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What Liz is reading around the web this week: What’s cool, interesting, reassuring, or just makes you smile.

I don’t need to share any Coronavirus charts or “the world is sucking right now” articles, that’s for sure. Instead, here are the articles, stories, essays, and videos I’ve been bookmarking, passing along to friends, or just saving for...

Web coolness: What Liz is reading this week.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best of the Web

Oh hey! It’s been a while since we brought you Web Coolness, our roundup of the stuff we’re reading and liking around the web. Well, we’re bringing it back to life, only different. (Kind of like a Pet Semetery thing, ha.) It’s going to be more...

Web Coolness: Swimsuits for all bodies, children’s books about immigrants and the most successful Facebook charitable fundraiser ever.

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are some of the best links we’ve been reading around the web this week. Hope you like them too. It’s summer, yay! Meaning swimsuit season – not always yay. So here’s to these swimsuit brands that celebrate diverse women’s...

Our favorite Mother’s Day links around the web this week

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are some of the coolest Mother’s Day articles and links around the web this week. Hope you like them too! This week’s Mother’s Day edition Spawned podcast discusses why Mother’s Day shouldn’t be celebrating dads or “dog...

Web coolness: A gorgeous tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou, the best coffee in every state, and is it time to delete Facebook?

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are the coolest things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. The Dr. Maya Angelou Google Doodle this week is absolutely extraordinary. You’ll want to watch more than once. In honor of her birthday, check out this list of our...

Web coolness: Great new reads for kids, breastfeeding advocacy from a surprising ally, the fashion trend causing a whole lot of debate

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are the coolest things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. When does a book under the category of “Children’s American History of the 1900s” become a bestseller? When it’s the wonderful Little Leaders:...

Web coolness: The Black Panther kids, new Olympic heroes, and last minute Valentines Day help – but hurry!

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are some of the coolest things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. Whoa – check out these incredible photos of kids recreating the Black Panther posters. They were photographed by London-based Nigerian...

Web coolness: Olympic recipes and crafts, the athletes were rooting for, Valentines Day help, and fixing your Facebook feed

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are some of the coolest things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. The Olympics ceremonies starts tonight! We are totally blown away by this team USA Olympics cake by Molly Yeh. Are you up for an olympian baking feat?...

Web coolness: The heroism of Judge Aquilina, CVS takes on retouched beauty ads, the Barbies we’re coveting

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are the coolest things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. “You are no longer victims. You are survivors, you’re very strong.” – The Honorable Rosemary E Aquilina. While some say Judge Aquilina’s...

Web coolness: Teaching kids about the immigrant experience, no you don’t have to pee on the IKEA ad, and more.

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are some of the cool things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. Immigrants are front and center in the news, again. If your kids are asking questions, here are 9 lovely children’s books about the immigrant experience to help...

Web coolness: Hilarious Christmas cards, cool new STEM toys, and a contender for cutest Christmas family photo idea.

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are some of the cool things we’ve been seeing around the web this week. Hope you like them too. Need a laugh today? Start with this fantastic list of 20 of the guaranteed funniest Christmas and holiday cards like the one above from Debbie Draws Funny. WIth...

Web coolness: SNL’s Welcome to Hell has us cheering, an amazing Hanukkah gift, and a must-see holiday video.

by Cool Mom Staff | Best of the Web

Here are some of the coolest links around the web this week. We hope you like them too! Okay, so we have to start with a big standing O for this weekend’s Welcome to Hell video from SNL which is a brilliant takedown of sexual harassment and misogyny —...

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Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

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