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Pop Culture Smackdown: Polar Bears vs. Penguins!

by Christopher Healy, Posted Jun 25th 2010 12:00PM

Which cold-weather creature comes out on top in pop culture? Illustration: Christopher Healy
We've always had a fascination with cold-weather animals. Perhaps it's because they live in environments we never could. Polar bears and penguins are ...
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Last tango in Bristol

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 14th 2008 10:33AM

It's happening again, this time in England -- two elementary schools have removed And Tango Makes Three and King & King after parents complained about the books. King & King tells the story of a prince who falls in love with another prince. ...
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Save the ocean by eating cookies

by Angie Felton, Posted Nov 28th 2007 12:01PM

It's not often you hear that eating a dessert item can be environmentally helpful, but Oceana makes the seemingly impossible a reality! The group is raising money for ocean conservation efforts with their Adopt-A-Creature program. Animals like ...
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Disney buys Club Penguin for $350M

by Angie Felton, Posted Aug 3rd 2007 3:32PM

Three Canadian fathers, concerned about their kids safety online (as well as all invasive ads) unveiled Club Penguin two years ago . This MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) capable of supporting hundreds or even thousands of players ...
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Happy Feet

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 20th 2006 2:01PM

Recently, a friend and I were chatting via IM and she asked me if I thought Happy Feet would be a good movie to take her kids to. She knew that Jared recently saw his first film in a theatre and wanted to take her girls -- age 3 and 2 -- to see one ...
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Tired of knitting for your kids? Knit for a penguin

by Karen Walrond, Posted Apr 26th 2006 7:57AM

Okay, so this story isn't technically about parenting, but come ON!  It's so cool it had to be shared. The Sydney Times Herald is reporting that a global army of knitters have eschewed knitting for their children and grandchildren for their next ...
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