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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

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

Video Games: Boon or Bane? Part 1

Editor’s Note: Once upon a time, video games were almost as crude as a cave man’s drawings—a pixelated blip bouncing between two paddles. But as

For Sale: One Gaming Addict

Alyse Baddley of Logan, Utah, doesn’t have anything against video games. After all, she was up ’til midnight with husband Kyle Baddley to buy Call

Fears, Film and Fairy Tales

My daughter’s reading fairy tales. Just bought a big book of ’em not too long ago, and she’s doggedly plowing through the massive tome princess

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