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Dispatches from the Baby Factory

Changing a baby girl’s diaper for the first time is a little disorienting. It’s brand new terrain and has more folds than a pack of shar-peis. I probably used 8 wipes on my first attempt.
The best Hollywood screenwriter couldn’t craft a more poignant scene than a daddy rocking his newborn daughter at 4 a.m. with [...]

Other Robert Downey Jr. Sightings in Wilmington, NC

Hey Edge of Urge, don’t get yourselves all excited about Robert Downey Jr. coming into your shop! That dude has been everywhere.  By the end of the Iron Man 3 shoot, he may even run for mayor. (Off the record).

We Who Are About To Die Salute The Bachelor

It’s not exactly a fresh idea to compare modern-day America to ancient Rome. We’ve got a comfortable perch high on the world-power pole, extravagant wealth and waste, economic class disparity and a plentiful supply of debauchery scattered throughout the masses. So, if we’re ancient Rome, what current pastime functions as that iconic Roman symbol of [...]