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Girl Scout cookie upside down cakeIt's spring, and that means Girl Scout cookie season. If you can resist long enough, save a sleeve of your favorite cookies and use this cake recipe to create a special treat.
Justin Bieber's infant monkey held by German authoritiesGerman authorities at the Munich聽airport聽placed pop star Justin Bieber's baby monkey in a shelter聽after he failed to show the proper documents. Mr. Bieber has 4 weeks to get his paperwork in order to collect his tiny friend or the shelter will look for a permanent home.
Mike Rice fired by Rutgers, Pernetti: Parents, tell kids what bad coaching isRutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired by athletic director Tim Pernetti after Mr. Rice's practice behavior was exposed on a video released by ESPN. The video came from a former team aide, not a player, which begs the question: Do your kids, tweens, and teens know how far a coach can go?聽
My first four wildflowers to bloom each yearOne of the joys of early spring is watching for the first plants to emerge and bloom in the landscape.
Hilary Duff will play Ashton Kutcher's love interest on 'Two and a Half Men'Hilary Duff will play Ashton Kutcher's potential paramour on the May season finale of the CBS sitcom. Hilary Duff's character romances Ashton Kutcher's, but Kutcher's Walden falls for her grandmother instead.
Despite techie distractions, kids still dig ant farmsIt says something that, in an age of social media and video gaming networks, kids still go wild for ant farms 鈥� the classic toy that provides a cross section view of the tunnels and chamber network of an ant colony.聽
Kate Hudson gives advice to teen girls at leadership forumKate Hudson spoke to teenage girls at the ANNpower Leadership Forum, a program which features female speakers from the worlds of business, entertainment and nonprofit. Kate Hudson told forum attendees to take risks and trust their own talent.
A bus-stop tennis clinicWe were stuck in rural Panama. Then kids began throwing rocks at us.
Maria Sibylla Merian: Inspired her love of nature and art in her daughtersMaria Sibylla Merian, today's Google Doodle, was a naturalist, entomologist, botanical illustrator, and importantly, a mother of two. Ms. Merian took her daughters into nature with her and their collective work was featured in an art show.
'Finding Dory': The 'Finding Nemo' sequel is coming in 2015'Finding Dory,' a 'Finding Nemo' sequel, will follow Dory and other 'Nemo' characters about a year after the original film. 'Finding Dory' will be released in November 2015.
Lindsay Lohan will visit 'Late Show'Lindsay Lohan will make her first 'Late Show' appearance in six years next week. Lindsay Lohan is guest-starring on the FX sitcom 'Anger Management.'
Leno, Fallon mock 'Tonight' rumors in parody videoLeno and Fallon sang a 'West Side Story' parody as rumors of Jimmy Fallon taking over Jay Leno's hosting duties have grown stronger. Leno and Fallon talked to each other by cellphone.
Heidi Klum saves drowning son: Supermodel supermom vs. the good enough motherHeidi Klum saves drowning son 鈥� so go the entertainment headlines today. Hey, normal moms, how are you feeling? Is Heidi Klum setting the parenting bar impossibly high? Don't worry. Being a good mom is good enough.聽
'The Walking Dead' season 4: Comic book creator Robert Kirkman discusses what's ahead'The Walking Dead' season 4 will have 'big stuff that people have been expecting, or that people have been anticipating from the comics,' Kirkman said. 'The Walking Dead' season 4 will premiere on AMC this fall.
White bolognese sauceChase away the end-of-winter blues with this homemade bolognese sauce. Veal, Italian sausage, fennel, and leeks give it a unique, bright flavor.聽
Let us not praise our children: Well-intentioned puffery won't boost school successDumping praise on a student or your child with the intention of bolstering their scholastic success may actually hinder it. More and more studies are determining that children grow suspicious of general praise or develop an unhealthy fear of failure.聽
Lollapalooza performers announced: Who made the cut?Lollapalooza's headliners this summer include The Cure, in their very first聽Lollapalooza聽appearance, plus Mumford and Sons, The Killers, and Nine Inch Nails.
Snowdrops usher in springPretty white snowdrops welcome spring in cooler climates.
Shain Gandee, from MTV's 'Buckwild' reality series, found deadShain Gandee, a cast member of the MTV reality show 'Buckwild' was found dead in rural West Virginia on Monday. 'This is a very sad and tragic event,' a spokeswoman for Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper told Reuters.
Maroon 5 plans: The band will tour, release new albumMaroon 5's plans include a summer tour and a new album. Maroon 5's plans include outdoor concerts, with frontman Adam Levine saying outdoor performances are 'kind of the purist form of a tour.'