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Holiday feasts: A time for families to talk about reducing food wasteThe average family of four discards $2,000 worth of food annually while 1 in 4 Americans struggles to buy groceries. Parents and their children can become a part of the solution by making slight changes of habit and reducing food waste.
Square Enix ads pushing Facebook "hits" is nixed as cyberbullyingGame developer Square Enix took down its 'Hitman: Absolution' ad campaign after public outcry over its promotion of cyberbullying; "Square Enix wants you to put a hit on your friends" was the company's email slogan, encouraging gamers to threaten their friends on Facebook.
A book critic's literary tour of ManhattanNew York Times critic Dwight Garner stopped at book-centered destinations throughout the Big Apple. 'I was smitten all over again,' Garner wrote after his excursion.
Brighten up with a fresh spinach saladBaby spinach tossed with grated beets, toasted pecans, tangerine, carrots, and couscous combines sweet, crunchy, and juicy into a "sunburst" salad with vibrant colors.
Christmas travel with kids? There's an app for thatChristmas holiday travel, especially with kids, can be overwhelming but smart-phone apps can smooth the experience. Finding airport food or the closest kid-friendly restaurant or play area just got way easier.
'SNL' features poignant tribute to victims of Connecticut shooting'SNL' opened with a children's choir singing 'Silent Night' in a reference to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
'The Hobbit': Try a Tolkien breakfast at ... Denny's?The chain restaurant is serving a promotional 'Hobbit' menu with items like Gandalf's Gobble Melt.
Sandy Hook shooting: Parenting common sense and solaceIn the Sandy Hook shooting aftermath, parents can make their own logical solace: focus on the good and that happened that day, like the bravery and strength of the teachers; stop rehearsing the horror by watching the endless media loop; and don't forget聽 ... think of Sandy Hook two months from now.
Meatless Monday: How to make homemade tofuThe only ingredients are Epsom salt and soy milk. The only equipment you'll need is a聽stainless steel pot, a couple of wooden spoons, and a piece of cheesecloth.
The rise of independent cheesemakersArtisanal cheesemakers represent a new version of an old American dream: people making living doing what they want, where they want, on their own land.聽An MIT anthropologist looks inside the growing world of do-it-yourself American cheesemakers.
Jane Austen: 10 quotes on her birthdayHere are 10 witty quotes by Jane Austen to mark her birthday.
Megan Fox, apps spying on our kids, and more: Our parenting news roundupMegan Fox talks about her grooming routine before giving birth, a new report released by the Federal Trade Commission detailing how popular apps for kids are mining data on their whereabouts and finally, a new study linking childhood obesity to television in the bedroom.
Amazon wins an e-book fight in EuropeEuropean Union regulators ended an antitrust probe into e-book prices after Apple and other publishers offered to abandon the possibility of pricing agreements that would have hindered Amazon selling e-books more cheaply than their rivals.
Orange kissed date pecan breadMake a loaf of this nutty bread with a hint of citrus this weekend and enjoy it for breakfast all week.
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey': Is it really necessary? (+trailer)'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' has everything 'Lord of the Rings' had, but all the dwarves and wizards are getting old.
Obama parenting: Michelle and Barack talk Scrabble and kidsPresident Obama and First Lady Michelle talk about their marriage and relationship with daughters Sasha and Malia, during Barbara Walters interivew on ABC tonight.
Tipping television: a growing American child safety hazardFalling furniture 鈥� particularly the tipping television 鈥� is a growing American public health concern, especially for children. A record number of American kids were killed by TVs (12) in 2011, and 13,800 were injured by TVs, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
'Les Miserables,' 'The Hobbit,' and 7 of the most exciting movies of December'Les Miserables' and 'The Hobbit' make the cut for some of the most anticipated films of this month.
Jessica Chastain stars in the troubling, infuriating 'Zero Dark Thirty' (+trailer)'Zero Dark Thirty' avoids political bias too conscientiously.
Never-before-seen Hans 海角大神 Andersen fairy tale surfacesThe story, 'The Tallow Candle,' was discovered by a historian in the private archives of a Danish family.
