays set off on an imaginary trans-Brooklyn odyssey on a quest for the makings of the perfect gravy.  More »
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10/10 Funkey Monkeys at The Jewish Museum
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- Funkey Monkeys
- The Jewish Museum
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Music, improv, and more from the folks behind 2008’s "Jewish ’Til You’re Satisfied".  More »
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