News For Kids From Around The Web
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Interview: Millie Bobby Brown Faces Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Kidzworld got fun insider info on Godzilla: King of the Monsters from teen star Millie Bobby Brown who talks physical training, her fave monster and what she is doing next. Read the cool interview!...
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E3 2019 Spotlight: Learn More About Minecraft Dungeons
The creators of Minecraft have revealed a new game within the blocky world that takes inspiration from action RPGs like Diablo. Find out all the details on Kidzworld!...
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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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10 Awesome Indie Games Shown off at the Kinda Funny Games Showcase
Over 60 indie games were shown off at the 2nd annual Kinda Funny Games Showcase, and here are 10 of our favorites!...
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Men In Black: International Movie Review 14 June 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld saw Men in Black: International. While entertaining overall, despite Hemsworth and Thompson’s chemistry and fun CGI aliens, it seems often slow and boring. Read our full movie review!...
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The Biggest Shows and Movies Coming to Disney+ 14 June 2019, 7:00 am
Disney is taking a piece of the pie previously taken up by Netflix and Hulu by launching its own subscription service, Disney+. Check out the list of new and exciting movies and series' coming exclusively to the platform on Kidzworld!...
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E3 2019: Tales from the Floor 13 June 2019, 7:00 am
Fans are invited to be a part of the action at E3 where game developers create amazing environments to make gamers a part of the game. Kidzworld went down to the convention to get in on the action!...
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Attending E3 Expo for the First Time 13 June 2019, 7:00 am
Reporter Alexa Stevens enters the foreign world of video games at the mother of all gaming conventions E3 2019. Read her take on attending E3 Expo for the first time!...
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Jonas Brothers Are Back! Happiness Begins Album Review 13 June 2019, 7:00 am
Check out our review of the Jonas Brothers' latest album Happiness Begins. The boy band featuring Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas is back and better than ever with tracks Cool, Sucker, Rollercoaster, and more....
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E3 2019 Spotlight: Check Out Ori and the Will of the Wisps 11 June 2019, 7:00 am
Ori and the Blind Forest was one of our favorite Xbox One games, and the sequel The Will of the Wisps is looking even better. Check out the new trailer on Kidzworld!...
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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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The Trip 1 June 2019, 4:05 am
By Julian Gray, age 18, Missouri
Having coasted on a cramped and uncomfortable plane for four hours to get here, I rise from my seat and walk towards the front exit. I step into the long, gray tunnel that shows its years; having long black lines across the sides of its carpeted floor....
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Black 1 June 2019, 4:05 am
By Chase Ringwald, age 17
Black
It can be beautiful
Or it can be depressing
It can be used as an expression...
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My Sister Amanda 1 June 2019, 4:05 am
By Joshua Willenberg
It only takes one person to make an impact; Someone can change your life drastically. For me, my big sister Amanda did this....
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June Issue 2019: Issue #130 – Shine Bright 1 June 2019, 4:01 am
This month’s theme is Shine Bright, which is about the memories you remember most every day or simply small times in your life that have made a big difference....
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Banana Bread 1 June 2019, 4:00 am
By Abby Park, age 13
Today grandma was wearing her usual clunky, rubber, pale green sandals. These were grandma’s favorite kind, since the soles were made out of cloudfoam....
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How much do you know about the American flag? 14 June 2019, 11:00 am
Flag Day celebrates the adoption of the American flag on June 14, 1777. How much do you know about the American flag?...
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How much do you know about the American flag? 14 June 2019, 11:00 am
Flag Day celebrates the adoption of the American flag on June 14, 1777. How much do you know about the American flag?...
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Keep up with the women of the World Cup 13 June 2019, 2:55 pm
Women’s soccer is dominating this summer as France hosts the FIFA Women’s World Cup...
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Keep up with the women of the World Cup 13 June 2019, 2:55 pm
Women’s soccer is dominating this summer as France hosts the FIFA Women’s World Cup...
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Will Tiger Woods write the next chapter in his comeback story at the U.S. Open? 12 June 2019, 10:30 pm
One of golf’s greatest had back problems that sidelined his career. At 43, he’s back....
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Will Tiger Woods write the next chapter in his comeback story at the U.S. Open? 12 June 2019, 10:30 am
One of golf’s greatest had back problems that sidelined his career. At 43, he’s back....
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Mining lithium for electric cars is hurting this desert’s local environment 12 June 2019, 10:13 am
The element is needed for rechargeable batteries, but there’s a cost for extracting it....
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KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Ruby in the Sky’ 11 June 2019, 7:33 pm
New girl in town wants to be invisible, but hurtful rumors need to be addressed....
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U.S. women’s team starts World Cup with a record-setting rout 11 June 2019, 10:01 am
Alex Morgan scores 5 goals in 13-0 win against Thailand....
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KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Ruby in the Sky’ 11 June 2019, 7:33 am
New girl in town wants to be invisible, but hurtful rumors need to be addressed....
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Lindsay Lohan Hopped On Taylor Swift’s Instagram Live With These Comments 14 June 2019, 10:51 pm
Fans think Lindsay Lohan just outed herself as a Swiftie. Taylor recently had an Instagram Live sesh to share new deets about her upcoming album – but we’ll get to that later. We have to talk about Lilo’s comments on Taylor’s live sesh. Yes, you read that right. Lindsay Lohan (using her […]
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Ariana Grande Got Super Emotional At Her Concert In Mac Miller’s Hometown 14 June 2019, 10:48 pm
The “God Is A Woman” singer performed at the PPG Paints Arena on Wednesday (June 12) night – and things got really emotional. Ariana Grande broke down in tears during her performance in Pittsburgh – Mac Miller’s hometown. She particularly got emotional while singing “thank u, next,” her song which mentions Malcom by […]
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Drake And Other Celebs React To Raptors’ First NBA Championship Win 14 June 2019, 10:46 pm
The Toronto Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors 114-110 on Thursday (June 13) night’s Game 6 took home the NBA Championship for the first time. And no one was probably more excited that Toronto native and Raptors ambassador Drake at his team’s historic win. In videos uploaded by fans on social media, […]
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Brian Justin Crum’s Debuts New Single ‘I&U’ 14 June 2019, 10:43 pm
Brian Justin Crum has been wowing audiences with smashing performances from Broadway to television. He’s never not shined onstage – making a huge impression on judges and audiences alike on America’s Got Talent Season 11. Brian captured the hearts of millions of fans with videos of his Queen, Michael Jackson, Radiohead, Phil Collins […]
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Hillary Duff Shares Her Uber Sweet Engagement Story 14 June 2019, 10:39 pm
Hilary Duff is spilling the tea on how Matthew Koma popped the question – and their proposal is definitely one for the books! ICYMI, Hilary and Matthew got engaged last month. The couple have been dating since 2017 and welcomed daughter Banks last October. The Younger star made an appearance on The Talk […]
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Can You Believe Chris Hemsworth Used To Do This For His First Job? 14 June 2019, 10:38 pm
How handy do you think Chris Hemsworth is with a toothbrush? Chris and his Men In Black: International co-star Kumail Nanjiani went on The Tonight Show and played a game of “True Confessions” with the host, Jimmy Fallon. So, the game starts with one of them revealing a personal story from their past […]
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Jennifer Lawrence Dishes On How She Knew Her Fiance Was The One 14 June 2019, 10:35 pm
Jennifer Lawrence is getting ready to walk down the aisle – and she just wants to be bride-chilla. The 28-year-old actress and her art gallerist fiancé, Cooke Maroney, got engaged in February, and celebrated their engagement party just last month. During her interview on the podcast, NAKED with Catt Sadler, JLaw revealed […]
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Maren Morris Defends Topless ‘Playboy’ Photo After Fans Freak Out 14 June 2019, 10:33 pm
Don’t rain on Maren Morris’ parade. Maren posed topless for a Playboy photoshoot and she’s excited about it. She announced her daring project on social media by sharing a sneak peek from her photoshoot captioned, “strip it down. something with @playboy is coming next week… 🌼” Although most of the comments were like […]
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Selena Gomez Is ‘Relieved’ That Her New Album Is Finished 13 June 2019, 9:46 pm
Selena Gomez is dishing about the process of her upcoming album. It’s been four years since she dropped her last album, Revival. And we might be hearing more from the “Wolves” singer really soon. During the premiere of her upcoming movie, The Dead Don’t Die, Selena shared the exciting news that her new […]
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A Spice Girls Movie Is Reportedly In The Works – And All Five Of Them Are On Board! 13 June 2019, 9:42 pm
Get ready to see Scary, Sporty, Posh, Baby, and Ginger on the big screen – well, at least an animated version of themselves, anyway. So, according to The Hollywood Reporter, there’s a Spice Girls movie in the early stages of development at Paramount Animation. The film will reportedly be produced by […]
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Reliving the last day of the dinosaurs 10 June 2019, 9:19 pm
The Chicxulub crater is helping reveal what happened on the day a 12-kilometer-wide asteroid slammed into the Gulf of Mexico, 66 million years ago.EarthFossils...
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Explainer: Understanding geologic time 10 June 2019, 9:00 pm
Geologic time is unimaginably long. Geologists puzzle it out using a calendar called the Geologic Time Scale. Earth...
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Young aphids sacrifice themselves to make home repairs 10 June 2019, 8:30 pm
Young aphids swollen with fatty substances save their colony by self-sacrifice. They use that goo to patch breaches in the wall of their tree home.Animals...
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Tiger sharks feast when migratory birds fall out of the sky 6 June 2019, 4:58 pm
Migrating land-based birds that fall from the sky as they cross the Gulf of Mexico can end up in the belly of a young tiger shark.EcologyAnimals...
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Scientists Say: Light pollution 5 June 2019, 6:45 pm
Scientists SayBethany BrookshireLight pollution is when artificial light shines into places that are normally dark. It can disrupt the lives of plants, animals and people....
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This tiny dinosaur is officially T. rex’s cousin 4 June 2019, 8:04 pm
A newly identified dinosaur species fills a gap in the tyrannosaur family tree.FossilsAnimalsEvolution...
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Dry sand can bubble like the blobs in a lava lamp 4 June 2019, 5:28 pm
Put two types of sand grains together in a chamber and they can flow like fluids. All it takes is a jiggle and some gas.PhysicsMaterials ScienceEarth...
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For these artists, math is their muse 31 May 2019, 7:34 pm
Artists around the world are finding inspiration in the curves, equations and patterns of mathematics. Here are some of their stories. CultureMathematicsScience & Society...
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Dying stars can make gold as they collapse into black holes 31 May 2019, 4:26 pm
There are spinning stars in space. Some of them collapse into black holes. Along the way, they may generate a lot of heavy elements — including gold.AstronomySpacePhysics...
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New risk from too much screentime 30 May 2019, 7:51 pm
Americans of all ages are sitting more, according to a new national survey. And health experts find that worrisome.HealthBehavior...
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Annie LeBlanc Reveals Her Awkward First Encounter With Boyfriend Asher Angel 15 June 2019, 5:00 pm
Ever since Annie LeBlanc and Asher Angel revealed that they were dating, we’ve all been pretty obsessed with their relationship. We mean, they’re two of our favorite stars, so naturally, everyone quickly started......
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Your Favorite Disney Stars Spill On What to Expect at the 2019 ARDYs 15 June 2019, 12:00 am
The 2019 ARDYs is definitely going to be a night to remember. Radio Disney is honoring all of our favorite singers, artists, groups and actors at the star studded event, which will take......
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Niall Horan Reveals His Second Album Is Done — Here’s Everything We Know So Far 14 June 2019, 6:42 pm
Ever since Niall Horan finished up the world tour for his first solo studio album, Flicker, last year, we all couldn’t help but wonder when his next batch of new songs will be coming......
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Kylie Jenner Posts and Deletes a Video of Jaclyn Hill’s Lipsticks Amid Scandal 14 June 2019, 5:44 pm
Just days after Jaclyn Hill came under fire for her new lipstick line, Kylie Jenner accidentally inserted herself right in the midst of the drama. Yep, that’s right. The reality star posted a......
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Ashley Benson Has Reportedly Moved In With Girlfriend Cara Delevingne 14 June 2019, 5:09 pm
OMG. Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne are taking a major step in their relationship. Yep, get this, you guys — according to Us Weekly, the ladies have officially moved in together, and we......
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Everything We Know So Far About Taylor Swift’s Upcoming 7th Album, ‘Lover’ 14 June 2019, 4:11 pm
Get ready, Swifties, because the moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. That’s right! After months of anticipation, Taylor Swift has finally announced her upcoming seventh studio album, and we are......
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What Are Your Favorite ‘Glee’ Cast Members Up to Now? 14 June 2019, 3:08 pm
Can you guys believe that Kevin McHale from Glee is turning 31 years old today, June 14? We mean, the actor was only 20 when the show premiered back in 2009, which means......
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YouTuber Dan Howell Comes Out as Gay and Talks Years of Bullying and Abuse 14 June 2019, 1:35 pm
Popular YouTuber Dan Howell has come out as gay, and we are so proud of him. In a powerful new video uploaded on June 13, 2019, the social media star discussed his journey......
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See the ‘Just Roll With It’ Cast Do Their Best Disney Channel Impressions 14 June 2019, 12:00 am
Get ready, you guys, because there’s a brand new TV show coming to Disney Channel, and it’s about to become everyone’s new obsession. It’s called Just Roll With It and it stars Tobie......
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Uncover Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin’s Complete Relationship Timeline 13 June 2019, 8:22 pm
Can we get a show of hands — who else is obsessed with Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin‘s relationship? Fans of the couple know that they started dating in June of 2018, got......
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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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Amazon Lays Off Dozens Of Game Developers During E3 14 June 2019, 7:30 pm
As the video game industry's attention was focused squarely on the final day of the E3 convention in Los Angeles this week, Amazon's video game division quietly laid off dozens of employees. From a report: Amazon Game Studios, which is currently developing the online games Crucible and New World, told affected employees on Thursday morning that they would have 60 days to look for new positions within Amazon, according to one person who was laid off. At the end of that buffer period, if they fail...
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Google Made a Video Game That Lets You Build Video Games 13 June 2019, 9:30 pm
Game Builder is a new video game from Google that allows you to create simple Minecraft-style games for yourself and others to play through. "The game lets you drag and drop characters and scenery into an empty sandbox to construct your world, then use preset commands to string together how things interact," reports The Verge. "It's free to play and available on both Windows and macOS." From the report: The game comes from Area 120, Google's incubator for experimental projects (some of which hav...
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Netflix Unveils Plans To Develop Original Shows Into Video Games 13 June 2019, 12:45 am
At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on Wednesday, Netflix shared details of its plans to develop its original shows into video games. Hollywood Reporter reports: Among the program of upcoming games, Stranger Things 3: The Game was highlighted, described by Netflix as "an adventure game that blends a distinctively retro art style with modern gameplay mechanics to deliver nostalgic fun with a fresh new twist." Playing as a character from the show, the user will be tasked with solving puzzles...
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Konami Announces the Turbografx-16 Mini 12 June 2019, 4:04 pm
An anonymous reader shares a report: Hey, if Nintendo and Sega can do it, then Konami can too. In a surprise E3 announcement, the company is releasing a miniature version of the classic 90s Turbografx-16 console, called the Turbografx-16 mini. If you're wondering why Konami is handling this, the original console was a joint effort between NEC and Hudson. Konami became Hudson's parent company in 2005 and then absorbed its operations in 2012, meaning it owns the brand and all its properties.
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Opera Launches Opera GX, World's First Gaming Browser 11 June 2019, 3:30 pm
Opera Software, the company behind the Opera browser, today launched a custom version of its browser dedicated to online gamers and streamers on Windows platform. From a report: Named Opera GX, the browser comes with dedicated features that let users limit the browser's access to computer resources such as CPU (processor) and RAM (memory). The idea is to provide gamers with a way to navigate the web while leaving resources available for games or streaming applications that the gamer might also b...
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Project Scarlett is the Next Xbox Console, Launching in Holiday 2020 10 June 2019, 2:00 pm
Project Scarlett is the next Microsoft video game console. Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at the company, announced the hardware during Microsoft's E3 2019 press briefing. From a report: "The console should be optimized for one thing and one thing only," said Spencer, "gaming." Spencer explained the console has been developed by the team responsible for the Xbox One X. A promotional video featuring various Xbox employees promised variable refresh rates, real-time ray tracing, 8...
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New Game Based On 'The Blair Witch Project' Demoed at Microsoft Xbox Event 9 June 2019, 11:16 pm
"So that Blair Witch reboot wasn't very good. But maybe a video game could change things up?" writes Engadget. Mashable has more details:
Remember The Blair Witch Project, that viral horror sensation that made waves before social media was even a thing? Well, it's back. And it's an Xbox game.
Microsoft debuted a first look trailer for Blair Witch during its annual E3 press conference, and it's coming from Layers of Fear developer Bloober. We don't know much. It returns you to the Black Hills F...
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'Cyberpunk 2077' Game Starring Keanu Reeves Demoed at Microsoft Xbox Event 9 June 2019, 10:38 pm
An anonymous reader quotes VentureBeat:
CD Projekt Red showed off a new demo of Cyberpunk 2077 at Microsoft's Xbox press event at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the big game trade show in Los Angeles. And actor Keanu Reeves surprised everyone by coming out on stage to say that he would be in it. The trailer reveals one of the key characters of Cyberpunk 2077, Johnny Silverhand. The legendary rockerboy is played by Reeves (The Matrix trilogy, John Wick series, Johnny Mnemonic). In addition t...
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EverQuest's Long, Strange 20-Year Trip Still Has No End in Sight 7 June 2019, 2:00 pm
The world has immensely changed since 1999, when a company in Southern California launched an online game called EverQuest that would go on to serve as the model for many more titles to come in the massively multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG) space. And unlike many games that sought to replace it over the years, this one is still going strong.
ArsTechnica has a long-form piece on the old game, its journey and what it has evolved into now. An excerpt from the story: This sword-and-sorcery-based gam...
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Google Stadia Requires $130 Upfront, $10 Per Month at November Launch 6 June 2019, 4:50 pm
Players will have to pay $129.99 up front and $9.99 a month, on top of individual game purchase costs, when Google's previously announced Stadia game-streaming service launches in November. From a report: A free tier will be available some time in 2020, as will a paid subscription tier that doesn't require the upfront purchase. The Stadia Founder's Edition and its contingent Stadia Pro subscription will be the only way to get access to the Stadia service when it launches, Google announced today....