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- Smart dog videos: A yellow lab raids the refrigerator and other highlight clipsCanine intelligence is often under estimated by their human companions. Check out a few smart dog videos.聽
St. Louis police summons: Parents need to keep tabs on kids or head to courtIs the St. Louis Police Department overstepping its bounds, or perhaps its expectations, by taking parents to court for not knowing where their teens are at all hours of the day?
海角大神 Bale: His unexpected inspiration for Moses in 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'Bale stars with actor Joel Edgerton in the film, which will be released in the US on Dec. 12. 'Exodus' is directed by Ridley Scott.
Facebook's 2014 in review: What big events made the list?In 2014, Facebook users came together in grief and in celebration.聽
'Boyhood': Why its recent wins may not mean what you think for the Oscars'Boyhood' has been named the best picture of the year by the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The choices by these groups don't always line up with the eventual Oscars Best Picture, but it may at least increase the movie's odds of a place on the nominees list.
Slow cooker beef barley soupAn easy beefy vegetable soup with mushrooms and barley.
Musicals dominate the holiday seasonFrom movie screens to your TV, classic musicals like 'Into the Woods' and 'Peter Pan' are everywhere this holiday season. What makes that format a good fit for the end of the year?聽
Can 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' satisfy fans' expectations?When the first Avengers film came out, fans began to voice their wishes for their favorites to join the team. Will new characters satisfy fans of the Avengers films?
Kids' mobile apps still collect user informationDespite 2013 federal regulations to safeguard what information is collected in mobile apps used by kids, many apps still collect personal information. Experts allege the information is used to aim marketing efforts at unsuspecting targets.
Kids and technology: Three household principlesIt is easy for kids to plug into content labeled as 'educational' on tablets and smart phones, but partnering screen time with social interaction might be the best way to help kids learn without isolating themselves.
How Schoola makes clothing donations a good fit for school fundingOne mom, who happens to be a former school administrator, has created a way to turn gently-used clothing into money for schools, and good deals for shoppers.
Sting, Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin are selected for Kennedy Center HonorsSinger Al Green and ballerina Patricia McBride were also awarded this year's Kennedy Center Honors, which will be broadcast on CBS on Dec. 30. The show was hosted by Stephen Colbert of 'The Colbert Report.'
Bradley Cooper: What made him return to BroadwayCooper is currently starring in a Broadway production of the play 'The Elephant Man.' The actor says he was profoundly affected by the 1980 film of the same title, starring John Hurt.
The gift for Santa: Putting giving in the hands of kidsThe holidays offer a great chance to teach kids the value of giving, and one mom learns the first trip to visit Santa at the mall is a great chance to reverse the roles and let her son give a gift instead.
Little girl kicks off dance party on subway platformA little girl started a dance party on the platform waiting for the NYC subway and other passengers followed suit. Kids once again teach us that impromptu dance parties are the best way to ignite and share joy.
'Peter Pan Live!': Family-gathering fairy dust?'Peter Pan Live!' brought families together for the live-action musical. Parents' one complaint? The airtime.聽
Time to talk: The chance to discuss life's wonders in the tubA mom learns that the way her sons communicate and when they choose to open up is not always predictable, but always a perfect reason to set aside the to-do list.聽
Grammy nominations 2015: Here's who made the cut so farSam Smith is going up against artists such as Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, Sia, and Iggy Azalea for record of the year. Smith has been nominated for four Grammys so far.
'Still Alice' skimps on other characters besides the protagonist'Alice' actress Julianne Moore is very good as a Columbia linguistics professor grappling with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, but by focusing so intently on her, the co-writing and directing team of Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland skimp on the realities one might otherwise expect from this story.
'Peter Pan Live!': How it upended hate-watchers' expectations'The Sound of Music Live!,' NBC's previous live musical production, received poor reviews but huge ratings. 'Pan' surprised many by being a fairly good show, with even critics who disliked it admitting that it was better than 'Music.'
