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Culture Cafe 'Finding Dory': The 'Finding Nemo' sequel is coming in 2015
'Finding Dory,' a 'Finding Nemo' sequel, will follow Dory and other 'Nemo' characters about a year after the original film. 'Finding Dory' will be released in November 2015.
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Modern Parenthood Hello Kitty 'terrorist,' et. al: Is zero tolerance suspensions for kids right?
Zero tolerance suspensions of kids is an overreaction in cases like the kindergarten Hello Kitty 'terrorist' who wanted to "shoot" people with bubbles or 6-year-olds pretending to shoot with their fingers. It's adults crying wolf.
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Disney buys 'Star Wars' studio for $4.05B. New film in 2015.
Disney will buy Lucasfilm Ltd, and the 'Star Wars' franchise from filmmaker George Lucas for $4.05 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. The Disney deal comes with the promise of a new 'Star Wars' film in 2015.
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Culture Cafe Ellen DeGeneres in 'Finding Nemo 3D': Is it worth seeing in its new format?
Ellen DeGeneres' 'Finding Nemo' gets a 3D re-release – is it worth the ticket price?
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Culture Cafe 'Toy Story 4': Pixar's other sequels will come first
'Toy Story 4' rumors swirl, but sequels like 'Finding Nemo 2' will be coming to theaters before any possible 'Toy' follow-up.
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Modern Parenthood New pink LEGOs for girls enforce Disney Princess sterotypes
A new line of pink LEGOs, marketed towards girls, is just another example of the extreme gendering prevalent in children's popular culture, and enforces the Disney Princess stereotypes that have made Disney billions.
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Etch A Sketch maker happy to be back in spotlight, sends boxes of toys to candidates
Ohio Art Co., maker of the classic baby boomer toy, is sending a big box of Etch A Sketches to the presidential campaigns to say thanks for the publicity and a boost in sales.
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Vox News Obama campaign video: what it may say about his reelection strategy
The Tom Hanks-narrated video, as judged from the just-released trailer, sheds light on the Obama campaign's likely themes. Among them, that voters should take the long view.
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Hot toys through the ages (VIDEO)
No one knows what turns a toy into a must-have phenomenon. Some years,something pops out of nowhere and is immediately snapped up. Other years are quiet (including 2011, retailers say). Here’s a look back at seven toys that became blockbusters in their day and left an imprint on American culture:
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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs: the genius rebel who saw the world – computers included – differently from the rest of us.
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Muppet make-over: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy reintroduced this fall
It may not be easy being green like Muppet favorite Kermit the Frog, but sometimes it's even harder to be hip.
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Tributes to Steve Jobs: five top tweets
Apple's announcement Wednesday that founder Steve Jobs had died sparked waves of comment across the Internet, as techies and others chose their own ways to note his achievements or mourn his passing. Some recounted their own interactions with Jobs. Others had simple words of gratitude, adding "sent from my iPhone." On Twitter, many people tagged their posts with "#thankyousteve" or "#iSad." Among a multitude of noteworthy tweets, here are five ...
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Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford commencement address
In 2005, Apple and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs delivered the commencement address to graduating students at Stanford University. Here is the full text and video of his speech.
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Steve Jobs wanted to change the world, and he did (video)
Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday, seemed to know what people wanted even before they did. From those first boxy little Apple computers 35 years ago to the iPhone and the iPad today, he changed the way we work and play.
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Steve Jobs: Businessman, innovator, visionary
Steve Jobs passed on Wednesday. Steve Jobs was more than Apple's CEO, he helped make computers a household necessity and ushered in the iPod, iPhone and other must-have gadgets. Considered one of the greatest American CEOs of his generation, Steve Jobs' career path was a long, winding road that included several major hurdles.
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Evolution of an Apple revolution
A timeline of events that shaped a new American institution.
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Steve Jobs and Apple: How his vision transformed the way we work and play
Apple under Steve Jobs launched iconic toys and tools and software, so successful in form and function that competitors stood in awe and customers lined up overnight for the latest gadget.
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The 9 weirdest things ever flown on the Space Shuttle
When NASA's space shuttles launch into orbit, they don't just carry astronauts and supplies into the final frontier. There's a lot of other weird stuff that makes the out-of-this-world journey, too. NASA's last space shuttle mission will launch Friday, July 8 on the Atlantis orbiter to deliver spare parts to the International Space Station. The mission will be the 135th and last flight for the program, which began in 1981. But over the course of 30 years, the space shuttles have flown some peculiar objects into orbit. The list of odd stuff that flew aboard the shuttles is a long one, and includes the Olympic torch, a replica of the golden spike from the First Transcontinental Railroad, and rocks from the top of Mount Everest and the surface of the moon, just to name a few. Here nine recent space oddities carried into orbit on NASA shuttles:
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The best movies to watch this summer with your family.
For some quality bonding time with your family this summer, pop in one of these family classics from the last decade that are sure to delight toddlers, teens, and parents alike.
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Oscar night: At the movies, we all get a vote
Best film? Best actor? There are dozens of ways of ranking films besides the Academy Awards. But the most important way is how you rank them.
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"Books for Christmas – what da heck is that?!?"
Have books really become the gift that kids don't want to find under the Christmas tree?
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Top Picks: 'Toy Story' soundtrack, Lollapalooza, singing for Congo, and more recommendations
Randy Newman's 'Toy Story Favorites' on CD, Chicago's Grant Park music festival, raising awareness of violence in the Congo through music, and more top picks.
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'Toy Story 3': Pixar's 'Toy Story' movies keep getting better and better
'Toy Story 3' is even better than its predecessors!
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In Pictures: Famous Aliens
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A Town Called Panic: movie review
This Belgian gem, 'A Town Called Panic,' is not just for children.
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