Marisa LaScala
@martogo.bsky.social
Writer/editor (currently parenting/toys at Good Housekeeping, previously Parents and Working Mother). Union girlie/WGAE shop steward. She/her. Posts about moms and movies.
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For us, the action is the juice. If you weren't sick of me hearing me go on about HEAT, that's just one of twelve holiday '95 movies that grossed over $50 million domestic that we discuss on the latest episode of the Sports Alcohol dot com podcast! www.sportsalcohol.com/the-sportsal...
SportsAlcohol.com Podcast: The Biggest Holiday Movies of 1995
The SportsAlcohol.com podcast returns with a new flashback episode, examining the biggest-grossing movies of the 1995 holiday season!
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December 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
For us, the action is the juice. If you weren't sick of me hearing me go on about HEAT, that's just one of twelve holiday '95 movies that grossed over $50 million domestic that we discuss on the latest episode of the Sports Alcohol dot com podcast! www.sportsalcohol.com/the-sportsal...
Varang fever is sweeping the nation!
December 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Varang fever is sweeping the nation!
In my neighborhood, I've noticed a lot of kids just casually wearing Santa hats. I declare this trend 100% wholesome.
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The Latest Kid Fashion Trend Is Surprisingly Sweet
No, it's not Labubu.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In my neighborhood, I've noticed a lot of kids just casually wearing Santa hats. I declare this trend 100% wholesome.
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Pre-emptively telling Jesse if he wraps any of my Christmas presents in the orange Marty Supreme wrapping paper that A24 sent him he's in the doghouse.
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pre-emptively telling Jesse if he wraps any of my Christmas presents in the orange Marty Supreme wrapping paper that A24 sent him he's in the doghouse.
I am very good at diagnosing myself when I have strep, and I would like all the stickers.
I personally think there should be an option when you roll up to urgent care where you can write what you suspect your diagnosis is on a little paper before the doctor sees you and if you’re right you get a sticker
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I am very good at diagnosing myself when I have strep, and I would like all the stickers.
So sad. Truly the end of an era. I've been going since it was Northsix. I can't wait to see it become a Balenciaga or something. 💔
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Music Hall of Williamsburg losing its lease in 2026
"After nearly two decades, The Bowery Presents has been notified by the owners of 66 North 6th Street that our lease for Music Hall of Williamsburg will not be renewed."
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December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
So sad. Truly the end of an era. I've been going since it was Northsix. I can't wait to see it become a Balenciaga or something. 💔
www.brooklynvegan.com/music-hall-o...
www.brooklynvegan.com/music-hall-o...
Gonna love scrolling through and watching the Oscars in 24 separate, unconnected YouTube shorts.
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Gonna love scrolling through and watching the Oscars in 24 separate, unconnected YouTube shorts.
Just me and my emotional support Advil.
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just me and my emotional support Advil.
I had a dream I was watching The Bone Temple 🥲
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I had a dream I was watching The Bone Temple 🥲
I am sick and quarantining away from my family. I can hear them eating dinner in front of the TV and laughing and laughing at whatever they're watching. I'm having a real George Bailey moment about it: Do they have more fun without me?
December 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I am sick and quarantining away from my family. I can hear them eating dinner in front of the TV and laughing and laughing at whatever they're watching. I'm having a real George Bailey moment about it: Do they have more fun without me?
I have not yet been able to write about Stranger Things 5's Argyle erasure, but I did slip in a little bit of my feelings here.
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We Found the Best 'Stranger Things' Gifts Ahead of the New Batch of Season 5 Episodes
New episodes drop on Christmas—how perfect!
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December 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I have not yet been able to write about Stranger Things 5's Argyle erasure, but I did slip in a little bit of my feelings here.
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Today the 10yo had a school dance performance and when the choreo called for her to do the "6-7" hand motion she abstained and folded her arms. 😆 #ProudMama
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today the 10yo had a school dance performance and when the choreo called for her to do the "6-7" hand motion she abstained and folded her arms. 😆 #ProudMama
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Since the pandemic, the cost of childcare centers in New York has risen twice as much as inflation and is four times the median family income. How did we get here?
Can Anyone Afford a Job Around Here?
Since the pandemic, the cost of childcare centers in New York has risen twice as much as inflation and is four times the median family income. How did we get here?
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December 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Since the pandemic, the cost of childcare centers in New York has risen twice as much as inflation and is four times the median family income. How did we get here?
My dad took us to see The Princess Bride in the theater on a whim, knowing nothing about it. It was one of those moviegoing moments we still talk about today. 💔
December 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My dad took us to see The Princess Bride in the theater on a whim, knowing nothing about it. It was one of those moviegoing moments we still talk about today. 💔
Lots of people wearing black and white or checks at Chess.
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Lots of people wearing black and white or checks at Chess.
Jesse is taking the 10yo to see The Dust Bunny tonight (without me? seems wrong) and I told him about my idea for the split diopter drinking game.
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Jesse is taking the 10yo to see The Dust Bunny tonight (without me? seems wrong) and I told him about my idea for the split diopter drinking game.
So those weird videos where Elsa and Spider-Man switch heads are sanctioned now?
Disney and OpenAI sign a deal to bring 200+ Disney characters to Sora
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
Disney makes $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will become a "major" OpenAI customer
openai.com/index/disney...
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
So those weird videos where Elsa and Spider-Man switch heads are sanctioned now?
"Several of the toys gave tips about dangerous items around the house. Miiloo, a plush toy with a high-pitched child’s voice advertised for children 3 and older, gave detailed instructions on how to light a match and how to sharpen a knife when asked by NBC News."
New! We worked with the Public Interest Research Group to test a bunch of LLM-driven toys ahead of the Christmas. That sexual talking teddy bear wasn't a one-off; it turns out disturbing behavior is deeply built into these toys across the board.
AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show
New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have loose guardrails.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Several of the toys gave tips about dangerous items around the house. Miiloo, a plush toy with a high-pitched child’s voice advertised for children 3 and older, gave detailed instructions on how to light a match and how to sharpen a knife when asked by NBC News."
I 100% agree with the stuff in here about de-stigmatizing stay-at-home dads, but isn't calling them "the new moms" part of the problem? Dads taking the lead in caregiving does not make them moms! (Dads do care work. Moms do care work. Adults of all kinds do care work!)
www.gq.com/story/story/...
www.gq.com/story/story/...
Dads Are the New Moms. How’s That Going?
American men are doing more parenting than at any other time in modern history. What does that really mean for work, marriage, friendship, and sex?
www.gq.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I 100% agree with the stuff in here about de-stigmatizing stay-at-home dads, but isn't calling them "the new moms" part of the problem? Dads taking the lead in caregiving does not make them moms! (Dads do care work. Moms do care work. Adults of all kinds do care work!)
www.gq.com/story/story/...
www.gq.com/story/story/...
Jellycat market is bonkers.
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jellycat market is bonkers.
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This kind of bottle-shaming is a not-so-subtle way to push women out of the workforce.
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This kind of bottle-shaming is a not-so-subtle way to push women out of the workforce.
Whenever I'd watch Octonauts with the kiddo they'd always be saving some animal that looked sort of adorable, and then when they'd do the Creature Report at the end, they'd show you what it really looked like and it was something like this.
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Whenever I'd watch Octonauts with the kiddo they'd always be saving some animal that looked sort of adorable, and then when they'd do the Creature Report at the end, they'd show you what it really looked like and it was something like this.
I know Stranger Things has gotten the youngs to start listening to Tiffany, but can I leverage that to get the 10yo into Tommy James and the Shondells? 🤔
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I know Stranger Things has gotten the youngs to start listening to Tiffany, but can I leverage that to get the 10yo into Tommy James and the Shondells? 🤔
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
Jesse went to The Hold Steady yesterday and today I found confetti in the bed.
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Jesse went to The Hold Steady yesterday and today I found confetti in the bed.