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Scientist Finally Tall Enough To Enjoy American Museum of Natural History

Reads names of small mammals, navigates Hall of Gems in search of elusive pink jewels, closes eyes during bits that remind her of zombies

Feb 6, 2023

The last time I wrote in this paper about the American Museum of Natural History was back in 2021, when we patted ourselves on the back about how wonderful it was to walk through the best museum in the entire world with a curious four-year-old. I still stand by that, but I can straight up tell you right now that it is even better with a six-year-old. Kina can read now, which means she can figure out what all the animals are, express her formidable opinions about gems (including the almost-certainly purloined Star of India, with its glittering star and complete absence of the color pink). She liked the dinosaurs enough, and she spent a very significant little moment under the belly of our friend the whale. All in all, an outstanding way to spend the coldest day of the year—and we didn’t even succumb to the call of the gift shop!

Kookoo bananas, for sure.

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The Age of Discovery

It was also a humid summer day the last time we took Kina to the American Museum of Natural History, but things weren’t so hot that time around. It was almost exactly three years ago, Kina wasn’t yet two years old, and she was taking—for the most part—reliable and regular naps. That day, though, after visiting an amazing museum in which she exhibited no…

2 years ago · david yee

Today’s Parade (and the masthead of the morning edition) is made entirely of food coloring and shaving cream. At some point, we’re supposed to brush off the shaving cream, but I’m afraid the entire edition will come apart.

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