News For Kids From Around The Web
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Bullying Crossword Puzzle
Think you know all about Bullying? We've created this Bullying Crossword Puzzle to test your knowledge of Bullying and standing against it....
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The Perfect Summer Weekend - Beach and Backyard Games 23 May 2019, 7:00 am
Find great ways to kick off the summer! Discover tips for throwing pool parties, water games, giant board games, making snacks, s'mores, friends, food, family and more!...
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Blu-ray Review 23 May 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld reviews How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Blu-ray out now to take home. This worthy last film in the series is accompanied by fun and complete extras for the whole family....
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Aladdin Movie Review – Plot Twists and Girl Power are Semi-Successful 23 May 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld saw Aladdin. It looks amazing but, despite some new plot twists and girl power additions, the storyline is thin and Will Smith is no Robin Williams. Read our review of the live-action movie!...
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Self-Esteem: How To Feel More Confident About Yourself 22 May 2019, 7:00 am
Your strengths and weaknesses make up who you are as a person—embrace them. Read these tips on Kidzworld to learn how to feel more confident about yourself....
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Does Mother Nature Play Favorites? 21 May 2019, 7:00 am
The more practice you get acting confident and doing the things confident people do, the more confident you will become! And soon, other people will start wondering: What's their secret?...
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Will Smith Makes the Genie in Aladdin His Own – Check the Interview! 21 May 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld learns how Will Smith approached playing the Genie in Aladdin. Leaving his own unique mark on a character made famous by iconic funnyman Robin Williams wasn’t easy. Enjoy the interview....
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How Minecraft Earth Can Get AR Gaming Right 20 May 2019, 7:00 am
Minecraft Earth brings the world of Minecraft into our own through Augmented Reality, or AR. Check out Kidzworld to see what will hopefully set this game apart from the pack....
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What Makes an Open World Game Great? 20 May 2019, 7:00 am
There are a TON of open world games to choose from, but how do you know which ones are worth your time? So many games tell you they offer limitless freedom and the ability to do whatever you want, but only a few really do....
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TV Finales: When are your favorite shows ending this season? 17 May 2019, 7:00 am
When are your favorite tv shows airing their last episodes? The finales of Big Bang Theory, Supergirl, Riverdale, Game of Thrones, Masterchef Junior, Survivor, Young Sheldon, Superstore, Brooklyn Nine Nine, and more are broadcast soon!...
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Ashley Benson Reveals Her Biggest Beauty Mishap While Filming ‘Pretty Little Liars’ 3 September 2018, 12:00 am
Oh no! Ashley Benson with no hair would be a total tragedy! In a recent interview, the 28-year-old former “Pretty Little Liars” star opened up about all things beauty revealing that she enjoys more of a natural, no makeup look compared to the full glam that her “PLL” character, Hanna Marin, had every day for […]...
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Rowan Blanchard Opens Up About Being A Part Of The ‘Digital Age’ 2 September 2018, 9:00 pm
Rowan Blanchard isn’t holding back when it comes to discussing the internet! In a recent interview, the 16-year-old former Disney Channel star got real about growing up online, her generation and how the internet has impacted who she is, today! From starting off with a small blog on Tumblr to now having over 5.2 million […]...
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Amandla Stenberg Dishes On Her Role In Upcoming Film ‘The Hate U Give’ 2 September 2018, 3:00 pm
Amandla Stenberg is bringing her message of representation to the big screen! In a recent interview, the 19-year-old star of the upcoming film “The Hate U Give” – also starring fan-favorites KJ Apa and Sabrina Carpenter – opened up about how she took the character of Starr Carter and took her from the page to […]...
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Your Ultimate Back To School Playlist 2 September 2018, 1:00 am
Get ready for the best school year ever! Summer is finally coming to a close, and that means one thing: school is right around the corner! Waking up for school in the morning can be hard sometimes, but this playlist will be sure to have you up and dancing on your feet. From Ariana Grande […]...
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Camila Cabello Opens Up About the Secret to Shawn Mendes’ Success 2 September 2018, 12:00 am
What’s the secret to Shawn Mendes‘ success? Now we know! In a recent interview, 21-year-old songstress and longtime friend to the “In My Blood” singer Camila Cabello opened up about how hard Shawn works towards achieving his dreams, and even said that he’s the most driven person she’s ever met! Even though the two toured […]...
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‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Director Dishes on Possible Upcoming Sequel 1 September 2018, 9:00 pm
Did someone say…”To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” sequel?! Fans of the breakout Netflix rom-com have been begging for a follow-up film ever since the oh-so-cute flick started streaming earlier this month, and even though a second “TATBILB” has yet to be greenlit, we’ve got a good feeling we haven’t seen the last of […]...
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QUIZ: Pick Out Your Back-to-School Wardrobe And We’ll Predict How Your Year Will Go 1 September 2018, 7:00 pm
School’s almost in session and we bet we know how your year will go! Choose your best back-to-school outfits and we’ll predict your upcoming year! You can’t miss LaurDIY‘s back to school outfit advice!...
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These Limelights Are Totally Shook By Why Don’t We’s Debut Album ‘8 Letters’ 31 August 2018, 8:30 pm
Everyone, everywhere is totally shook! The day has finally come and Why Don’t We‘s debut album,”8 Letters,” is out everywhere. From “Talk” to “Hooked” and every song in between we, along with all the Limelights, can’t get enough of this masterpiece. In order to celebrate the successful release of this highly-anticipated album, we scoured the […]...
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Noah Centineo Reacts to Being Called the ‘Internet’s New Boyfriend’ 31 August 2018, 4:09 pm
It’s official, Noah Centineo is the boyfriend we’ve all been looking for! The totally crush-worthy 22-year-old cutie — who stars in both “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” and “Sierra Burgess Is A Loser” on Netflix — has captured the hearts of girls all over the world, but how does he feel about being […]...
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The Boys of Why Don’t We Describe Debut Album ‘8 Letters’ in Just 3 Words 31 August 2018, 2:46 pm
Words can’t describe how much we love “8 Letters“! To celebrate Why Don’t We‘s debut album, we caught up with the boys — Daniel Seavey, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jack Avery and Jonah Marais — and asked them each to describe the long-awaited tracks in just three words! Here’s what they said: Jonah: Fresh, Unique, […]...
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It's a carnivore comeback in Europe 18 December 2014, 5:00 am
Big carnivores like brown bears and wolverines used to be scarce in Europe, but these top-of-the-food-chain animals are becoming more common throughout the continent. That's what Guillaume Chapron of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and his fellow scientists found out when they studied reports of these animals from European countries....
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Charles Messier's cosmic gem collection 17 December 2014, 5:00 am
While hunting for the comet that would make him famous, Charles Messier began a list of stationary (non-comet) objects to save himself time. Over 400 years later and Messier's comets are all but forgotten, but his catalog of cosmic gems continues to be used by astronomers all over the world. This new photograph shows Messier 47 a stunning star cluster filled with hot blue stars....
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Galaxies make disruptive neighbors 12 December 2014, 5:00 am
What is the 'cosmic web' and what role did it play in the history of the Universe? A new study has looked at how galaxies evolved when the Universe was just half its current age and it looks like those caught in the cosmic web raced through their lives much faster than others!...
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When did bees begin to disappear in Britain? 11 December 2014, 5:00 am
All over the world, the number of bees and other insects that pollinate plants has shrunk in the last half-century. Scientists think there are probably a lot of different reasons for this, including destruction of land and plants that bees use. Now a new study suggests that bees in Britain began disappearing more than 100 years ago when people there began to change how they farmed....
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UT Arlington mind, brain and education researcher develops STEM gift guide for parents 5 December 2014, 5:00 am
A UT Arlington College of Education neuroscience researcher has developed a holiday gift guide that can help parents engage young children in STEM concepts....
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Cosmic computer gets an ego boost 4 December 2014, 5:00 am
ATERUI just became the world's most powerful cosmic supercomputer thanks to a new upgrade -- it's now able to perform one trillion calculations per second! ATERUI's amazing power will now be used to recreate events from across the universe, including the formation of planets, the growth of supermassive black holes and the explosions of massive stars!...
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Electric eels use remote control on their prey 4 December 2014, 5:00 am
When an electric eel charges all its biological batteries, it can send out a 600-volt zap through the water. Impressed? What if we told you that it uses that power in a way that is even more ... ahem ... shocking? It turns out that the eels are using those zaps to remotely control the muscles of fish that they want to eat....
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Moody's Mega Math Challenge provides free math modeling resources 4 December 2014, 5:00 am
Moody's Mega Math (M3) Challenge, a rigorous team competition known for its distinctive hands-on learning experience for high school students, offers participants resources to use well into their careers. This year -- the competition's 10th anniversary -- marks the first time competitors will have access to licenses and subscriptions not previously offered during the annual contest....
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When you wish upon a star ... 28 November 2014, 5:00 am
The darker the observing site, the brighter the night sky and this amazing new photograph of space was taken by a telescope in one of the most remote regions on Earth, the Atacama Desert. It shows the bright stars of the Wishing Well Cluster, which earned its name because of the many stars that resemble silver coins sparkling at the bottom of a wishing well....
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Getting to know the fungus among us 27 November 2014, 5:00 am
Researchers studied almost 15,000 soil samples from 365 different sites around the world to paint the most vivid picture of Earth's fungi yet. It's important to understand how fungi are distributed around the world -- and how it responds to human activities -- because this group of organisms plays a serious role in human health, they say....
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May Issue 2019: Issue #129 – Sharing is Caring 1 May 2019, 4:01 am
This month’s theme is Sharing is Caring, which is about how you can give back to your community....
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Stephanie Saves the Day 1 May 2019, 4:00 am
By Krimika Keemtee, age 17, California
I look back at my clothes being washed in circles over and over, my head was getting dizzy just by looking at that....
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Staff Q&A: How have you gave back to the community? 1 May 2019, 4:00 am
By the Amazing Kids! Magazine Staff...
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Amazing Kid! of the Month – Elayna Hasty – May 2019 1 May 2019, 4:00 am
By Victoria Feng, Editor-in-Chief
Elayna Hasty, 17-year-old founder of G.A.B. Girls...
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Dragon 1 May 2019, 4:00 am
By Ayussh Agrawal...
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National Geographic’s annual GeoBee crowns its winner 23 May 2019, 1:36 am
Students tested their knowledge of world geography and climate change for a grand prize...
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The WNBA is having trouble catching on, but men’s pro sports had problems, too 23 May 2019, 1:08 am
In the early days, baseball and basketball teams didn’t pack the stands....
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The WNBA is having trouble catching on, but men’s pro sports had problems, too 23 May 2019, 1:08 am
In the early days, baseball and basketball teams didn’t pack the stands....
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2 endangered Chacoan peccaries born at zoo in Prague 22 May 2019, 7:33 pm
The wild piglike animals are from an isolated area of Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay....
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As Fossil Hall readies for ‘Deep Time,’ exhibit team hides personal stories of today 22 May 2019, 12:21 pm
Dinosaur lunchbox, hidden in Smithsonian museum, features family and work mementos....
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As Fossil Hall readies for ‘Deep Time,’ exhibit team hides personal stories of today 22 May 2019, 12:21 pm
Dinosaur lunchbox, hidden in Smithsonian museum, features family and work mementos....
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Smithsonian’s Fossil Hall readies for reopening 22 May 2019, 11:00 am
A new exhibit called ‘Deep Time’ enlivens a story that goes back billions of years....
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Smithsonian’s Fossil Hall readies for reopening 22 May 2019, 11:00 am
A new exhibit called ‘Deep Time’ enlivens a story that goes back billions of years....
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Creating a home on the prairie as it once was 20 May 2019, 9:25 pm
At Montana’s American Prairie Reserve, conservationists look to re-create an ecosystem that has nearly disappeared....
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Where does the oxygen we breathe come from? 20 May 2019, 4:35 pm
If you guessed “trees,” you’re in for a surprise....
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Millie Bobby Brown Reveals She’s Had To Switch Schools After Being Bullied 23 May 2019, 11:45 pm
Bullying is never okay. Millie Bobby Brown knows the lasting effects of bullying – she’s experienced it, both online and IRL. And she wants to do something about it. Mllie sat down with fellow British actor and UNICEF ambassador Orlando Bloom for a one-on-one for Glamour UK’s May digital issue. During their convo, […]
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Ed Sheeran Has A New Album Coming Out And It’s All Collabs 23 May 2019, 11:42 pm
It looks like the Justin Bieber team up was just the beginning. Ed Sheeran just announced that he has a new album dropping this summer – and it’s all collaborations with other artists. The Grammy-winning artist went on IG to share the artwork of his upcoming album No. 6 Collaborations Project. “Before […]
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Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott Stanning Each Other Is Just Too Sweet For Words 23 May 2019, 11:40 pm
Mena Massoud’s and Naomi Scott’s friendship is just golden. Mena, Naomi and Will Smith are about to take audiences on a magic carpet ride adventure in the live action remake of Aladdin. The three stars take on the iconic roles of Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, and the Genie, respectively. And it looks like they […]
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Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons Are On A Break 23 May 2019, 11:22 pm
Are they calling it quits? Kendall Jenner just confirmed their relationship status in February, but it looks like Kendall and Ben Simmons might be headed to splitsville. Kendall and Ben are reportedly “on a break.” “The relationship ran its course,” a source told People. “She’s spending time with her friends and […]
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Will Smith Mistook This Co-Star As A Backup Dancer On ‘Aladdin’ Set When They First Met 22 May 2019, 10:55 pm
Will Smith might be granting Mena Massoud’s wishes in their upcoming film, but back when Aladdin had just started filming, Will mistook Mena to be a backup dancer. Mena previously shared the story of how he and Will met on set – and revealed he didn’t introduce himself, which led the film’s Genie […]
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Jason Momoa Had A NSFW Reaction To The ‘GoT’ Finale 22 May 2019, 10:53 pm
WARNING: Spoilers for Game Of Thrones Series Finale up ahead Khal Drogo will always support his Khaleesi. Jason Momoa Instagrammed Live himself watching Game Of Thrones – and caught a lot of his NSFW reactions on cam. The GoT alum had a brief but memorable story arc in the series (RIP […]
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Here’s What Sharon Tate’s Sister Thinks Of Margot Robbie’s Portrayal In ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ 22 May 2019, 10:50 pm
A new trailer for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood just dropped and with it, a closer look at the movie’s characters – and it seems to put Sharon Tate’s sister at ease. A little background: Margot Robbie plays Sharon Tate in the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film. Sharon Tate was a real-life Hollywood […]
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Cardi B Cancels Concerts To ‘Fully Recover’ From Her Surgery 22 May 2019, 10:45 pm
Doctor’s orders! Earlier this month, Cardi performed at the Beale Street Festival in Memphis, where she revealed she recently had a cosmetic procedure done – liposuction. In a video taken by a concertgoer and later shared on social media, Cardi revealed that she shouldn’t even be up on that stage. “I […]
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Rihanna Opens Up About How Her Body Shape Influences Her Fashion Line 21 May 2019, 9:52 pm
Rihanna is all about inclusivity. She won the beauty industry over with uber successful Fenty Beauty line – 50 shades of foundation FTW y’all. She’s creating her first high-fashion collection (in collaboration with Paris fashion conglomerate LVMH) and the 31-year-old superstar says it’ll be just as inclusive – with sizes going up to a […]
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Emilia Clarke Was Worried Beyonce Would Hate Daenerys After Game Of Thrones Finale 21 May 2019, 9:50 pm
From one queen to another. Emilia Clarke won fans’ hearts with her role as the regal Daenerys Targaryen on Game Of Thrones, but sweet Emilia the actress is not immune to being starstruck when it comes to meeting a queen IRL – Queen Bey to be particular. She previously opened up about meeting […]
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Bats in the attic prompt boys to create a better bat detector 22 May 2019, 4:00 pm
Eureka! LabBethany BrookshireWhen a teen learned he had 700 bats in his attic, he decided to develop a better bat detector. ...
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Could climate change worsen global conflict? 21 May 2019, 6:55 pm
Famine, natural disasters and sea-level rise can all disrupt societies. These can add pressure to unstable regions — sometimes to the point of prompting wars.Science & SocietyEnvironmentClimate Change Chronicles...
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Novel fabric could turn perspiration into power 21 May 2019, 4:45 pm
Eureka! LabBethany BrookshireSweat cools people by evaporating. A teen now wants to use it to generate electricity as well. ...
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New forensic technique may better gauge age at death 21 May 2019, 4:12 pm
Eureka! LabSid PerkinsAn 18-year-old student from Ackworth, England, has come up with a better way to estimate the age at death for many human remains. It needs only a CT scan of the skull....
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Bumpy edges could be key to record-breaking oars 20 May 2019, 4:28 pm
Eureka! LabSid PerkinsInspired by the bumpy edges of flippers on a humpback whale, an Australian teen has redesigned oars for use by competitive rowers. ...
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Sea urchins inspired a strong new medical staple 20 May 2019, 3:53 pm
Eureka! LabBethany BrookshireTeens combined forces to study how a sea urchin spine might inspire a better medical staple. ...
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Get ready to eat differently in a warmer world 17 May 2019, 4:53 pm
Climate change is affecting what we eat, from making crops less productive to making foods less nutritious. Scientists are studying how farmers can adapt.AgricultureWeather & ClimateClimate Change Chronicles...
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Meteorites may be excavating lunar water 16 May 2019, 6:11 pm
When meteorites hit the moon, water is released from the moon’s soil. That suggests the moon has water buried all across its surface.AstronomyPhysics...
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Geneticists get closer to knowing how mosquitoes sniff out our sweat 16 May 2019, 5:53 pm
Scientists have found that a protein in the antennae of some mosquitoes detects a chemical in human sweat.HealthAnimals...
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Science is helping kids become math masters 14 May 2019, 4:05 pm
Some researchers study video games, students’ posture and more as a means to help kids become better and more comfortable with math.MathematicsPsychology...
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So This Is Why Mena Massoud Isn’t Shirtless in the ‘Aladdin’ Live-Action Movie 24 May 2019, 12:00 am
Everyone’s been pretty excited for Disney’s live action remake of Aladdin, which hits theaters on Friday, May 24. But when the trailer for the highly anticipated flick dropped last month, there was one......
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Sofia Carson Opens Up About the Challenges of Balancing Work and College 23 May 2019, 8:25 pm
Juggling school with life’s other responsibilities can be extremely tough, but when you’re a celebrity, it’s nearly impossible. We mean, there are only so many hours in a day, and like us, celebs......
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Little Mix Is Starting Their Own YouTube Series, And We’ve Got All the Deets 23 May 2019, 7:15 pm
Get ready to see one of your favorite groups like you’ve never seen them before. Yeah, that’s right. We’re talking about Little Mix! Get this, you guys — the ladies are starting their......
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Ed Sheeran Announces His Sixth Studio Album, And We’ve Got All the Deets 23 May 2019, 6:44 pm
Prepare yourselves, Sheerios! Ed Sheeran just revealed that he has a whole new album on the way, and every single song is going to be a collaboration with another artist. Say whaaat?! You heard that......
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A Much Needed Update From Liam Payne on His New Music and Acting Career 23 May 2019, 5:45 pm
The wait for new Liam Payne music may finally be over, you guys. Yeah, you might want to prepare yourselves because the One Direction singer just revealed that he’s got not one, not......
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James Charles Reunites With Kylie Jenner After Rumors She Unfollowed Him 23 May 2019, 4:50 pm
Ever since Tati Westbrook exposed beauty guru James Charles for manipulating straight men and being a bad friend, James’ follower count continued to decrease at an alarming rate. Fans were shook to discover that some celebrities......
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Is the ‘PLL’ Cast Reuniting for ‘The Perfectionists?’ See the Major Clue 23 May 2019, 4:10 pm
Hey Pretty Little Liars fans, we have the best news ever. Yeah, you might want to brace yourselves because showrunner Marlene King just dropped a major hint that the OG cast may be......
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Celebrities React to the James Charles and Tati Westbrook Scandal 23 May 2019, 3:24 pm
When Tati Westbrook posted a 43-minute-long YouTube video exposing beauty guru James Charles on May 10, the internet had some big reactions. Tons of fans, YouTubers and celebrities took to social media to share their......
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Ariana Grande Remembers the Victims of the Manchester Bombing 2 Years Later 23 May 2019, 3:03 pm
May 22, 2017 was a day littered with tragedy and heartbreak. It was the day a lone bomber detonated an explosive device at Ariana Grande‘s concert at the Manchester Arena. Ultimately, the horrific event......
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Liam Payne Spills On His Son Bear’s Personality — ‘He’s Got an Attitude’ 23 May 2019, 2:34 pm
Ever since Liam Payne and Cheryl Cole welcomed their son, Bear, on March 22, 2017, we’ve all been dying to know what the little guy’s like! Especially since they’ve kept him pretty private......
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Get ready for the 4th 31 May 2014, 8:17 pm
Every year at this time, I remind parents about the TV series Liberty's Kids. The animated show aired on PBS and is now available on DVD. Aimed at kids ages 7-12 years, the series introduces kids to American history through the eyes of two young apprentice reporters named Sarah and James, who experience first hand the conflicts and events that shaped their nation....Read Full Post...
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Using Movies to Get Kids' Creative Juices Flowing 30 May 2014, 9:01 pm
When we went to see Maleficent, we had about 15 minutes before the movie started. We decided that we would each come up with an idea for the back story of Maleficent and see who came closest to guessing the real movie plot. The idea of a villain with a sympathetic back story is familiar to my girls, as they are all big fans of the musical Wicked....Read Full Post...
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Maleficent Activity Pages 13 May 2014, 7:38 pm
In anticipation of the upcoming live action film Maleficent, starring Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie and directed by Robert Stromberg (Avatar, Alice in Wonderland), Disney has released a new packet of activity pages for kids!...Read Full Post...
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Using TV and Movies to Teach Life Lessons 30 April 2014, 9:29 pm
While it doesn't happen all the time, there are those occasions when something in a TV show or movie provides the perfect springboard for a deeper conversation or an example we can use to teach kids something about real life. This happened in our family recently....Read Full Post...
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The Lego Movie - Will It Inpsire A Summer of Building? 30 April 2014, 10:29 am
The LEGO Movie release date has been announced: you can look for it on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD 2-Disc Special Edition, and Digital HD on June 17th -- making it a great summer movie treat for kids which will hopefully inspire lots of building and creativity....Read Full Post...
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Movie Related Kids' Meals 29 April 2014, 8:41 am
As most parents know, fast food chains use toys, which often feature characters from favorite TV shows and movies, to market their kids' meals to kids and parents. In a commitment to kids' health, though, Disney has made marketing goals around kids' health issues, and they try generally not to market "unhealthy" food items to kids....Read Full Post...
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Taking Baby to the Movies? 31 March 2014, 8:38 pm
Have you ever taken a baby to a movie theater? I see people do this all the time. Every once in a while, said baby starts to wail in the middle of the film, and you know whether the parent promptly takes the baby out or not, the film has been disrupted at that point....Read Full Post...
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Healthy Media Habits Teach Important Life Skills 31 March 2014, 9:20 am
Limiting kids' exposure to media is about more than just making sure they don't watch too much TV or waste too much time playing video games. It's even about more than protecting kids from content that is disturbing, degrading or otherwise diminishing to the human soul. Just like other things in life that can be overdone or addictive, healthy media use requires self discipline. And with the unfathomable number of devices now available to all of us, keeping screen time in check is harder than eve...
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Childhood Classics 27 March 2014, 9:08 pm
For movie night the other night, we were trying to think of movies our kids have never seen. We racked our brains for childhood favorites the kids might enjoy, keeping in mind that movies we watched as kids sometimes aren't what we would let our kids watch today. For example, I loved Goonies; however, due to some of the content in that movie, I wouldn't let my younger kids watch it now. We've been surprised a couple of times when watching older movies and content we thought nothing of as kids sh...
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! 28 February 2014, 7:01 pm
Green eggs and ham, anyone? This weekend (March 2) is Dr. Seuss' birthday. Celebrate by reading a few Seuss books and/or watching TV renditions of his fabulous tales.
Our favorite Seuss story is How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but since the holiday season has passed, we'll likely read a couple of his longer tales like Horton Hears a Who or The Lorax and some fun shorter ones as well. Many of these fun rhyming stories are available in cartoon version on DVD, and some have been turned into f...
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Defiance: The MMO vs Defiance: The TV Show - Fight! 22 October 2012, 9:11 pm
Defiance (PC)We journey to the show's set in Toronto to get the full scoop....
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Play Thief in Doom 3 with The Dark Mod 22 October 2012, 7:14 pm
Thief: The Dark Project (PC)A total conversion for Doom 3, The Dark Mod is designed to let players create missions....
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"Second Wave" of Options Make XCOM: Enemy Unknown Even Tougher 22 October 2012, 6:31 pm
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PC)Originally planned to be officially released, modders have gotten the options to work....
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DICE Adding Console Command to Disable Color Grading in Battlefield 3 22 October 2012, 6:06 pm
Battlefield 3 (PC)"No major competitive advantage/disadvantage" in disabling color grading....
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The Castle Doctrine is Jason Rohrer's New Game 22 October 2012, 5:15 pm
New game from Inside a Star-Filled Sky creator revealed....
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Guild Wars 2 Kicks Halloween Off with the Shadow of the Mad King Update 22 October 2012, 3:04 pm
Guild Wars 2 (PC)Grab your digital jack o' lanterns and costumes in Guild Wars 2....
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BioWare Shares Dragon Age 3: Inquisition Details 22 October 2012, 2:03 pm
Dragon Age III: Inquisition (PC)First concept art revealed, too....
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BioShock Infinite - Beast of America Trailer 22 October 2012, 1:24 pm
New places, characters, powers showed off in new Infinite video....
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Zombies!!! Coming This Winter 20 October 2012, 8:45 pm
Zombies!!! (PC)The oft-delayed board game adaptation is finally coming....
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DC Universe Online Home Turf DLC Adds Player Housing 20 October 2012, 7:22 pm
DC Universe Online (PC)Missions, Lairs, and PVP content coming to DCUO....
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22 WWE Heel Turns Every Fan Should Know 12 November 2018, 12:38 am
Wrestling's 22 Best Heel Turns Every Fan Should KnowEvery superhero needs a villain to show how good they can be and professional wrestling is no different. Whether it's Triple H, The Undertaker, Ric Flair, or Vince McMahon, himself, the wrestling industry is loaded with some of the most dastardly villains of all time.Still, every bad guy has an origin story--a reason they went from being a babyface to a heel in the ring. Here are 22 of the biggest wrestling heel turns that every fan should know...
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The 20 Coolest Star Wars Alien Species From Throughout The Galaxy 12 November 2018, 12:35 am
ToydarianFirst appearance: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceWith wings, large snouts, webbed feet and an attitude, Toydarians are very strange. Watto was the first of the series, as the owner of a young Anakin Skywalker and his mother Shmi.While Jedi can use mental manipulation on many, it's ineffective on Toydarians.Image credit: LucasfilmYuzzumFirst appearance: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the JediLike Ewoks, Yuzzum are native to the forest planet of Endor.In the original Return o...
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Every Arrow-verse Superhero, Ranked From Worst To Best 12 November 2018, 12:34 am
Every CW Superhero, Ranked From Worst To Best With four shows so far, the DC Comics universe of heroes on The CW is mighty. Whether it's Team Flash, the Arrow gang, the Legends, of the crew at the DEO on Supergirl, these shows have been populated with so many heroes, that sometimes it's hard to keep straight. Not all of these superheroes stand out, though. Follow along as we rank every superhero from the Arrow-verse, from worst to best.46. Hawkgirl (DC's Legends of Tomorrow)The more left unsaid...
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Top New Games Releases On Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Week -- November 11-17 12 November 2018, 12:00 am
This week is home to huge games like Hitman 2, Fallout 76, and Pokemon Let's Go....
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WWE Old School PPV Review: Survivor Series 1987 11 November 2018, 8:00 pm
WWE's next major PPV, Survivor Series, is right around the corner, coming to the WWE Network on Sunday, November 18. The event is one of the major PPVs for WWE, right alongside Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, and Summerslam, and it's also one of the oldest.Survivor Series began back on November 26, 1987 with a simple idea: have four tag team matches where contestants are eliminated until only one team is left standing. The 1987 Survivor Series came in at 2 hours and 44 minutes for the matches and a ...
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WWE Survivor Series 2018: Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles Prediction 11 November 2018, 6:00 pm
WWE will host its 32nd Survivor Series PPV event on November 18. Mat predicts who will win in the match between Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles!...
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X018 Roundup: Crackdown 3 Release Date, Xbox One X Discount, New Game Pass Titles, And More 10 November 2018, 11:37 pm
Microsoft held a special event in Mexico City to promote all the happenings surrounding Xbox One, titled X018. The event showed off loads of new footage for upcoming games, announcements of release dates, DLC, and features, and even a few surprise Microsoft acquisitions. You can check out the full roundup of all the news from the show below.Crackdown 3 Crackdown 3 is finally happening with a solid release date. You'll be able to patrol the city and crack the skulls of some criminal overlords on ...
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Crackdown 3 Release Date, Devil May Cry Training Mode, And More From Microsoft's X018 Keynote - GS News Update 10 November 2018, 11:00 pm
XO18 was packed with release dates for upcoming games, DLC, and new backwards compatible additions....
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Shadow Of The Tomb Raider Forge DLC Trailer Shows Off New Co-op And Score Attack Modes 10 November 2018, 10:57 pm
During Microsoft's XO18 livestream, the developers behind Shadow of the Tomb Raider revealed more info about the upcoming DLC for the game. In The Forge, players will be able to take on a number of new challenges and tombs, even allowing for players to work with a friend to solve many complex puzzles. In the new trailer, we saw a glimpse of what's to come in the new adventure, which will take the Lara Croft to a complex smithing temple hidden in the dense jungles.In The Forge, Lara and her ally ...
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Xbox Acquires Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Developer 10 November 2018, 10:51 pm
Microsoft has announced it will acquire Obsidian Entertainment, developer of role-playing games including Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Fallout: New Vegas, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Alpha Protocol, and Pillars of Eternity, among others. The announcement was made during X018, an Xbox fan event that is taking place in Mexico City."As one of the industry's premiere RPG developers, we couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity to add their expertise to Microsoft Studios, whil...
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Veteran Software Developer Panic Unveils Playdate Handheld Game Player 23 May 2019, 2:11 pm
Veteran software developer firm Panic, which has made its name through high-end Mac software as well as titles such as Firewatch, is expanding its work in games and moving in a very unexpected direction. This week, Panic unveiled Playdate, a tiny, yellow Game Boy-like device with a black-and-white screen, a few chunky buttons, and... a hand crank for controlling quirky games. From a report: Playdate is adorable and exciting and fun and technically impressive. They're making their own hardware (i...
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Millions of Golfers Land In Privacy Hazard After Cloud Misconfig 22 May 2019, 11:10 pm
Millions of golfer records from the Game Golf app, including GPS details from courses played, usernames and passwords, and even Facebook login data, were all exposed for anyone with an internet browser to see -- a veritable hole-in-one for a cyberattacker looking to build profiles for potential victims, to be used in follow-on social-engineering attacks. Threatpost reports: Security Discovery researcher Bob Diachenko recently ran across an Elastic database that was not password-protected and thu...
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Crowdfunded Android Console Ouya Will Be Shut Down On June 25th 22 May 2019, 10:30 pm
Razer, the gaming hardware manufacturing company that purchased Ouya's software assets in mid-2015, announced today that the crowdfunded Android console will cease functioning on June 25th. "That date will mark the unremarkable end of what began as a runaway Kickstarter success story: the inexpensive Ouya mini-console was powered by Android and introduced games such as TowerFall," reports The Verge. "But despite being positioned as the indie console, Ouya never quite took off after its $8.5 mill...
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Microsoft Announces Xbox Content Moderation To Cut Back on Toxic Comments 21 May 2019, 9:25 pm
As Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other social platforms come under fire for enabling hateful speech, Microsoft is stepping up to thwart toxic comments among its 63 million Xbox live users. From a report: Microsoft needs to make sure Xbox players don't hear or see content that might turn off users, or scare younger players away. Microsoft is making these moves after the ascent of the Gamergate controversy, which led to people harassing and making threats against women. The changes follow Microso...
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Sony Reportedly Launches Marvel-Inspired Studio To Turn Games Into Movies, Shows 20 May 2019, 8:45 pm
Taking a page from the Marvel playbook, Sony Interactive Entertainment is reportedly launching its own studio to take its video games to the movie and TV screen. From a report: PlayStation Productions is a new division of Sony Interactive Entertainment with the task of adapting PlayStation games into films and TV shows, The Hollywood Reporter reported Monday. Heading up the new studio will be Asad Qizilbash, who was vice president of marketing for Sony Interactive Entertainment of America, accor...
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Sony's Deal With Microsoft Blindsided Its Own PlayStation Team 20 May 2019, 4:05 pm
When Sony unveiled a cloud gaming pact with archrival Microsoft, it surprised the industry. From a report: Perhaps no one was more shocked than employees of Sony's PlayStation division, who have spent almost two decades fighting the U.S. software giant in the $38 billion video game console market. Last week, the companies announced a strategic partnership to co-develop game streaming technology and host some of PlayStation's online services on the Redmond-based company's Azure cloud platform. It...
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PlayStation Gamers Are Now Authoring Their Own Games With 'Dreams' For PS4 19 May 2019, 2:34 pm
dryriver explains the new buzz around "Dreams" for PS4 (now in open access). Created by the studio that made PS4's Big Little World, Dreams "is not a game. It is more of an end to end, create-your-own-3D-game toolkit that happens to run on PS4 rather than a PC... essentially an easy to use game-engine a la Unity or UnrealEngine."
Dreams lets you 3D model/sculpt, texture, animate and create game logic, allowing complete 3D games to be authored from scratch. Here is a Youtube video showing someon...
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Minecraft Earth Goes a Step Beyond Pokemon Go To Cover the World In Blocks 17 May 2019, 10:50 pm
Microsoft is working on an ambitious new Minecraft game with an augmented-reality spin that hopes to one up Niantic's wildly popular Pokemon Go mobile game. The Verge's Tom Warren sat down with Microsoft's HoloLens and Kinect creator, Alex Kipman, to take a look Minecraft Earth, a new free-to-play game for iOS and Android that lets players create and share whatever they've made in the game with friends in the real world, away from TV screens and monitors.
"We have covered the entire planet in ...
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AI Predicts PUBG Player Placement From Stats and Rankings 17 May 2019, 5:30 pm
An anonymous reader shares a report: Fun as the element of surprise may be, matches in PUBG might be less dynamic than they seem. That's the assertion of researchers at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Georgia, who tested several AI algorithms to predict final player placement in PUBG from in-game stats and initial rankings. As the coauthors explain, each PUBG game starts with players parachuting from a plane onto one of four maps containing procedurally generated weapons,...
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Sony and Microsoft Set Rivalry Aside For Streaming Alliance 16 May 2019, 6:00 pm
Sony and Microsoft, bitter rivals in the video game console wars, will team up in on-demand gaming to better compete with newcomers like Google as the industry's main battlefield looks poised to shift to the cloud, news outlet Nikkei reported Thursday. From a report: Sony President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida has signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on a strategic tie-up. While details have yet to be hammered out, the partnership will center on artificial intellige...