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'Jupiter Ascending': The Wachowskis discuss the delay for the new sci-fi filmLana Wachowski pointed out that the summer movie season, when original story 'Jupiter' was first scheduled to be released, is often a time for sequels. 'The summer is built around familiarity,' she said. 'I think Warner Bros. was uncomfortable with that environment.' 'Jupiter' hit theaters on Feb. 6.
Emotional intelligence: Dad steps into son's shoes as he takes a step backWhen a dad, who is considered an 'expert' in emotional intelligence, rails on his kid for not doing homework, he steps back to find he might not be putting his expertise into practice.- Search for a clip-on tie leads to a job coach at TargetSearching for a clip-on tie for a job interview, a young man encountered a mentoring moment with a Target staff member.
Katy Perry: Will she finally win a Grammy Award this year?The Super Bowl halftime performer has been nominated 11 times before this year but has never won. 'It'd be so amazing and so funny' to win a Grammy for her song 'Dark Horse,' Perry said.
'Mommy' is mostly gaudy shout-festsThe movie stars Anne Dorval as a single mother who does what she can to control and calm her highly troubled son (Antoine Olivier Pilon).聽Much of the film is redeemed聽by Dorval鈥檚 performance.
'Timbuktu' gives jihadists a human face'Timbuktu,' which is set in the early days of the jihadist takeover of northern Mali in 2012,聽is nominated for the best foreign film Oscar.
Balsamic beef stew with pearl onionsEasy prep work and inexpensive ingredients make a rich stew with complex flavors that can easily be frozen and saved for later.
Perfect popoversPopovers make a savory sidekick for soup. You can also serve them with butter and jam for breakfast or make mini melted sandwiches out of them for lunch.
'Jupiter Ascending': What are critics saying about the movie starring Mila Kunis?So far reviews have been mostly negative, with even critics who admired the visuals admitting that the story is at times difficult to follow.
Top Picks: The Sidekicks' album 'Runners in the Nerved World,' Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast, and moreAmazon's show 'Mozart in the Jungle' is one of the best of the new shows created by the bookselling behemoth, PBS's 'The Great British Baking Show' features lovable and quirky amateur bakers, and more top picks.
Bald man haircuts for 鈥榖ad鈥� boys: Is this a good parenting move?A Georgia barbershop is using an embarrassing haircut to discourage kids from misbehaving. Is this an effective way to enforce discipline?
String theory: Talking to kids about Sports Illustrated swimsuit issuesSports Illustrated has released its annual swimsuit issue 鈥� including its first a plus-size model 鈥� offering parents a chance to check in with their kids about body image and offer a reality check.聽
'Jupiter Ascending': The nutty movie isn't exactly 'The Matrix''Jupiter,' the newest film from the Wachowskis, centers on Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis), a resident of Earth, and the intergalactic hunter (Channing Tatum) who protects her.
Grammy Awards: Leading nominees broke out on YouTube, SpotifyAmong the nominees for this year's top awards 鈥� song, record, and album of the year 鈥� only British soul singer聽Sam Smith聽and R&B artist聽Pharrell Williams聽had a hit that placed among the top 10 radio songs in total plays in 2014. Nominees like Iggy Azalea and Meghan Trainor came to the public's attention online.
'Pirates of the Caribbean 5': Here's what's happening with the sequel'Pirates' recently added new cast members and the film now has a release date. 'Pirates' will include the return of actor Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.
Creamy roasted garlic & potato soupRoasted garlic blended with onions, potatoes, and a splash of cream makes a rich soup with a sweet, nutty flavor. Extra potatoes and frozen stock get put to good use in this vegetarian recipe.- Girls in sports: 鈥橪ike A Girl鈥� has never been more importantGender equity in sports is still lacking, but a mom wants to make sure her son sees women as powerful athletic role models, and that he never learns 'Like A Girl' to mean anything other than powerful.
Verbal EnergyHistory of the world in a ketchup bottleStanford linguist Dan Jurafsky doesn鈥檛 just explain the origins of the word for the red sauce we slather on 鈥楩rench鈥� fries; he uses the global ketchup trade as evidence for a new understanding of global economic history.
Is your phone making you clueless? Man misses whale from two feet awayA man glued to his phone misses the whale sighting of a lifetime. Is this just a sign of the times?
'Daredevil': What you need to know about Netflix's upcoming seriesThe Marvel superhero is the focus of a new series from Netflix. The first season will debut this April.