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Kyle Weiss: Why Kids Hate Reading: An Addict's Perspective

Jun 17 2013, 10:10am CDT

I was lucky. By the time school had started requiring us to read this or that novel, I had long been hooked on reading for purely leisurely enjoyment. As a child who was clearly not born to play a sport in the big leagues (thanks mom and dad) ...
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Alice Eve

CANCUN, CA - APRIL 18:  Actor Adam Sandler attends

Hollywood sexism is somehow getting worse

Jun 13 2013, 5:07am CDT

That is not the only grim bit of news, but for anyone who was paying attention to the Star Trek under-panties debacle, every time a woman does show up on screen, she is there for tits and titillation, a hypersexualized cartoon designed to pro ...
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Ray Harryhausen

Manic Manifesto: ‘In the Clutch of a Titan’ Remembering Ray Harryhausen

Jun 17 2013, 1:25pm CDT

A Tribute to the work of Ray Harryhausen, his Special Effect on me, public imagination, and the film industry. Plus a review of the 2013 UK release of Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan. Whenever that spark is reignited, when a distant me ...
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Irina Shayk

Portugal squad (L to R) front row: midfielder Joao Moutinho, defender Fabio Coentrao, defender Silvio, midfielder Ruben Amorim and midfielder Valera. Second row: Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo poses shirtless on a yacht to show off his new ripped torso

Jun 17 2013, 11:14am CDT

So Ronaldo’s been pumping some iron then and he’d like us all to see the results. Can’t blame him really, he’s looking might fine, if rather comical all at the same time. His very toned and buff triangular torso doesn’t look real with his super slim wa ...
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The Big Wedding

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 16:  A woman reads the New York Post as police stand guard outside Penn Station on April 16, 2013 in New York City. Police were out in force throughout New York, a day after explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed 3 people and wounded more than 170 others.

A hitch in wedding cost data

Jun 16 2013, 3:37am CDT

NEW YORK - Weddings are expensive. There’s no way around it. Well, maybe one. But for most couples, eloping doesn’t start to seem like a really good idea until you’re neckdeep in the wedding planning process, and by then it’s too late. Just how expensive ...
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Iron Man 3

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 30:  Actor Robert Downey Jr rings the opening bell at New York Stock Exchange on April 30, 2013 in New York City.

MAN OF STEEL MAKES RECORD SALES…And it’s a disappointment

Jun 17 2013, 7:23pm CDT

I saw MoS this weekend and I can tell you with dead certainty: This is not a good Superman movie. It’s not even a good movie. Yet, it sold out at my theater, and grossed more than any other June opening in history: ...
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Oblivion

This picture taken on April 22, 2013 shows French director Luc Besson giving a speech during Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing. Cinema is one of France

Morgan Freeman In Talks For Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy’

Jun 17 2013, 6:37pm CDT

Morgan Freeman is reportedly in talks for director Luc Besson’s action flick Lucy. The latest endeavor from the director of The Fifth Element tells the story of a woman who is transformed into an unstoppable fighting machine after a super drug ...
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Blue Is the Warmest Color

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 26: (L-R) Director Abdellatif Kechiche smiles as actress Lea Seydoux kisses Adele Exarchopoulos on stage after

Rocori beats Minnetonka, heads to 3A title game

Jun 14 2013, 5:53pm CDT

Authorities in the Twin Cities area say a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a driver who may...- 11:28 pm The family of a toddler whose body was found in the Elk River released balloons into the sky ...
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The East

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 15:  Cathy Weseluck, Tara Strong and Rebecca Shoichet arrives at the 2013 Los Angeles Film Festival Premiere of Hasbro Studios

Chaos as gunfire erupts at Utah Father's day Mass

Jun 17 2013, 8:23pm CDT

Tara Evans, left, is comforted by her daughter Karen Evans during a news conference at the McKay-Dee Hospital Center in Ogden, Utah on Monday, June 17, 2013, to update the condition of Tara's husband, James Evans, who was shot in the head during c ...
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Golden Globe Awards

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova (L) attends the ATP Aegon Championships tennis match between Israel

Pic of the day: No fun

Jun 17 2013, 6:47pm CDT

Serena William in an emotional moment during the final women's French Open match against Russia's Maria Sharapova. Williams won 6-4, 6-4, while Rafael Nadal defeated fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 i ...
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Obama,South Korean president discuss regional issues
Washington, June 18 — US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye have held discussion on regional issues over phone, the White House said Monday. The two leaders discussed situation in the Korean...
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