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'Charlotte's Web' celebrates its 60th anniversaryThe E.B. White classic 'Charlotte's Web' 鈥� about a pig named Wilbur and his best friend, a spider named Charlotte 鈥� was published 60 years ago today.
California high school considers a ban on a Stephen King bookA California school district committee is debating banning 'Different Seasons,' a story collection by Stephen King.
Roasted pumpkin caramel bisqueGet comfy on a cool fall day with this warm, sweet, smooth pumpkin bisque. Roast pie pumpkins and save the seeds to garnish each bowl of soup.聽
Amanda Todd: Bullied teen shared story, then committed suicideAmanda Todd, the bullied Canadian teen whose video documenting her troubles went viral, committed suicide.
Ben Affleck will write and direct a film adaptation of Dennis Lehane's new bookLehane's 'Live By Night' will be one of Affleck's next projects and will be his second Lehane adaptation after 'Gone Baby Gone.'
John Wooden: 24 quotes on his birthdayFor what would have been the coach's 102nd birthday, here are 24 quotes from Wooden.
Mother gets 99 years for beating, gluing daughter: Has the US had it with bad parents?Elizabeth Escalona, a 23-year-old mother of five, was sentenced to 99 years in prison after severely beating her daughter and gluing the girl鈥檚 hands to a wall. The sentence is one sign that society 鈥� and the courts 鈥� are taking child abuse more seriously.
Humble food meets high art'Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life' in Sydney, Australia, makes connections between consumerism, food production, and cultural identity.聽
Chocolate peanut butter Rice Krispie treatsChannel your inner trick-or-treater with a new take on the classic Rice Krispie treat. This crunchy, gooey dessert is topped with peanut butter and chocolate, plus a cute candy corn finish.聽
Childcare: It鈥檚 about costly necessity not 'having it all,' study suggestsYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's short maternity leave aside, childcare accessibility and affordability is, for hundreds of thousands of American moms, where the conversation about going back to work begins and not in a boardroom discussion of motherhood philosophy and "having it all."
Amazon: breaking even on popular Kindle salesIn an interview with the BBC, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos confirmed what many surmised: Amazon is selling the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD at cost.
'Vampire Diaries' premiere: Executive producer previews season 4The 'Vampire Diaries' premiere raised a lot of questions about the future of protagonist Elena and her friends and love interests. Executive producer Julie Plec previews what's coming up on the show.
'Photographic Memory': The permanence and impermanence of what we choose to preserveThis complex father-son confessional movie cuts across eras. Harvard film professor Ross McElwee adds another wonderful personal memoir, a film that is both forward-looking and elegiac.
'Smashed' shows a realistic recovery, with revelation'Smashed' has some powerful moments but is mostly superficial.
Parenting young voters: There's still time in this election seasonParenting a young adult to register to vote and to follow through and actually vote sets up a lifelong democratic habit, says a study. There's still time to register in many states for the Nov. 6 election.
Next episode of Homeland? No, just a college recruiter chasing NoahAn Army general inviting my sleep-to-noon and video-game-playing son to a national leadership program sounded like something out of Homeland. But, no, it was just one more college recruiter chasing our Noah and our money.
Stewed chicken, family styleCertain dishes set you at ease, and speak to the soul. This stew is one of them. Seasoned chicken is slow-cooked until it is full of color and flavor.聽
US charter schools: Investment magnet for visa-needy foreigners?Cash-starved charter schools meet cash-flush Chinese, Pakistani, and other foreigners looking for US investments that will get them a visa.
SyriaThe failures of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad are laid bare by an American academic who once found the regime impressive.
Michael Vick: Dog owner againMichael Vick dog: We don't know the dog's name yet, but Michael Vick confirmed that he's now a dog owner again. Vick got a dog for his children, and says "our pet is well cared for and loved as a member of our family."
