Mary Huhn
The Archive
Grandmas pissed about PC parents' ban on 'unwanted' kisses
When Hester Mundis visits her 5-year-old grandson, he runs to her shouting “Nini!” “He waits for my kiss and then immediately looks to see what I’ve brought him,” says the...
'2 Broke Girls' writer Liz Astrof finds laughs in her home life, too
TV comedy writer Liz Astrof (“2 Broke Girls,” “King of Queens”) periodically takes her two kids on so-called “Guilt Trips” (so named because she works overtime all the time). It’s...
Pickling is easy — here are tips and classes for first-timers
As the August harvest fills up baskets with a rainbow of veggies at green markets and as urban gardens hit their seasonal highs, home cooks now have plenty of produce...
The Snoo is yuppie parents' latest obsession — but does it work?
Like many parents to be, physician Tania Elliott was worried about being sleep-deprived once her baby arrived. So the Long Island City resident and her husband invested in a high-tech...
That screaming next door? Relax — your neighbor's just giving birth
If you’re walking down the street and hear a woman screaming from an apartment above, think before you call 911 — you may be interrupting a home birth. I became...
'Seinfeld Experience' inspired by iconic sitcom to launch in NYC
Coming soon: a show about nothing, that could really be something. “The Seinfeld Experience,” opening in New York’s Gramercy neighborhood this fall, promises an immersive, behind-the-scenes, real and spectacular look...
'Maternal instinct' is a big lie used to keep women in their place: psychologist
Maternal instinct. The idea sounds so damn sweet: Women naturally know how to take care of babies and children. Just one problem: it doesn’t exist in humans. Parenting skills aren’t...
Free-range parents let 4-year-old play with fire and curse like a sailor
Pint-size Naylan Patel, age 4, runs in the middle of a street in Orlando, Fla., to chase his tiny dog, Ireland — after dark, and by himself. He goes to...
Stop being a lazy parent and chaperone your kids
Hey NYC parents: Get off your butts and chaperone your kids! Not only because it’s good to be involved in your children’s school lives (particularly when pre-teens/teens reveal less and...
All I want for Mother's Day is to not be depressed about it
As my doctor said, when mama is happy — everyone’s happy.
Why I finally stopped lying to my kid
Good parenting always seems to come back to bite me in the ass.
Violent 'Fortnite' made me the world's meanest mom — and I'm fine with it
I am the meanest mom in the world: I won’t let my kid play "Fortnite Battle Royale." My objections may be futile — with 200 million registered users, "Fortnite" is...
How vaping CBD made me a better parent
Can weed make you a better parent? If you smoke fat joints and channel Snoop Dogg, maybe not. But if you vape CBD? Totally, dude. Parents need their escapes —...
Meet the animals that dress up, start fires and have sex — just for fun
In 2007, a 15-year-old chimpanzee named Julie started sporting a stiff blade of grass behind one ear — a trend that drove her fellow apes wild. First, her son donned...
Careless drivers are getting away with murder
Earlier this month, I was scrolling through Instagram when a good friend’s post stopped me cold. She was saying goodbye to her best friend Betty,* a lively woman I knew...
'Overlord' director strove for 'completely bonkers' in movie
"Like Indiana Jones on acid.” That’s what Australian director Julius Avery wrote in the margins of the script “Overlord” when he first read it. That’s because the story begins as...
Who needs American Pharoah when you have dancing horses?
New Yorkers may be captivated by horse-of-the-moment American Pharoah, fresh off of his Triple Crown victory — but wait until they lay their eyes on the Lipizzaner stallions. The acrobatic...
'I was a real-life Sally Draper'
My dad was an adman in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. He was about 6-foot-2 and charming; he didn’t have as much hair as Don Draper, but he had a...
Why I quit running and trained to walk a half-marathon
When I tell friends I’m training for Saturday’s Brooklyn Half marathon, they usually admire my efforts and wish me luck. Then I add I am walking the route from Prospect...
Yoko Ono's MoMA exhibit instructs visitors to 'touch each other'
The Museum of Modern Art is billing its new exhibit “Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971” as its first dedicated to her work. But that may not be the case....