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Danny Gregory

Danny Gregory
TMN Contributing Illustrator Danny Gregory first learned to swim in the canal behind the Lahore American School, to kill ticks at Canberra Grammar School, to snap bras at the Kibbutz Givat Brenner, to light a match with one hand at Princeton University, and to mount sheep at the Northwestern School of Taxidermy. He is the author of several books and the obligatory blog and lives in Greenwich Village (with his first wife and son), where he does not attend NYU.

One Day in New York City

June 1 dawned humid and hot. The forecast: A high of 84 degrees and possible late-day thunderstorms west of town. But forecasts—for the temperature or for a busy day of work and play—aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. A day in the life of THE WRITERS. (New York, New York | June 14, 2006)

New Fathers, Round III

Are you ruining your child’s chances at future employment by blogging about his poop? By becoming a father yourself, do you finally understand your own dad? Our staff fathers tackle once more the challenges of contemporary paternity. (Roundtables | January 9, 2006)

Jack (August)

Surviving the delivery is one thing; living through weeks of midnight feedings, particularly when emergencies strike, is much worse. DANNY GREGORY discovers the ancient conspiracy that keeps expectant parents in the dark. (Peanut | November 14, 2005)

Past Due (August)

Finally, it’s time. Mommy’s off to the hospital, and Daddy, after months of careful training, completely forgets what he’s supposed to do. The newest chapter in DANNY GREGORY’s saga of contemporary paternity. (Peanut | October 31, 2005)

Due Date (July)

The baby’s late. Life is hell. When the neonatalist tells him to relax and make love, is DANNY GREGORY, the contemporary father, prepared to take his sensible advice? No. Of course not. Resume panic. (Peanut | October 17, 2005)

You Betrayed Me (June)

Striving to be a good father also means being a good husband. And while co-attending birthing classes is a smart idea, DANNY GREGORY learns that springing a surprise baby shower—and not warning his wife about the stain on her top—is not. (Peanut | October 3, 2005)

Stocking Up (May)

When a child is on the way, the last months can seem agonizingly slow. So does it help, when you’re finally ready, to have your mother suggest you and your wife are ambivalent about the whole baby thing? DANNY GREGORY writes. (Peanut | September 19, 2005)

I Abandon the Mother of My Child (April)

As the big day nears, anxieties grow sharper, and even a bad episode of ER becames fraught with symbols. Add in a business trip halfway across the world—can almost-father DANNY GREGORY handle the stress? (Peanut | August 22, 2005)

One in 285 (February)

Discovering the sex of your unborn child is a cause for celebration, and then baskets of new and unexpected anxieties. A new chapter in DANNY GREGORY’s pursuit of fatherhood. (Peanut | July 25, 2005)

How About Those Knicks? (January)

Your child’s tastes—for a particular brand of peanut butter, or milk, or religion—are up for grabs once she’s out of the womb. But what happens if she turns into a Knicks freak, Mr. No-Sports-Knowledge-Whatsoever? More notes on DANNY GREGORY’s long nine months. (Peanut | July 5, 2005)

Mad Dog (January)

Our children are unique composites of our genes and our mate’s—noses, hairlines, and tennis serves. Unfortunately, the kid can also get saddled with Uncle Tom’s halitosis. Another installation in DANNY GREGORY’s saga of birth. (Peanut | June 20, 2005)

Cup-a-Soup and Candy Canes (December)

Part of becoming a father is accepting responsibility for how another person turns out. But can you hold your own family responsible too? And is it smart to gather them all on a cruise to find out? TMN Contributor DANNY GREGORY continues his illustrated saga. (Peanut | May 31, 2005)

Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November), Part II

Leaving New York for Ohio, even for a short time, is an exercise in real-estate envy and relaxation, except for all those drunk cowboys. TMN Contributing Illustrator DANNY GREGORY continues his tale of pregnancy with a new episode about patience and gunfire. (Peanut | May 16, 2005)

Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November)

You can have a successful career in your thirties and still pretend you’re 18, carousing at clubs and sleeping on a futon. But to have a baby at the same time? DANNY GREGORY continues the Peanut with a new installment on adulthood. (Peanut | May 2, 2005)

Plan 9 (September)

Attention men: Want to have a child? Then you better come up with a plan for making sure you accomplish the vital first steps. Chronicler of technical wherewithal DANNY GREGORY brings us a new episode of the Peanut. (Peanut | April 18, 2005)

An Introduction

There are hundreds of wonderful books on motherhood for women; there are zero decent books on fatherhood for men. Contributing Illlustrator DANNY GREGORY starts a new series, to continue here every other week, about fatherhood. Welcome to the Peanut. (Peanut | April 5, 2005)

Of Recent Note: For Fall 2004

Books, movies, shows, albums, artists, clothing, writing instruments, online “services,” ways to cook, things to eat, and more things to digest. What’s that? It’s what THE WRITERS have been very into lately, and think you might be too. Here are their Fall recommendations. (Opinions | October 13, 2004)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Girl Lessons

Mothers and daughters don’t always have the easiest relationships, especially when the daughters try to recycle the mothers with the trash. A story of aspirations, generations, and pop-culture quizzes by JESSICA FRANCIS KANE.

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Tricks of the Trade

Matthew Baldwin reflects on the quirks and customs of various professions, from butchers to mapmakers.

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