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American Idol: Will Randy Jackson stay?American Idol: With both Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler leaving their judging gigs on Fox, Randy Jackson is once again the sole remaining judge . . . for now.聽
Parents spending less on students鈥� college expenses, study saysA new study by student loan lender Sallie Mae finds that parents are spending less to help their children pay for college. Choosing less expensive schools and living at home are two ways families are limiting costs.
China adoption diary: Madeleine becomes a US citizen in minutesPart 13 鈥� China adoption diary: Her parents raise their right hands, take an oath for her and Madeliene becomes a US citizen. Now thoughts can turn realistically homeward.
China adoption diary: Siblings in sync, even in snoresPart 12 鈥� China adoption diary: As US citizenship moves closer, the siblings are showing signs of being in sync like "hand and foot" 鈥� even in their snores.
China adoption diary: East-West diplomacy, and family normalizingPart 11 鈥� China adoption diary: Goldfish for a tantrum, passing medical muster, and a needed laundering add up to a good family day of East-West diplomacy.
Between the LinesNot all of the 'Between''s brain-teasers are resolved, but Picoult and van Leer's novel has a universal appeal.
Family Portrait in Black and White: movie reviewThe story of a Ukrainian woman who has raised more than 20 foster children is fascinatingly told.
Jennifer Lopez exits American Idol: Who will be the new judges?Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler are leaving American Idol. Will Mariah Carey and Adam Lambert become the next American Idol judges?
Union Square: movie reviewActress Mira Sorvino is a little too good at playing annoying.- Easy Money: movie reviewDespite double and triple crosses, director聽Dani茅l Espinosa keeps his characters front and center.
Trishna: movie reviewActress Freida Pinto's occasional opacity works in the movie's favor as her character, Trishna, remains mysterious.
'Ice Age: Continental Drift' and 'The Lorax' battle for Chinese viewers'Ice Age: Continental Drift' is opening the same weekend in China as 'The Lorax.' Why is China forcing two Hollywood movies to compete for ticket sales?
Shooting VictoriaWriter Paul Thomas Murphy's crisp prose provides a vivid look at the various assassination attempts against Queen Victoria.
Culture of clutter taking over American families, says new bookA mulit-year study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Connecticut College sheds new light on the culture of clutter taking over America. It's not pretty. The results are coming out in a book, complete with photos, called 'Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century.'
'Fifty Shades of Grey:' Another series that is not for this momFifty Shades of Grey, a recent best-selling trilogy, doesn't impress this mom 鈥� the book's target audience.
'Brave' princess breaks Disney stereotypes. Or does she?Does Disney-Pixar's 'Brave' 鈥� featuring the atypical Princess Merida 鈥� present an original storyline and overcomes stereotypes of animated female characters? One critic says yes, although others claim the opposite.
'Oz: The Great and Powerful' trailer debuts at Comic-Con'Oz: The Great and Powerful' is director Sam Rami's prequel to the original Wizard of Oz. The movie, 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' is about how the ruler of Emerald City came to Oz and became the character known in the 1939 film.- Steven Tyler bids adieu to American Idol. Is Jennifer Lopez leaving too?Steven Tyler will return to Aerosmith full time. Jennifer Lopez is hinting she's leaving American Idol too.
Heinrich Barth: the greatest explorer you've never heard ofWriter Steve Kemper tackles Barth in the first biography in English about the explorer who ventured into Islamic Africa.
Back to school already? Debate continues over year-round benefitsBack to school time has arrived for those students on the year-round schedule, but the debate continues over whether learning improves with shorter, more frequent breaks.
