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20 of Pixar’s greatest animated shorts in one night – No wonder they call it a special

Well kids, gather round and let me tell you about an animated short film about a desk lamp, that came out in 1986. Sound boring? No way. It was the first glimpse of what the future of CGI would look like, created by a (then) little-known company called Pixar. You may...

How the Grinch Monopolized my Blu-ray Player

by Cool Mom Staff | Entertainment + Media

When I found out that How the Grinch Stole Christmas, one of my all time faaaaavorite Christmas movies was out on Blu-ray I couldn’t wait to see it in glorious high def. Especially now that we’re officially into Christmas season.As it turns out, the...

Charity starts at home – 15 of our readers’ favorite dot-orgs

by Cool Mom Staff | Doing Good

The nicest thing about our recent XBox 360 giveaway was seeing all the fabulous local children’s charities that you wanted your second XBox donated to should you win. The lucky winner was reader Marcela W (Go Marcela!) along with her charity, Ann Arbor’s...

Cool Advent Calendar Ideas? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

I have a pretty wooden advent calendar/box with little doors that my boys use to count down the days until Christmas but I always have trouble finding cute items to put inside. Any ideas? -Kristin The advent calendar is the first thing my kids race to on December...

Two more reasons to spend the holidays in NYC. Besides the sheer awesomeness of it all.

by Cool Mom Staff | Holiday Picks

This time of year, the entire world descends on my fair city, or seems to, judging from the midtown traffic and my inability to get anywhere near the fitting rooms at H+M at lunchtime. So I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out a couple of really fantastic...