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The Dictator's Learning CurveJournalist William Dobson looks at the 鈥榥imble鈥� tactics of autocrats in an age of social media.
Kyra Sedgwick discusses the end of 'The Closer'Kyra Sedgwick and 'Closer' executive producer James Duff talk about the end of the series.
Women help Spider-Man net Sony $341 million and countingSpider-Man took in $140 million at the US box office in the first six days. Female viewers made up 42 percent of the Spider-Man movie audience
Should young adult books have age ratings?Author G.P. Taylor says 'children's literature has gone too far' and advocates a ratings system like that for movies or video games.
Kourtney Kardashian has a baby girl. Let the gushing begin.Kourtney Kardashian has a baby girl, Claire Danes is pregnant, so is Reese Witherspoon, and the fans are gushing. What's the deal with the Kardashians 鈥� and all celebrity baby love?
Seventeen magazine promises to stop manipulating photos of modelsIn response to a girl-led campaign to change the way women are portrayed in the media, Seventeen magazine has vowed to stop photoshopping its models and to promote healthy body images for its young readers.聽
Meatless Monday: Kale, apple, almond and Pecorino saladA crunchy salad that will keep its freshness more than a day.
China adoption diary: Maoming or bust 鈥� a return to Grace鈥檚 hometownPart 6 鈥� China adoption diary: The sisters wrangle over pigtail pitch, Madeleine becomes a thoroughbred clothes horse, and Mom wonders, "What if Grace鈥檚 Chinese mother had any idea that her precious daughter was right here in Maoming for only one day?"
'Let's Pretend This Never Happened': 7 stories from a memoir by The BloggessFrom a pet turkey to Post-It arguments, here are seven stories from popular blogger Jenny Lawson's new book 'Let's Pretend This Never Happened.'
Ernest Borgnine: An actor with nearly seven decades on screenErnest聽 Borgnine worked in more than 200 films and TV shows, including McHale's Navy. Ernest Borgnine, who passed on Sunday, won an Academy Award in the 1995 movie "Marty."
China adoption diary: "Officially ours," Madeleine Bao Yi becomes a BelsiePart 5 鈥� China adoption diary: After questions from Chinese functionaries 鈥� such as "Why did you choose to adopt?" 鈥� the Belsie family officially becomes four, with new sister and daughter Madeleine Bao Yi.
Ringo Starr: 30 quotes for his birthdayFor his 72nd birthday, here are 30 quotes from Starr.
China adoption diary: The gotcha day "zap." Love at first sight.Part 4 鈥� China adoption diary: Pig-tailed and rhinestoned Madeleine Bao Yi meets the Belsie family 鈥� her family 鈥� on gotcha day. It's love at first sight.- Verbal EnergyIs your vocabulary in shape for the Olympics?It turns out that the biggest sport at this summer's Games is something called 'athletics.'
Why Spider-Man is pulling in moviegoers. Again.鈥楾he Amazing Spider-Man鈥� opened Tuesday, just five years after the previous Spider-Man franchise, and has already racked up more than $75 million.
Take This Waltz: movie reviewDirector Sarah Polley has a sometimes graceful understanding of emotional temperate zones, but the set-up of 'Take' is contrived.
The Magic of Belle Isle: movie reviewNot even Morgan Freeman can rescue this film from soppiness.
China Heavyweight: movie reviewThe idealism and heartbreak are universal in this new variant of a timeless theme.
'The Hobbit' director Peter Jackson announces end of principal photography'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' will come to theaters this December.
'Savages': Oliver Stone's mayhem feels like Quentin Tarantino movie'Savages' review: Oliver Stone's violent movie keeps the eye engaged, if not the mind.
