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You May Never Run Out of Toner Again
We’ve all been there. You need to wash clothes for work the next day, but you discover all too late that you’re all out of

Ride Along 2, Revenant Force Star Wars Off the Top
What does it take to topple an utterly dominant, seemingly invincible galactic force? You need a vertically challenged, fast-talking cop, apparently. Oh, and maybe a
The Joy of CES 2016’s Gadgets and Gizmos
There was a time when the yearly Consumer Electronics Show was all about computers and TVs. You know, the big dogs that used to sit

And the Oscar Nominees Are … Surprising?
It’s that time of year again, the time when we movie geeks hold our collective breath at the brink of Oscar nomination time, wondering what

David Bowie’s Countercultural Legacy
David Bowie died Jan. 10 after an 18-month struggle with cancer. He was just 69. Bowie was one of the era’s most influential singers and

Star Wars Forces Its Way to Fourth Straight
After three weeks of its grosses looking as colossal as that asteroid critter from The Empire Strikes Back, the latest Star Wars movie dwindled to

Rediscovering the Old Fashioned Joy of Reading … Out Loud … Together
There’s very, very little that I’ve done in more than nine years of parenting that I would absolutely, unequivocally say that I’ve gotten right as

The Pesky Power of Words
I’m on assignment in Miami right now (I know, I know, tough work), and in the midst of flights and flight delays, I’ve been reading

Star Wars Blasts to Third Win
Success, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is, hmmm? The blockbuster flick blew up the box office like it was a cut-rate Death Star (again), plunking
Pop Culture’s Top 10 Movers and Shakers (2015 Edition)
The year 2015 was filled with 365 days’ worth of stuff. Big stuff, small stuff, important stuff, strange stuff. And while we all had our
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