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Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding: movie review (+trailer)Life is a journey, but Fonda tripped out.
Lola Versus: movie review (+trailer)Protagonist Lola is a believable heroine for our times, and the movie avoids tying everything up in a big bright bow.- 'Ultimate 海角大神 Wrestling' directors discuss their documentary about the unusual sportThe new documentary will have its world premiere at the Korean American Film Festival New York.
David McCullough: Wellesley teacher says grads 'not special'David McCullough, Wellesley High English teacher, slices and dices teen exceptionalism. 'You鈥檙e not special,' he says, 'Your planet ... is not the center of its solar system, your solar system is not the center of its galaxy, your galaxy is not the center of the universe.'
Dog hero in Ghana rescues newborn babyDog hero rescues newborn baby in Ghana and joins the ranks of other African dogs who've become national heroes.- Bob Welch, Fleetwood Mac guiarist, 'just wanted to make the music he loved'Welch聽was a guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974. He formed the British rock group Paris in 1976, and had hits including 'Sentimental Lady' in 1977 and 'Ebony Eyes' in 1978.
Coronation chicken saladCoronation Chicken, as Poulet Reine Elizabeth became known, was created as a balance between necessary thrift and needed elegance.
Teen texting and driving: More than half admit to doing itTeen texting and driving is a national problem, according to the first federal statistics released on the topic, with 58 percent of high school seniors admitting that they text or e-mail while driving.
As 'Prometheus' debuts, why 'Alien' remains a cinematic icon 33 years later'Prometheus' arrives in theaters today, but people are still talking about 'Alien,' the 1979 Ridley Scott predecessor.
Mister Rogers goes viral in PBS remix of 'Garden of Your Mind'Mister Rogers, the PBS children's TV icon of聽 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,' gets a fresh remix. The mash-up puts his old school message in 'Garden of Your Mind' to a new beat.
Top picks: A video by Croatian cellists, Michelle Obama's new book, and moreSinger Melody Gardot embraces multiculturalism, noir writer Philip Kerr pens another winner with 'Prague Fatale,' and more top picks.
Prometheus: movie reviewMost of the best effects in 'Prometheus' are lifted from director Ridley Scott's 'Alien,' and the film's meditations on life and the universe don't amount to much.
'Captain America 2' may be directed by 'Community' helmers Anthony and Joe RussoThe 'Community' directors have also worked on 'Arrested Development.'
Emergency room visits an overreaction to childhood scrapes?Emergency room visits for typical childhood playground accidents are probably an overreaction. Attitude adjustment to fearful parenting is necessary:聽 "worst-first" is not the best philosophy.
Disney bans junk food, Mickey Mouse brands health. Hmmm...Disney's new ban on junk-food advertising during children's programming has been hailed as an important public health step. But what about the company's new initiative to brand "health food" with a Mickey Mouse label?
Senior pranks: School districts draw line between fun, vandalismAs graduation nears, school districts are dealing with increasing pranks by high school seniors. These senior pranks, mostly harmless and done in good spirit, can escalate to vandalism. Where do school officials draw the line?- Verbal EnergyThe self-titled album and other creative wondersSome concise idioms built on the notion of 'self' may be a bit too concise for the Monitor鈥檚 language columnist.
Ray Bradbury, a passionate sci-fi writer with the gifts of a painterRay Bradbury wrote his more than 500 stories, novels, plays, and poems on a typewriter, creating imagery that helped bring sci-fi and fantasy into the mainstream of American popular culture.
Drive-in theaters: a love letterThe drive-in theater was a star attraction during the summer.
Dog with no family lawyers up to resist adoption; town dividedDog in New Mexico has a bank account, a Facebook page and a lawyer. Blue, a free-roaming Australian cattle dog has lived in front of a general store for two years without incident and without family. He resists adoption. But a recent deadly pit bull attack on a person in a nearby town has turned some against him.
