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Screen-Free Week: Mom, baby couldn't hack it without iPhone, iPodScreen-Free Week: Mom and baby got an F 鈥� oh, make it a D. Life without an iPhone or iPod can really mess up a day.
Text messaging apps: solution to texting while driving accidents?Texting while driving is continuously cited as a reason behind many deadly accidents. Mobile text messaging apps that alert parents to text messages sent on the road may be a part of a solution.
The public library as community center: books, latte, yogaThe public library branches out with new ways to bring bodies to the stacks.聽 Nationwide librarians are developing a community center model where visitors can do everything from drink their latte and do yoga, to speed dating and tax preparation 鈥� all while getting closer to books.
Tony nominations honor inventive 'Peter and the Starcatcher'Tony-nominated 'Peter and the Starcatcher' has a top-to-bottom fantastic cast and innovative staging.
'Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down': 5 memories of living in ParisAuthor Rosecrans Baldwin dreamed of living in the City of Light, but when he finally did, it wasn't exactly what he expected.
Teenage nose piercing, Jewish tradition create parenting dilemmaAdornment or mutilation: The teenage聽 wish for a nose piercing has one mother caught in a parenting dilemma as she and her husband try to balance the desires of their 16-year-old daughter with the guidelines of their Jewish traditions 鈥� and, maybe a little squeamishness.
Why doesn't Stephen King pay more in taxes?Stephen King's column at the Daily Beast, questioning why he and other well-off Americans aren't paying more in taxes, created controversy among readers.
DC Comics鈥� 鈥楽econd Wave鈥� launches today with four new titlesThe DC Comics superhero universe expands with the unveiling of alternate world Earth 2.
The Voice: Who made it to the finals?The Voice finalists were revealed Tuesday night. The audience and the judges sent Lindsey Paveo, Katrina Parker, Erin Willett, and Jamar Rogers home.
Jessica Simpson baby born, tabloids scramble for new obsessionJessica Simpson baby born, finally, according to her publicist. Jessica Simpson's pregnancy captured the attention of pop culture hounds for month, fueled by Simpson's own penchant for attention. Now that her baby girl, Maxwell, has been born, America's tabloids must find a new obsession.
Kentucky Derby bars for Cinco de MayoA touch of cinnamon and cayenne pepper meets a Kentucky Derby pie.聽
Painkiller addiction becoming more common in infants, study showsPainkiller addiction is becoming more and more common in infants, according to a recently released study that shows that the number of US babies born with opiate drug withdrawal has tripled in the past decade.
Private EmpirePulitzer Prize-winner Steve Coll takes a close look at secretive behemoth that is Exxon Mobil.
Reader recommendation: I Am Because We AreMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
'Jackie After O': 5 stories about Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisTina Cassidy's book chronicles the year Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spent on her own, after the death of her second husband.
Bestselling books the week of 5/3/12, according to IndieBound*What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Federal judge throws out civil suit against 'Three Cups of Tea' author Greg MortensonMortenson said in his first public statement in over a year that he was 'subjected to false allegations, vicious name-calling and slander.'
Jessica Simpson baby arrives, finallyJessica Simpson baby arrives, signalling the end of the nine-month baby watch that has predictably captivated the entertainment and gossip industry. Simpson's baby, a girl, was born this morning, according to the pop star's publicist.
May Day, Cinco de Mayo or Leap Day: Celebrating 鈥渕inor鈥� holidaysMay Day is a day of dancing and maypoles, Cinco de Mayo celebrates the history and culture south of the border and Leap Day is always silly fun. Our happiness expert writes that no holiday is too small to celebrate as a family.
Maggie Gyllenhaal has a baby girl, Beyonc茅 named 'Most Beautiful'Maggie Gyllenhaal announced the birth of baby girl Gloria through her publicist Monday. Gyllenhaal joins the ranks of other "celebrimommys" making headlines, including new mom Beyonc茅, recently named People's "Most Beautiful Woman."
