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Don’t let the name or the reviews or the robotic dinosaur fool you. The Transformers series is nowhere near extinct. Given the movie’s success this

The U.S. lost in the World Cup yesterday, but it’s still moving on to the knockout stage (to face Belgium Tuesday). Which means that my son and

Director Michael Bay and his Paramount Pictures overlords will trot out Transformers: Age of Extinction late tonight—a quiet period drama wherein Optimus Prime discovers new

As a general rule, I suspect most of us think our memories are pretty good. After all, we have a vested interested in believing that

Ah, that first birthday party. It’s such a wonderful milestone in a new parent’s life. Yeah, yeah, it’s an important time for the child, too.

We Americans love our leftovers. Oh, we claim that’s not true. We say we like something “new” and “fresh.” But when you look at what

I saw a brief article recently that showed actor/celebrity/eccentric Bill Murray popping in to crash another couple’s engagement photos—this time in Charleston. The pretty betrotheds

Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of the Broadway hit Jersey Boys slides into theaters this weekend, perhaps introducing The Four Seasons to lots of moviegoers too young

Being a gamer myself, I’ll admit that I’ve never been one of those who believe that video games will make killers of everyone and open

In 1972, Don McLean topped the charts for four weeks with his iconic hit “American Pie.” The song’s lyrics focused on “the day the music