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Living in a house full of women has taught Harry Connick, Jr. a thing or two over the years. Most of all, the crooner, actor, and activist has learned to be quiet and listen. The father of three — Georgia, 15, Sarah Kate, 13, and Charlotte, 9 — is now hoping that others will do the same. He and his middle daughter, Kate, are working with American Girl to introduce the dollmaker's two newest Read more
I'm all for exposing my child to the different walks of life. One of the reasons why I believe in the public school system is that children can get a taste of the real world by making friends with different socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. Taking kids along to volunteer can open their eyes and show them how good it feels to help those less fortunate. Having said all that, I'm not sure where Read more
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the selections below you can also add to your queue the kid-friendly adventure Journey to the Center of the Earth. The L Word Before the fifth season of Showtime's The L Word started this Read more
American Girl announced yesterday that it would discontinue all products related to Samantha Parkington?! — Popwatch Were those a bunch of clues about the future on How I Met Your Mother last night? — The TV Addict Check out a list of the seven funniest horror movies, and the lowdown on this year's most popular movie-inspired Halloween costumes (Joker, Iron Man, etc.). — Cinematical Check Read more
I've already declared my love of the American Girl books, which I enjoyed mostly because they incorporated interesting historical stuff into stories about girls who — aside from the differences in time periods — were just girls like me and my friends. Now, even though I'm an adult with no kids, I'm excited to see the adorable Abigail Breslin play Kit Kittredge in the movie adaptation Read more
I don't know about you, but before I was all about The Babysitters Club I couldn't get enough of the American Girl book series. Of course, these days there is all sorts of American Girl stuff to accompany the stories, and there are way more than just the basic five or six characters I grew up with. With fond American Girl memories in mind, I recently watched the trailer for the first American Read more
8:00 Dancing With the Stars (new) 9:00 The Bachelorette (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (new, with guests Kathy Griffin and Emily Maynard) 8:00 How I Met Your Mother (repeat) 8:30 2 Broke Girls (repeat) 9:00 Two and a Half Men (repeat) 9:30 Mike & Molly (repeat) 10:00 Clash of the Commercials: USA vs. the World (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with Read more
8:00 2012 Billboard Music Awards 8:00 60 Minutes (new) 9:00 Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (new) 8:00 The Simpsons (new, season finale) 8:30 Bob's Burgers (new, season finale) 9:00 Family Guy (new, season finale) 8:00 Harry's Law (new, series finale) 9:00 Celebrity Apprentice (new, season finale) More TV to watch when you read more. Read more
When we read The Hairpin's article about how your American Girl doll shaped your life, we immediately began reminiscing about our own AG dolls. This year American Girl is celebrating its 25-year anniversary, and only a couple of the historical girls we grew up with are still available. But I remember when it was just the classic Molly, Samantha, Felicity, Addy, and Kirsten. I had Samantha first, Read more
This is it, y'all. There are only three finalists remaining on season 11 of American Idol. Not only did we get several performances from the top three this week, it was also hometown visit week! But first, Joshua got the party started with some Etta James then Jessica came out and gave a beautiful but totally boring rendition of Mariah's "My All." Phil Phillips got all Dave Matthews-y on Read more
