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- Verbal EnergyIs your vocabulary in shape for the Olympics?It turns out that the biggest sport at this summer's Games is something called 'athletics.'
Why Spider-Man is pulling in moviegoers. Again.鈥楾he Amazing Spider-Man鈥� opened Tuesday, just five years after the previous Spider-Man franchise, and has already racked up more than $75 million.
Take This Waltz: movie reviewDirector Sarah Polley has a sometimes graceful understanding of emotional temperate zones, but the set-up of 'Take' is contrived.
The Magic of Belle Isle: movie reviewNot even Morgan Freeman can rescue this film from soppiness.
China Heavyweight: movie reviewThe idealism and heartbreak are universal in this new variant of a timeless theme.
'The Hobbit' director Peter Jackson announces end of principal photography'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' will come to theaters this December.
'Savages': Oliver Stone's mayhem feels like Quentin Tarantino movie'Savages' review: Oliver Stone's violent movie keeps the eye engaged, if not the mind.
Pay more for milk? Initiative aims to support family farmsKeep Local Farms, a program supporting New England dairy farms, asks consumers to pay extra for milk in order to boost local family businesses, similar to fair trade practices for coffee and chocolate.
Rescue dog: After years of saying no, dad gladly yields for AlbieAfter years of family lobbying for a dog, Peter Zheutlin finally gives in to his wife and sons. Searching the Labs4Rescue website, he can't resist a 3-year-old Yellow Lab-Golden Retriever mix named Albie.
China adoption diary: A cackling ride on the storkPart 3 鈥� China adoption diary: Emotion dawns as the reality of a second daughter takes shape on the way to Guangzhou. The adoption agency guide arrives, Grace is delighted with the trove of hotel sample soaps and shampoos, Mom and Dad get ready for first meeting with Madeleine Bao Yi.
Butter poached tilapia with thyme and mixed greensChunks of fresh fish are poached in butter and olive oil over very low heat with fresh thyme, salt and pepper and served over a simple salad for a quick, cool summer meal.
Top Picks: Dr. Seuss on DVD, the PBS Arts Summer Festival, and moreThe social magazine Flipboard comes to Android, the Canadian duo Japandroids makes everyone sing along, and more top picks.
Emma Stone: A superhero movie is only one of many genres for the starStone's appearance in 'The Amazing Spider-Man' checks superheroes off her list. Anything left?
Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce: dealing with religious splitsThe Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce news makes this author wonder how the couple's daughter, Suri, will deal with the alleged split in her parents' religious views. The author was a year older than Suri when her own parents 鈥� a Jew and a Roman Catholic 鈥� divorced.
'Star Trek' star Chris Pine discusses the sequel'Star Trek' star Chris Pine discusses acting with Benedict Cumberbatch and what to expect from the sequel
Bikini onesie: Really? Baby girl clothes that go too farBikini onesie? Parents say a bikini onesie for sale at Gordman's department store goes too far. But it's hardly the only example of baby girl clothes that leave parents shaking their heads.
China adoption diary: The Great Wall and pig knuckle pizza itineraryPart 2 鈥� China adoption diary: The Belsies follow the routine intinerary for adopting families. Pizza Hut and the Great Wall help decompress before meeting the new daughter. And Grace sees some of her Chinese heritage.
Chipotle corn and zucchini saladThe summer is ripe with fresh vegetables, so embrace the season with a corn and zucchini salad topped with a spicy chipotle sauce.
Home, restoredFarm rhythms are easily recaptured, and a tree falls with compassion.
'The Amazing Spider-Man': not the first comic book to get the rebootWhile the gap between 'Amazing' and the last Spider-Man movie is only a few years, reviews for the new version have been fairly positive so far.