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The Nanny Diaries

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (52)

On a hot afternoon in New York City, my friend Miriam was sitting at a grassy public venue, watching her child play alongside other kids in the care of various moms and nannies. A long-time New York resident, Miriam is fully aware of the city’s urban imperative: mind your own business. But she couldn’t help but notice the crying of a nearby baby, approximately nine months old, strapped in his stroller facing the sun, while his nanny ignored him and chatted with another nanny. Read full article »
Test Your (Moral) Mettle

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (8)

Is morality hard-wired into the human brain? Is there such a thing as “moral intuition”? Are emotions linked to moral judgments? Harvard psychology professor Marc Hauser asks those and other probing questions in his job of studying the science of moral decisions. Read full article »
Transit

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (9)

We think we know ourselves. Know exactly how we’d act in certain situations where we’re called upon to do the right thing.

Transit upends our convictions and tosses some emotional chaos into a bumpy ride. Read full article »

Tony Trailer

1 little boy.
1 lost teddy bear.
15 minutes to find it. Watch this film »

Tony

1 little boy.
1 lost teddy bear.
15 minutes to find it. Watch this film »

Interview with Tony director Grant Heslov

The director of Tony, Grant Heslov, discusses how he came up with the idea for the film and how it was brought to life. Watch this film »

Hot Seat

Wars have been fought over many things.
Seldom over an office chair. Watch this film »

Interview with Producer Paul Speaker

Paul Speaker discusses the film, Growing Up, that he and co-creators, Geoffrey O’Connor and Ken Yagoda made with The Responsibility Project in mind. Watch this film »