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Three-year-old kicked off Alaska Airlines for being fussyA three-year-old kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight in Seattle strikes fear and loathing in the hearts of parents of toddlers. This mom asks – is toddler behavior any worse than that snoring guy dozing on your shoulder?
Top Picks: An alligator app, great commencement speeches, and moreJohn Mayer's musicianship is first-rate on his new album, National Geographic explores the unusual animals of America, and more top picks.
How 'Hatfields and McCoys' became cable's biggest-ever hitThe History Channel miniseries 'Hatfields and McCoys' is the most-watched non-sports show ever on cable. Yes, it's violent and vulgar, but it's also good, movie-style entertainment, critics say.
Doc Watson, innovative guitarist and 'positive icon' for Appalachian regionDoc Watson, who passed on Tuesday, developed a signature style of guitar picking, elevating the instrument to frontline status and influencing guitarists of every genre.
Charles Taylor sentence welcomed by mom who sheltered LiberiansCharles Taylor's forces were just pushing into Liberia five days before an American journalist's wedding day; a few months later she offered her home as shelter to her servants, but was forced by the US to leave the country. She welcomes the sentence and finds that now – as a mother – the horror of his atrocities are trebled as she thinks about what families went through to protect their children.
'Les Miserables' first trailer debuts online'Les Miserables' will hit theaters Dec. 14.
Green olive and bacon pizzaThe flavors of briny green olives and salty, smoked bacon are a magical pair as a pizza topping.
A mom thanks Sendak for giving her son's “Jester” his jingleA mom's wild rumpus of memories of Maurice Sendak: She read to her son “What Do You Say, Dear?" That son eventually was invited to visit Sendak. And when that young man wrote a book – "The Jester Has Lost His Jingle" – about the healing nature of laughter, but died before it was published, Sendak helped launch it onto the New York Times bestseller list.
Charlize Theron: diapers, dogs, adoption, and some life lessonsCharlize Theron, on the "Snow White and the Huntsman" publicity trail, brings us today’s celebrity mom inferiority complex – but with some thoughts actually worth pondering on diapers, dogs, adoption, and life lessons.
'Delta Boys' director Andrew Berends talks about being arrested in NigeriaBerends was arrested and expelled from the country by the Nigerian government.
'Once' more, as best musical?When the Tonys roll around, don't count out the heartrending show 'Once.'
Strawberry mango salsaStrawberry mango salsa can be served on top chicken, in a salad, or with salty tortilla chips.
Doc Watson: North Carolina's blind guitar picker extraordinaireDoc Watson, one of America's greatest folk musicians, passed on Tuesday. Doc Watson won eight Grammy Awards and influenced a generation of guitar players.
- Verbal Energy'Expatriotism': the last refuge of a scoundrel?
Two senators going after Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin for taxes seem to need a little help with their spelling.
Bullying and suicide: Misinformation and hyperbole link themA teen's fake Facebook page about a child who committed suicide as a victim of bullying raises the need for digital literacy to separate fact from fiction. Facebook isn't a context – life is the context for Facebook.
Michelle Obama: politics tough, but 'Dad is always going to be Dad'First Lady Michelle Obama discusses family life, the need for her daughters to have thick skin and her advocacy for American families to eat right and exercise during interviews to promote her new book on the White House garden.
'Hatfields & McCoys' stars talk about the central love story'Hatfields and McCoys' stars Lindsay Pulsipher and Matt Barr talk about the star-crossed lovers they portray.
Graduation gifts: The moving boxes of elementary school daysGraduation gifts for elementary school? The most meaningful mementos come in the "moving boxes" full of experience that we take from one school year to the next – the cumulative fun, growth, fascination of art projects, friends, social studies and language arts.
Homesick at summer camp: five tips for parents with unhappy campersGive you kids time to settle, make friends and have fun before bringing them home, say our teen experts in their five tips for dealing with kids who get homesick while at summer camp.
Family vacation: Airlines asked to cut fees for seating togetherFamily vacation might be cheaper if Senator Charles Schumer succeeds in getting airlines to allow families with young children to sit together without paying extra for window and aisle.
