By Sonia Verma
We Hardly Knew You, Tarzhay
Amid much online gnashing of teeth and rending of eye-catching, affordable Mossimo garments, Target announces it is closing its Canadian stores. More than 17,000 Canadians stand to lose their jobs, though the big retailer is promising to work toward paying all affected workers 16 weeks' severance.
Oscar the Grouch
Academy Award nominations are out, and the zany, creative LEGO Movie did NOT make the cut for Best Picture. Director Phil Lord gets the last laugh, though, with this fantastic response on Twitter
Speaking of LEGO
You can take off the boots: Today's Parent has your back. Well, your feet. Check out their 10 cute and creative ways to organize LEGO.
Amazing Authors
How well do you know Canadian authors for kids? momstown's editor takes the Kids CBC test and scores a mediocre 6/10. Can you do better?
This Girl Can
Their website says it all: "This Girl Can celebrates the active women everywhere who are doing their thing no matter how they do it, how they look or even how sweaty they get."
Check out their amazing video celebrating strong, beautiful women.