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The best Taylor Swift gifts for your special Swiftie!  | Holiday Gift Guide

The best Taylor Swift gifts for your special Swiftie! | Holiday Gift Guide

by Christina Refford | Holiday Picks

We couldn’t put together a gift guide this year without including the best gifts for Taylor Swift fans, right? Whether or not you’re a Swiftie yourself, you probably know someone who is–like my niece who was at the rainiest rain show that ever rain...
15 gift ideas for the guy who’s hard to shop for.  | Holiday Gifts 2022

15 gift ideas for the guy who’s hard to shop for. | Holiday Gifts 2022

by Liz Gumbinner | For the Menfolk, Holiday Picks

Every year, we put together our favorite gift ideas for the man who has everything and while last year’s picks are still pretty awesome, we thought we’d share some new ideas too. I get it — it’s hard! But I hope this list helps you pick the...
Give your kids behind-the-scenes access with Laurie Berkner’s Fan Club

Give your kids behind-the-scenes access with Laurie Berkner’s Fan Club

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

My teens have grown up watching Laurie Berkner’s fun-filled music videos on Nick Jr, and spent many afternoons dancing to her greatest hits like Victor Vito and I’m Going to Catch You. They’ve fallen to sleep listening to her gentle lullabies playing...
Affordable music lessons from Grammy winners and Juilliard musicians, all from the comfort of your home

Affordable music lessons from Grammy winners and Juilliard musicians, all from the comfort of your home

by Cool Mom Staff | Helpful Services

This is a sponsored message on behalf of Virtu.Academy Instilling a love of music and supporting your child’s passion for the arts just got a whole lot easier and more affordable, thanks to Virtu.Academy, a convenient online platform that offers private music...
12 wonderful Dolly Parton gifts for the Dolly fans in your life. (A.K.A. everyone we know.)

12 wonderful Dolly Parton gifts for the Dolly fans in your life. (A.K.A. everyone we know.)

by Caroline Siegrist | Holiday Picks, Living

It goes without saying that I will always love Dolly Parton, so naturally I was drawn to these amazing Dolly Parton gifts. If you haven’t listened to the Dolly Parton’s America podcast yet, let me assure you that people of all stripes, plaids, and paisleys...
In the Heights movie is a celebration of love, dreams, community, family, and the melting pot that makes New York the greatest city in the world

In the Heights movie is a celebration of love, dreams, community, family, and the melting pot that makes New York the greatest city in the world

by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment + Media

Fair warning: This is not so much a review of the new In the Heights Movie, opening tonight, as it is a love letter. I am a movie person, as any longtime reader here knows. I’m also a Broadway person, a Lin Manuel person, and a proud native New Yorker. Put them...
The Dolly Parton Little Golden Book we’ve all been waiting for. (“We” being my entire family.)

The Dolly Parton Little Golden Book we’ve all been waiting for. (“We” being my entire family.)

by Kate Etue | Books for Kids

If you know anything about me and my family, you might have guessed that we’d be marking our calendars for the launch of My Little Golden Book About Dolly Parton, which will be added to the Little Golden Book library this coming September. As a Nashville-native,...
Stream our playlist of great kids holiday music, for tunes you haven’t heard 10,000 times already

Stream our playlist of great kids holiday music, for tunes you haven’t heard 10,000 times already

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

Right about now, I’ve heard enough Run Run Rudolph to last me to next Christmas, and I’m itching to mix up our holiday music playlist with some old favorites and new-to-us tunes. So, as my gift to you, I’m sharing a brand-new Cool Mom Picks Spotify...
How to get your hands on iconic photos + paintings to support equity for Black artists. We can’t pick a favorite!

How to get your hands on iconic photos + paintings to support equity for Black artists. We can’t pick a favorite!

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor, Doing Good

By now, I think our readers are aware that that creating more equity and representation for Black Americans across every industry is one of the most impactful ways to dismantle racist systems.  So as a fan of original rock portraits — and of organizations that...
Lincoln Center at Home offers the most amazing art classes and concerts for kids. Free! From home!

Lincoln Center at Home offers the most amazing art classes and concerts for kids. Free! From home!

by Kate Etue | DIY, Entertainment + Media

Even those of us who are seasoned homeschoolers are feeling a little frazzled about how to fill our kids’ long, uninterrupted days at home right now. But I’ve loved the way our artist community has come out to support our kids and families in so many ways...
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