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The aging survey 2013: Technology is a big hit with Grandma and GrandpaThe National Council on Aging's annual aging survey results are out. The aging love technology, but it would be more widely adopted were there less barriers like cost and know-how.聽
Spanish women pick up the old traditions of lacing to connect with ancestral pastGenerations of Spanish women gather at the base of the Arc de Triomf to聽exemplify their time honored tradition of lacing.聽聽- Bieber bus: Pot on board and Germany wants $1,500 monkey bill paidBieber bus: Justin Bieber wasn't on the bus Monday when marijuana was found during a crossing from Canada to the US. Meanwhile, Germany wants Bieber to pay the bill for the care of his pet monkey.
- Golfers in the (very) roughCity slickers learn a thing or two from a pair of prairie pros.
Eileen Brennan: 'Private Benjamin' star sang, danced, made us laughEileen Brennan was nominated for an Oscar for her role as the gruff captain in 'Private Benjamin,' plus she won an Emmy for reprising the role on the small screen. Her career ranged from musical theater to the hilariously humorless roles that made her famous.- Verbal EnergyThe editor gets her in-box to zero, or tries toOn her way out of town, the Monitor's language columnist considers just what Ben Bernanke means by 'tapering' and whether it's OK to use 'since' to mean 'because.'
Video game addiction increases with ADHD, autism? PoppycockA new study says boys who fall along the autism spectrum or who have ADHD may be more easily addicted to video games. But the study seems sensationalist to this blogger, whose son has Asperger's syndrome and a creative side inspired by video games.聽
Robin Thicke: Is the album 'Blurred Lines' worth a listen?Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' is the song of the summer. Will the rest of Robin Thicke's new album find the same success?- Arsenio Hall: How Arsenio plans to reconquer late night TVArsenio Hall returns to late night TV on Sept. 9. How will the host of 'The Arsenio Hall Show' woo viewers from Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and David Letterman?
Pineapple upside muffinsServed warm, these pineapple muffins with a crunchy streusel topping is like having your own personal-sized pineapple upside down cake.
Protect kids online by empowering them to explore on their own, not by restrictive rulesProtecting kids online is no easy job, especially since the best way to keep them safe is to lessen the protectionist urge and empower them to explore at will.- 'You're So Vain' video duet by Taylor Swift, Carly Simon'You're So Vain': At Taylor Swift's concert in Foxborough, Mass., Carly Simon joined Swift in a performance of Simon's biggest hit: 'You're So Vain.' Who is the song about?
Hollywood Hillbillies: The rise of redneck TVHollywood Hillbillies: A new reality TV show features a Georgia 'hillbilly' family that moves to Hollywood.
Jurnee Smollett-Bell to join cast of NBC drama 'Parenthood'Jurnee Smollett-Bell will appear as a campaign manager on the NBC drama, according to TVLine. Jurnee Smollett-Bell has recently been seen on the HBO show 'True Blood.'
John F. Kennedy assassination: Did the Secret Service agent do it?John F. Kennedy assassination: A TV show claims one of John F. Kennedy's own Secret Service agent's fired the fatal shot. The two-hour JFK assassination docudrama airs Nov. 3.
Moms struggle with the expense of diapers, study saysLow-income moms have trouble affording diapers for their children and, as a result, are more likely to become depressed or have anxiety, a study says.聽
'Arrested Development' will return in some format, says creator'Arrested Development' creator Mitchell Hurwitz says the show will 'definitely' be returning somehow. 'Arrested Development' recently aired a fourth season on Netflix.- Kidd Kraddick: Fans and friends respond to his legacyKidd Kraddick: The Texas-based radio and television personality, whose program is heard on more than 75 Top 40 radio stations across the US, passed on Saturday. Kidd Kraddick was also remembered for his charity work.
4 out of 5 Americans face poverty in their lifetimes, says surveySurvey: 4 out of 5 Americans will live in or near poverty at least one year of their adult lives, and twice as many whites as blacks are already in poverty. 'Poverty聽is no longer an issue of "them," it's an issue of "us," ' says the researcher who calculated the numbers.
Adoption: State legislators want to unseal birth certificates for adopteesAdoptees in some states cannot access their birth certificates despite their need to know biological family medical history and their desire to understand where they came from. But more and more legislators are working to unseal these documents for adoptees.聽