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Shitting on the Classics, Rebel Without a Cause - (USA)
There are some films that stand the test of time, that are as relevant today as they were the day they were released, immortal classics like TRON , Enter the Dragon , Battle Royale . Then there are films which must be understood in the context of their time like The Wizard , Remo Williams , Shaft . As much as this film is praised as one of the most culturally significant films in American pop culture history, Rebel Without a Cause falls into the latter category. Rebel Without a Caus
http://www.angryzenmaster.com/2009/08/11/shitting-on-the-classics-rebel-without-a-cause/
How To Teach A Child About Truthfulness? - (USA)
By Lilia Parker How to introduce your child to school subjects, to make friends with mathematic, music and art? Your child refuses to eat vegetables or fruits? No more - after listening to stories Speaking Fruits and Laughing Vegetables! Children literature of Project Kind Book will help you overcome learning deficiencies in children. Copyright (c) 2008 Lilia Parker At a certain stage of our lives, we all meet with the dilemma on how to raise a kind and honest child. All of us who
http://www.copypastearticles.com/article/29339/how-to-teach-a-child-about-truthfulness/
UK Comics' Sales Soar, says report - (USA)
According to a report by market research company Mintel, children's comics and magazines have seen a rise in sales of 72% in the past five years, up from £79 million in 2003 to £136 million today. The report claims that the launch of titles such as Doctor Who Adventures, In the Night Garden and The Simpsons have helped boost the industry.Mark Brecchin, Senior Leisure Analyst at Mintel, says, "It seems that the humble comic is standing the test of time and even today they provide an ideal treat f
http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2008/11/uk-comics-sales-soar-says-report.html
Blu-ray Review: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) -- Bueller...Bueller...Edition - (USA)
Skip School With Ferris On Blu-ray Previous DVD Editions Already Available Bookmark this on Delicious Print Page As Matthew Broderick's Ferris Bueller said in 1986-- he asked for a car and he got a computer. And for those of us who've been following his adventurous Day Off from the very beginning as it moved from format to format going from film to VHS to DVD-- finally like Ferris who became a wizard with said computer-- the technology geek in us can
http://reviews.filmintuition.com/2009/05/blu-ray-review-ferris-buellers-day-off.html
PayPal Intros New Student Accounts - (USA)
eBay-owned PayPal has launched a new way for teenagers to shop online with PayPal and in stores with the "Student Card," part of the " Student Account ." The account comes with a number of capabilities for parental monitoring. Features include: - Permissions: Parents can set permissions for individual teens to designate how the account can be used. They can also require that their approval is required when a teen receives money in the account. - Mobile Features: Parents can use their mob
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/08/11/paypal-intros-new-student-accounts
The List: Every event worth listing Thurs., Aug. 13-Wed., Aug. 19 - (USA)
Ed. note: This piece was compiled by Danielle Favreau.VISUAL ARTS: OPENINGART UPTOWN 1367 Main St., Sarasota (955-5409 or artuptown.com). Shirley Dean will showcase her landscape, beach and local scene acrylics. Exhibit runs Aug 15-21. Dog Days Juried Art Show will feature submissions from local area artists 21 and over. Exhibit runs through Aug. 27. Regular hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. Free.SUMNER STUDIO 1365 Blvd. of the Arts, Sarasota (957-3728). Pamela Sumner pr
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/the941/2009/08/11/the-list-every-event-worth-listing-thurs-aug-13-wed-aug-19/
NIGGY PREXYS THRU HISTORY… - (USA)
NIGGY PREXYS THRU HISTORY… November 28th, 2008 By now most of you have heard the story of JOHN HANSON who is pictured on the back of the $2 dollar bill. HANSON has often been cited as the first United States president since Congress had been newly formed and the Articles of the Confederation had just been drafted prior to his presiding over the office. The other myth bandied about regarding HANSON is that he was a bit niggy. You know, slightly jiggy. Exactly like our current president-elec
http://dallaspenn.com/weblog/?p=3032
Ypulse Guest Post: Five Things I Learned At [Teen!] Tech Titans Of Tomorrow - (USA)
Today's Ypulse Guest Post is from Jennifer Carole, President of Listen2Youth , a Ypulse Mashup exhibitor. Yesterday Jennifer attended the SDForum conference in Palo Alto called Tech Titans of Tomorrow: Teens Plugged In . We asked her to write a recap for Ypulse readers… Five Things I Learned at the SD Forum: (Teen!) Tech Titans of Tomorrow Imagine this; you are cooking dinner and your 15-year-old comes downstairs to ask you to write a check to pay her software developers in Mumbai.
http://www.ypulse.com/ypulse-guest-post-five-things-i-learned-at-teen-tech-titans-of-tomorrow
‘Twilight’ outshines Britney, Miley, and Jonas Brothers at Teen Choice Awards - (USA)
‘Twilight,’ the teen-vampire flick that’s made Robert Pattinson into a household name, snatched up 11 wins at the Teen Choice Awards Sunday night, proving that not even the Jonas Brothers, Zac Efron, Britney Spears, and Miley Cyrus combined can compete with the power of a hunky leading man. The Jonas Brothers, hosting the ceremony on FOX, were good sports about it. But every time Twilight’s cast hit the stage, the audience went bananas. Not that the Jonases have anything t
http://www.musictoob.com/twilight-outshines-britney-miley-and-jonas-brothers-at-teen-choice-awards-11913
In which the latest instance of whitewashing book covers produces pondering. - (USA)
Justine Larbalestier has written several books. I have seen all of them at my local B&N where I spend most of my free time. Considering the fact that until just a few weeks ago, books with any kind of POC on the cover in the YA section were rarer than 10 carat diamond chunks, I didn’t get around to picking her books up. After all according to the covers, they were just another set of stories featuring white teens getting to do fun things or experience life in many and diverse ways, right? Pl
http://www.amptoons.com/blog/archives/2009/08/08/in-which-the-latest-instance-of-whitewashing-book-covers-produces-pondering/
Around The Blogosphere - Week 96 - (USA)
Welcome to our weekly roundup here at “5 Minutes Around the Blogosphere”. As you know, you can come back all week and add a post or giveaway to our Mister Linky. Be sure to check back often, as new links will be added daily. You don’t want to miss out on something fun. ANNOUNCEMENTS Be on the lookout for Kelli’s Back 2 School Blog Bash at 3 Boys & a Dog ! This is going to be 30 days of giveaways, and so far the prizes are looking fabulous! For all your mommies out there, B
http://www.5minutesformom.com/6715/around-the-blogosphere-week-96/
Your Children Are Probably Safe Online – Really! - (USA)
People who know me and my history as a journalist know I have long had an interest in the safety of children and teenagers as they venture online — and a mean streak when it comes to those who exploit fears for their own personal, political, financial, or any kind of gain. Really. Child Predators. Sex Offenders. Kiddie Porn. These are explosive topics that inspire disgust in anyone who has half a heart. But even half a heart has a tendency to overwhelm our capacity for rational thought when ch
http://siliconangle.com/ver2/2009/08/10/your-children-are-probably-safe-online-really/
GPS technology works excellent for tracking kids - (USA)
Considerate Parents can Position kids with GPS child locator device Every now and then we see stories on the news and in the newspapers about children that have disappeared. Most children turn up safe again, but some don’t and there is nothing sadder than a parent who experiences the loss of their child like this. The good news is that you don’t have to endure something like this because there are ways to avoid lost kids with today’s technology. I’m talking about a GPS child locator. Chi
http://www.thatssewlive.com/gps-technology-works-excellent-for-tracking-kids.html
Beatle Meets Destiny – A book for teens and the teenager in all of us - (USA)
Beatle Meets Destiny is the first young adult novel from former advertising copy writer and author of Two Canadian Clubs and Dry at the Martini Den, Gabrielle Williams (pictured). Set in Melbourne, the book has just been optioned to be made into a major feature film.When your name is John Lennon but everyone calls you ‘Beatle’, your twin sister is born six weeks after you in the following year, and your kooky mum has raised you on a diet of horoscopes, superstitions and signs from the universe,
http://www.australianwomenonline.com/beatle-meets-destiny-a-book-for-teens-and-the-teenager-in-all-of-us/
Introducing - (USA)
I am never sure anymore where people start reading from when they find their way here and how far anyone goes back. I know just a handful have been reading from the start, and maybe you noticed from time to time I've mentioned that I am putting some effort into the writing and creating of a book. It has been slow going and certainly creeping along much longer than I had hoped. Largely do to the fact that I am not just handling the writing of a story, but juggling illustration, original music, an
http://pacingthepanicroom.blogspot.com/2009/05/introducing.html
Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.09 - (USA)
* Musical chairs: three litigation partners leave Skadden for Paul Hastings. [ The BLT ] * Baby mama drama at today's Michael Jackson court hearing. [ Popsquire ] * Is it only a matter of time before establishments start hanging up "no tweeting, photo-taking, or Facebook tagging" signs? [ True/Slant ] * Should corporate executives who receive bonus money for hitting a goal have to return some or all of the money if, due to cooking of the books, the goal wasn't really met? [ Conglomerate
http://abovethelaw.com/2009/08/non-sequiturs_081009.php
Maybe there was a health advantage to being po' folk - (USA)
Read a feature story yesterday concerning a 15-year-old kid who has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.He is a bright and articulate lad who, refreshingly, blames nobody but himself for having come down with an ailment that has absolutely skyrocketed amongst the young in recent years. It's a story that might, however, inspire others to mend their ways. In that I commend both the boy and his parents for going public.He told his tale of eating massive amounts of junkfood – he’d skip brea
http://ian-lidster.blogspot.com/2008/11/maybe-there-was-health-advantage-to.html
Re-imagining work - Part 1 - (USA)
Cross posted ConversationsMy mother gave up her thesis when my brother and I were born. She found she just couldn’t do it. She never got back to it. Fellow PhD student A few years after I became a mother, I realised that I don’t have a career any more. I just have a job. Senior HR professional That break we took in Fiji was so good. It have me a chance to reconnect with my children again. Senior public servant People want me to come and talk about work life balance because they think I have
http://inastrangeland.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/re-imagining-work-part-1/
DVD Review: 17 Again - (USA)
Director: Burr Steers ( Igby Goes Down ) Screenplay: Jason Filardi Producers: Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman Starring: Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry, Michelle Trachtenberg, Melora Hardin, Hunter Parrish, Jim Gaffigan MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running time: 102 min. ***½~ (3.5/5) I t’s amazing what an actor can do for a film. He or she can steal small scenes, and elevate entire films from unwatchable trash to mildly entertaining and in the case of 17 Agai
http://www.rowthree.com/2009/08/10/dvd-review-17-again/
The Luis Ramirez Murder: A Logical Step in the Process of Establishing a Subhuman Class - (USA)
The systematic dehumanization of undocumented immigrants is something that I wish I had more time to write about in this space. In the face of the rising number of hate groups and hate crimes, I think that the American public MUST take a long hard look at the language we use to describe the Other. By painting undocumented immigrants as less than human, we are complicit in the violence (and even murder) committed against them. If someone is less than human, you can treat them as such, right?
http://fairimmigration.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/the-luis-ramirez-murder-a-logical-step-in-the-process-of-establishing-a-subhuman-class/
Ugly Betty: Betty is as Hairy as a Y.E.T.I. - (USA)
Dear Crabby: What's the difference between Y.E.T.I. and Yeti? Dear Couch: Lots of waxing and apparently affirmative action! Every time a bell rings, Betty jumps a little faster! We open this episode of Ugly Betty with a bell ringing. Santa? Is that you? No, it's Amanda in the tub ringing for Betty to hand her a loofah. So, Betty has a bathtub in the middle of the living room, but nowhere does she have a full-length mirror? Because it looks like Ronald McDonald and Chanel barfed all over her.
http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/ugly-betty/recap-ugly-bett-14-8409.php
Home Invasion By Twenty Teens - (USA)
All the parenting books say: “make your home a hang-out for your teen and his friends”. I thought that is a very nice concept, but if just one drives me crazy, what would happen if the whole youth group comes over? Our youth group probably has seventy kids. Even though we can only seat thirty or so, I discovered they don’t sit for long and find interesting ways to use furniture for ‘chairs’. Usually a group of kids will go out to Kalha or something after church. Last night, it seems most of th
http://kinziblogs.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/home-invasion-by-twenty-teens/
How Do We Go On Without John Hughes - (USA)
John Hughes died yesterday. He leaves behind millions of children, now grown up, and all the better for having known his films. Hughes of course, was more than just a guy who made movies for teens. Trains, Planes, and Automobiles is still the best thing ever done by either Steve Martin or John Candy, but Hughes will always be best remembered for the films he did about growing up. John’s work in movies like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, and heck even Ferris Bueller’s Day
http://www.start-news.com/2009/08/07/how-do-we-go-on-without-john-hughes/
New survey results show most moms are aware their pre-teens and teens need vaccines - (USA)
However, CDC says most adolescents do not receive all recommended vaccines A new survey reports that most moms know their children need additional vaccines beyond those received when they were infants or small children. But according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, most pre-teens and teens do not have all the vaccinations that it recommends. As children approach adolescence they can develop risks for certain diseases and protection from some childhood vaccines c
http://www.clubfemina.com/new-survey-results-show-most-moms-are-aware-their-pre-teens-and-teens-need-vaccines.html
Three kids + one desk top computer = must have time limits - (USA)
Did you hear the story out of Sweden last week that a teenager collapsed after playing World of Warcraft for 24 hours straight? He apparently suffered an epileptic seizure after playing for such a long time and is expected to make a full recovery. So this week my question for you is how much is too much for your family? We put limits on our kids all the time…come home straight after school, no playing outside after dark, only one piece of candy, no TV until your homework is done. Do you have
http://siblog.mcafee.com/?p=331
I’m Going Where??? Part Two - (USA)
To continue, Bert Martinez of Houston, describes how his worst family vacation turned into his best: “We have five kids, so a family vacation for me is usually fill with screaming, kicking, and crying. And I’m not talking about the kids. Last year I was outvoted and the decision was made to take a Disney Cruise . Like a massive wave, the dread started immediately, I had visions of a Disney vacation with long lines, heat, cramped hotel rooms, massive crowds in a confined space, and of co
http://www.tipsfromthetlist.com/article13619.html
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