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Kids behaving badly during holidays: Is it ever OK to parent other people's children?The holidays come with a lot of obligatory togetherness. What do you do if your family's or friends' kids are getting under your skin? Author Julie Klam and two specialists offer advice for how to approach 鈥� or not 鈥� friends and family when their kids misbehave.
'Maltese Falcon' statue goes for $4M at auction'Maltese Falcon' statue:聽The final price on the prop was $4,085,000, according to the auction house.
Thanksgiving side dish: Potatoes au gratinTopped with layer of cheese that browns and crisps up while baking, this classic potatoes au gratin recipe is French comfort food at its best.
AMAs: Taylor Swift sweeps prizes at American Music AwardsAMAs: Taylor Swift won artist of the year for the third time, the most times an artist has won the category. She also won favorite female pop/rock artist, female country artist, and country album.
Turkey recipes: brine, fry, or a traditional rub?Turkey recipes for Thanksgiving range from brining, deep frying, and the more traditional oven roast. Here's a traditional rub recipe for a roasted turkey.
Have kids, will travel: 8 tips for family trips Kids should learn how to travel, and parents should learn how to support kids to make travel fun and adventurous. I polled a number of friends and family who have traveled with their kids, asking them for their favorite travel tips. Here are eight favorites relating specifically to airplane and road trips, but I am sure these same lessons apply to most every form of transportation.
Radio Flyer no more: kid wagons go luxeA new class of luxury wagons offer kids lounging space, onboard coolers, and even DVD-players. The high-end wagons sparked the ire of many online commenters who see such pampering as a clear path to the dystopic future seen in 'Wall-E.'
MTV's 'Generation Cryo' follows sperm donor kidsA new show on MTV, 'Generation Cryo' 鈥� set to premiere tonight 鈥� follows the quest of a 17-year-old college student, conceived through the assistance of an anonymous sperm donor, to find her half-siblings and ultimately the donor that sired them all.
Thanksgiving recipe: Sorghum buttermilk pieThere's no doubt about it, buttermilk makes everything better. A sweet syrup, either molasses or sorghum, blends with tangy, creamy buttermilk to聽create a light custard in this pie.聽
Cover StoryThanksgiving story: A 'Lost Boy' and the kindness of strangersAs bombs fell on a Sudanese village, an anonymous hand reached out of the chaos and saved 3-year-old Peter Ter. The odyssey that followed 鈥� wandering the globe along with thousands of other Sudanese 'Lost Boys' 鈥� would be as remarkable for the kindness of strangers as it would be for the boy's resilience.- 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' blazes at box office'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' earned $135 million on opening day. 'Catching Fire' is the biggest November opening ever.
- Katie Couric moving to Yahoo?Katie Couric is reportedly ready to announce a move from ABC-TV to Yahoo as a "global news anchor." Katie Couric is currently host of a daytime talk show "Katie."
National Adoption Day: My son tells it his wayNational Adoption Day: For this National Adoption Day, one mother celebrates the individual that her son has become as he has grown old enough to define himself as more than an adoptee or a "lucky boy" into the person he is meant to be.- Judi Dench says 'Philomena' is a film about faithJudi Dench plays Philomena Lee in the new film about an unwed teenager whose child was sold into adoption by the Catholic Church. Judi Dench says the movie is not polemic, but 'about a woman who has an unshakable faith.'
Thanksgiving by the numbersFrom the amount of airline passengers flying home the history of the president pardoning a turkey, use these facts about Turkey Day to entertain your tablemates at dinner this year.
How I'll explain Blockbuster, modems, pay phones to my now-infant sonBlockbuster Video will close its stores next year. Blockbuster is just the latest casualty of the digital revolution, leaving today's parents wondering how they will explain the world they grew up in to their own kids?
'The Great Beauty': The film's melancholy and partying both feel forced'The Great Beauty' is directed by Paolo Sorrentino of 'This Must Be the Place.'
'Philomena' is elevated by actors Judi Dench and Steve Coogan'Philomena' stars Dench as a woman searching for the son she gave up for adoption and Coogan as the journalist writing a story about her.
Channing Tatum: Will he take on a role in the 'X-Men' franchise?Will Channing Tatum take on a role in the 'X-Men' films? Channing Tatum recently expressed an interest in playing one of the characters, though the role was already cast in a previous movie.
Doctor Who gets a UK Google doodle. Where's our Whodle?Google celebrates Doctor Who's 50th birthday with an interactive doodle. But, for now at least, it's not available on the US Google page. Don't fret American Doctor Who fans 鈥� here's the skinny on how to access the Whodle today.