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Smokey in the boys' roomThe bear crashed through the screen door and there, a mere five feet in front of me, was a jumbo-sized snout.
The new normal in adoption: Birth parent no longer secretA new survey shows that more than 55 percent of adoption cases are fully open -- and 95 percent involve at least some relationships between birth parent and adoptive family.
Raising a food snobSteered away from kids' fare as a child, he now demands only the best at every meal.
'Hunger Games': To like the movie, do you have to read the book? (+trailer)Hunger Games reviews from movie critics have been largely positive. Reviewers praise the tough message of the Hunger Games, and the actors' performances.
James Beard 2012 nominee: “The Big Stir”The Monitor's July 11, 2011 "The Big Stir" cover story has been nominated for a prestigious James Beard food writing award.
- Is TV paying too much attention to fans?
The Net is bringing writers and fans closer, but there are perils in that proximity.
- Ghent
A poem.
'Walking Dead' season 3: the executive producer gives a preview'Walking Dead' executive producer Robert Kirkman gives a sneak peek into what's coming next year.
'John Carter': Movie to lose $200 million, among biggest Hollywood flops everThe movie's production budget is estimated to be about $250 million with about $100 million more spent on marketing.
Salted caramel chocolate chip cookie barsInch for inch, seriously intense chocolate chip cookie bars.
'Walking Dead' season finale shows a return to form'Walking Dead' ended its second season with a tease of what's to come next fall.
Meatless Monday: Masoor dal with cumin seed oilA delicious Indian dish, ready to go in 20 minutes.
Recipes for St. Patrick's DayWhether you are Irish or not, corned beef and cabbage, Irish colcannon, Irish soda bread, and grasshopper pie will help you celebrate the arrival of green.
'The Hunger Games': Is the violence acceptable?'Hunger Games' star Jennifer Lawrence says it's justified, while some parents think otherwise.
Green tea cake with vanilla glazeA green tea cake for a festive St. Patrick's Day
The Kid With a Bike: movie review'Bike' is a minor film that is nonetheless a powerful story of the consequences of parental abandonment.
Footnote: movie review'Footnote' is at its best when it gets into the cutthroat dynamics of academic competition, but the differences of the father and son characters are a bit too neat.
'The Hunger Games': New clip shows scene not in bookCould the scene help to set up 'The Hunger Games' sequel?
American Idol Top 10, and the bottom three is for the girlsAmerican Idol hasn't seen a female take home the title in five years. Does the all-girl bottom three Thursday on American Idol suggest it's another year of the boys?
Seeking Justice: movie reviewPlot holes in 'Seeking Justice' make the movie simply a less smart version of the usual vigilante justice genre.
