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Golden Globes’ Positive Picks
Every year about this time, Hollywood’s cognoscenti gather in undisclosed locations with furrowed brows to decide which of the year’s hundreds of theatrical offerings are
Life Lessons from Middle-Earth (Part II)
The blogosphere continues to buzz with news about the production of The Hobbit. Can you believe we are exactly one year away from that film’s
Mabel, There’s a Cannonball Stuck in Our Minivan!
File this under the dangers of reality television: A homemade cannonball careened out of control during a taping of the popular Discovery show MythBusters a
Movie Monday: New Year’s Eve
Don’t let the headline fool you: In an ugly, ugly weekend at the box office, New Year’s Eve didn’t so much win the week as
Tim Tebow’s Secret Weapon: Good Parents?
In the last seven weeks, Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has led his team to six remarkable, unlikely victories in seven outings. And approximately 14,116,288,201
The Mysterious Case of the Fibbing Fiat
If you have a television set and turn it on occasionally, you probably know that singer/actress/American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez is the new spokeswoman for
Check Out the Ride
Parents walk a fine line every day in the quest for balance in the home. That’s especially true right now, around the holidays, when we
King James Bible: Mass Media for the Elizabethan Age
This morning, I plowed through a National Geographic article titled “The Bible of King James,” which told the story of how this remarkable translation came
Movie Monday: Breaking Dawn a Broken Record
Zzzzz …. Snrk. Wha? Who? Oh, sorry. Must’ve dozed off there for a minute. With no new releases in theaters this weekend, the box office
Video Games: Boon or Bane? Part 2
Editor’s Note: Yesterday, Bob Hoose discussed some of the evidence suggesting that video games can be beneficial—serving to improve hand-eye coordination, reduce stress and even
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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