Topic: Hannah Montana

Thank you, Ashley Judd, for positive body image treatise

Miley Cyrus slams anorexia rumors; Ashely Judd fights back, too. Are celebs taking a stronger stand for positive body image?

Kids' tablet computers? Just accessorize your iPad.

Kids' tablet computers can be created by adding a Crayola iMarker or Disney microphone to the iPad. With the right accessories for kids, tablet computers can be used by the whole family. 

Little girls or little women? The Disney princess effect

In today's highly sexualized environment – where 5-year-olds wear padded bras – some see the toddlers-and-tiaras Disney princess craze leading to the pre-teen pursuit of "hot" looks. Do little girls become little women too soon?

Bin Laden mansion drew local suspicion for years

Bin Laden mansion: the highly secretive lives of those who lived inside the Osama bin Laden mansion had neighbors curious. Questions still remain as to whether the Pakistani government knew bin Laden lived inside.

Feel clueless about economics?

There's no free lunch, but here - at no cost* - find the nine fundamental principles of economics. It's like Economics 101 without the college tuition.

Apple's $30 a month TV subscription service? Not buying it.

Reports of Apple shopping the $30 a month subscription TV service to major networks raise questions – and open a world of possibility.

Ten best films: Biopics and classroom acts score high

The Monitor's critic sorts through what he sat through this year.

She's got game: Report says more girls are playing video games

Where insects are always No. 1

For kids: At a museum in New Orleans, creepy-crawlies are the main attraction.

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Goodbye Raffi, hello hipster!

Kid's music gets a rock 'n' roll makeover that soothes adults.

In Hannah Montana v. Mets, Dad rules

Exceptions erode order, and there's no room for that in our house.

Keep the option of single-sex ed

We need more choice in education – not less.

An author shares the real drama in her life

Isabel Allende tells her own story of politics, heartache, and the joy to be found in a large and loving family.

An author shares the real drama in her life

Isabel Allende tells her own story of politics, heartache, and the joy to be found in a large and loving family.

Abigail Breslin of 'Little Miss Sunshine' should run for president

She comes with no baggage, is as tall as Martin Van Buren, and knows the difference between the Olson twins.

Election '08 (to an 8-year-old)

He doesn't understand why Hillary Clinton can't trade Bill to the Republicans for Mitt Romney and a state to be named later.

Who needs a new TV? Not me.

Columnist Tom Regan discovers what his children already knew: You don't need cable when you can watch your shows on the Internet.