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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Star Wars Celebration 2019: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Trailer 23 April 2019, 7:00 am
A new single player game set in the Star Wars universe was shown off at Star Wars Celebration 2019. Made by the developers of Titanfall and Apex Legends Respawn Entertainment, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order promises to make you feel like a Jedi Knight....
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Dark Arts Light Up the Wizarding World To Kick Off Spring 23 April 2019, 7:00 am
A new light spectacular evilly electrifies the Hogwarts Castle in Hogsmeade at Universal Studios Hollywood, runners prepare for a Minion Run, Jurassic World-The Ride opening is announced and Halloween Horror Nights reveals a new Stranger Things maze....
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April Instagram Roundup: TV Stars Edition Riverdale & Stranger Things 23 April 2019, 7:00 am
What have your favorite teen stars been up to the past few weeks? Let’s take a look at some of our favorite TV ensembles’ Instagrams! Page 1...
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April Instagram Roundup: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina 23 April 2019, 7:00 am
What have your favorite teen stars been up to the past few weeks? Let’s take a look at some of our favorite Instagrams from The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina!...
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Cast Interview Avengers: Endgame – Actors Feel Like a Strong Family 22 April 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld has the info from the cast of Avengers: Endgame. The wrap-up of ten years of Avenger adventures makes the super hero cast nostalgic, grateful and a little sad. Check the interview!...
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Lilly Singh to Host Late Night Show on NBC 22 April 2019, 7:00 am
YouTuber Lilly Singh announced last month that she will be hosting a new late night show, titled A Little Late with Lilly Singh on NBC starting this fall. Read more about the new show on Kidzworld!...
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Our Impressions from Early Access for Dreams on PlayStation 4 22 April 2019, 7:00 am
LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule's latest project is on PlayStation 4 in early access. Check out Kidzworld for the latest news on Dreams for PS4....
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Star Wars Celebration 2019: Episode 9 is Titled The Rise of Skywalker 18 April 2019, 7:00 am
With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, more than 40 years of storytelling in a Galaxy Far, Far Away is coming to an end. Director J.J. Abrams hopes the film is a worthy ending to George Lucas's story, and an entertaining film on it's own. Watch the new teaser here....
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Louis Serkis is The Kid Who Would be King – Teens Are the Future 18 April 2019, 7:00 am
Kidzworld got an exclusive interview with 14-year-old Louis Serkis star of The Kid Who Would be King. The son of famous motion capture actor Andy Serkis, Louis talks swords and teen power!...
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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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A New Frontier in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence 1 April 2019, 4:05 am
Research By: Sanjana Bandi
We all rely on a vast expanse of words every day, but there is one phrase that many of us have in common because we use it so habitually, it becomes a part of our routine lives: “Hey Siri!” or “Hey Alexa!”...
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Hickory Dock and the Grandfather Clock 1 April 2019, 4:05 am
By Aiden Talbot, age 14, Washington
Hickory Dock the mouse stood on the end table, staring at the colossal grandfather clock that towered above him....
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April Issue 2019: Issue #128 – Rainbow in the Sky 1 April 2019, 4:01 am
This month’s theme is Rainbow in the Sky, which is about understanding the bright side of a negative experience....
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Write with the Rainbow 1 April 2019, 4:00 am
By Sophie Nadel, Writer’s Tips Editor
While it may be fun to switch the font color for each sentence, or scribble with different colored pencils in a writing notebook, that’s not exactly what I mean when I tell you to write with the rainbow....
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Tigers Twinning 1 April 2019, 4:00 am
By Aryaman Sheth...
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NASA lander detects its first ‘marsquake’ on the Red Planet 24 April 2019, 9:12 pm
Small rumble signals to scientists that Mars is still geologically active....
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A sneaker that fixes itself? It could be coming soon. 24 April 2019, 9:07 pm
Scientists announce that they have invented self-healing, 3-D-printable rubber....
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Malawi is the first country to start using malaria vaccine on kids 23 April 2019, 9:26 pm
The disease kills more than 400,000 people a year....
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Fed up with the lack of sports books for girls, this author and mom wrote one 23 April 2019, 9:22 pm
In “Nikki on the Line,” a 13-year-old girl finds herself tested by the expectations of an elite club basketball team....
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Fed up with the lack of sports books for girls, this author and mom wrote one 23 April 2019, 9:22 pm
In “Nikki on the Line,” a 13-year-old girl finds herself tested by the expectations of an elite club basketball team....
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White House hosts 141st Easter Egg Roll 23 April 2019, 4:16 pm
Kids got the chance to partake in festivities with the president and first lady....
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White House hosts 141st Easter Egg Roll 23 April 2019, 4:16 pm
Kids got the chance to partake in festivities with the president and first lady....
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Fed up with the lack of sports books for girls, this author and mom wrote one 23 April 2019, 9:22 am
In “Nikki on the Line,” a 13-year-old girl finds herself tested by the expectations of an elite club basketball team....
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White House gets its Easter Egg Roll on 22 April 2019, 11:46 pm
Traditional event gets a couple of updates from the first lady....
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At Washington National Cathedral, another church is rising — out of 500,000 Legos 22 April 2019, 8:53 pm
The fundraising project will support work to repair damage from the 2011 earthquake....
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Brie Larson, Ashley Benson, Ariana Grande And More Stars Get A Sweet Shoutout From Jennifer Garner As ‘13 going on 30’ Turns 15. 24 April 2019, 6:46 pm
Oh, how time flies. It’s been 15 years since 13 Going On 30 first hit the big screen and brought a smile to people’s faces – and, pretty much became responsible for a new generation learning those dance steps to “Thriller.” Jennifer Garner, who starred in the film alongside Mark Ruffalo, Judy […]
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Maisie Williams opens up about THAT scene on GoT 24 April 2019, 6:33 pm
Winter is coming, but two characters were firing up the forges at Winterfell in more ways than one. WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 Episode 2 Sunday’s (April 21) episode was all about the human connection – and emphasized the characters’ complex relationships with one another (we’re […]
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Britney Spears Addresses Allegations She’s Being Held Against Her Will 24 April 2019, 6:31 pm
Britney Spears is setting the record straight. Concerned fans have been up in a tizzy since news broke that the 37-year-old singer, who recently checked into a health facility for some “me time,” was allegedly being held against her will. But Brit is putting those fears to rest, and wants fans to know […]
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Beyonce’s New Dance Craze Is Taking Over Social Media 24 April 2019, 6:29 pm
Fans are loving everything Queen Bey has in store. From her Netflix documentary Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce, to her surprise two-hour 40-track album Homecoming: The Live Album, the Beyhive clearly can’t get enough of the star. Just days after releasing her two projects, Bey’s cover of Frankie Beverly and Maze’s 1981 hit […]
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Someone Threw A Lemon At Ariana Grande During Coachella 23 April 2019, 10:39 pm
Seriously, why would someone do that? Ariana Grande just made history for being the youngest ever headliner at Coachella 2019. She also slayed onstage on BOTH weekends – and delighted fans with her very special guests, like NSYNC, Diddy, Nicky Minaj, and more. So, why would anyone want to throw a lemon […]
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‘Happiness Begins’ From The Jonas Brothers Real Soon! 23 April 2019, 10:34 pm
The Jonas Brothers are making fans really happy! Kevin, Joe and Nick aren’t done with bringing smiles to people’s faces. After more than six years since disbanding, the JoBros made fans’ dreams come true by reuniting – and dropped the chart-topping “Sucker” and our new summer jam “Cool” while they were at it. […]
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#FreeBritney: Fans Think Britney Spears Is Being Held Against Her Will 23 April 2019, 10:31 pm
There’s a conspiracy theory going around about Britney Spears’ hiatus. Early this year, Britney went on Instagram to announce that she was taking some time off from the limelight to spend time with her family – after her dad’s near-fatal health scare late last year which required him to undergo surgery. “I don’t […]
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Stars Are Out In Full Force For ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Premiere 23 April 2019, 10:28 pm
The endgame is near. The highly-anticipated Avengers: Endgame just had a superhero-sized premiere. MCU stars and their friends brought their fashion A-game to the purple carpet (yes, it’s purple!) at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday (April 22). The OG six were definitely shining bright at the premiere. Robert Downey Jr. […]
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Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Have A Sweet Message For Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday! 22 April 2019, 7:38 pm
While we’re all celebrating Easter Sunday (April 21), the royal family had even more reason to celebrate – Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, turning 93! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle posted a sweet tribute for The Queen on their Instagram account @sussexroyal for the occasion, sharing a series of photos of the royal […]
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Kanye West Celebrates Easter With Sunday Service At Coachella; Plus Highlights From Coachella Weekend 2 22 April 2019, 7:34 pm
The surprises kept on coming. The last day of Coachella happened to fall on Easter. And festival goers got to celebrate it with a special Sunday service by Kanye West. Sunday (April 21) morning, Kanye brought his Sunday service to the public – complete with a full band, a choir, and a whole […]
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Scientists Say: Relapse 19 April 2019, 4:09 pm
Scientists SayBethany BrookshireThis is when a health condition comes back, or gets worse, after a period where it had disappeared or been improving. ...
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These scientists help rescue ‘broken’ digital art 17 April 2019, 5:53 pm
Computer-based art is more fragile than you might think. Fortunately, computer science offers new ways to restore these digital creations.Computers & ElectronicsCulture...
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Desert kangaroo rats ninja-kick attacking rattlesnakes 16 April 2019, 6:49 pm
High-speed cameras reveal desert kangaroo rats’ lightning-fast defensive moves.Animals...
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A new fossil shows how hagfish went back to basics 16 April 2019, 4:30 pm
A new fossil hagfish shows these animals aren’t as primitive as researchers had assumed.AnimalsEvolution...
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When parenting goes cuckoo 12 April 2019, 5:10 pm
Brood parasites are animals that trick another species into raising their young. This is known among birds, fish and insects.AnimalsEcology...
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People may indeed have a sixth sense — for magnetism 11 April 2019, 9:37 pm
People may process information about Earth’s magnetic field without knowing it, a study of brain waves suggests.Brain...
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Shaking hands could transfer your DNA — leaving it on things you never touched 11 April 2019, 9:24 pm
After a long handshake, the DNA you trade could end up on things you never touched. GeneticsScience & Society...
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The smell of fear may make it hard for dogs to track some people 11 April 2019, 8:12 pm
Genes and stress may change someone’s scent, confusing search dogs.GeneticsBody functionsAnimals...
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Art can make science easier to remember 11 April 2019, 7:58 pm
Students who learn science using art remember what they learned longer than those in regular classes.PsychologyBrain...
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Scientists Say: Wetland 11 April 2019, 5:27 pm
Scientists SayBethany BrookshireWetlands are land areas that are flooded with water some or all of the time. They’re more than just wet, though. They filter water, shelter young animals and much more. ...
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Who Has Tana Mongeau Dated? Uncover Her Complete Relationship Timeline 25 April 2019, 12:00 am
We were all pretty bummed when the news hit the web on April 21, 2019, that Tana Mongeau and Brad Sousa had broken up. The two started dating back in December of 2018,......
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A Complete Breakdown of Bella Thorne’s Relationship Drama Throughout the Years 24 April 2019, 8:11 pm
It’s no secret that Bella Thorne loves being in a relationship. But wherever Bella goes, drama seems to follow. To be fair, it kind of seems like she’s just doing her. Like, she......
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Here’s Where Jordyn Woods and Kylie Jenner Stand After the Cheating Scandal 24 April 2019, 8:00 pm
The world was pretty shook after the news hit the web back in February that Khloé Kardashian‘s boyfriend and baby daddy, Tristan Thompson, got caught cheating on the reality star with her younger sister’s......
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Miley Cyrus Makes First Red Carpet Appearance With Her New ‘Hannah Montana’ ‘Do 24 April 2019, 6:37 pm
Hey Hannah Montana, is that you? As fans know, Miley Cyrus brought on all the nostalgia last month when she cut and styled her hair to look just like the iconic Disney character.......
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Ariana Grande Backs Up Justin Bieber After He Defends Himself for Lip-Synching 24 April 2019, 6:36 pm
ICYMI, Justin Bieber joined Ariana Grande on stage briefly at Coachella 2019 for a performance of “Sorry,” which was a massive surprise to the audience. Fans of the pop star haven’t seen him perform live for several......
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A Complete Guide to All of Louis Tomlinson’s 39 Tattoos and Their Meanings 24 April 2019, 6:27 pm
We decided it was time to appreciate the king of tattoos Louis Tomlinson. The One Direction singer has a total of 38 ink designs — yeah, you heard us right, 39 — and......
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Disney Channel Sadly Cancels ‘Andi Mack’ After Only 3 Seasons 24 April 2019, 6:15 pm
File this under Disney Channel shows that deserve justice! Andi Mack has sadly been canceled after only three seasons, and fans are seriously heartbroken. “Andi Mack was a labor of love for a......
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Watch Louis Tomlinson Help an Elderly Man Complete His Bucket List 24 April 2019, 5:39 pm
You might want to grab some tissues before watching Louis Tomlinson‘s new music video. The singer dropped the new vid for his single, “Two Of Us,” on Wednesday, April 24, and we’re not......
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Vine’s Reboot App, Byte, Is Officially in the Works — See the Sneak Peek 24 April 2019, 4:39 pm
Who remembers when Vine pretty much ruled the entire social media world back in 2013? The app, which allowed you to upload six second videos, was all of our obsessions before it unfortunately......
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We Totally Stan Merriam-Webster for Finally Adding ‘Stan’ to the Dictionary 24 April 2019, 4:28 pm
Well, this is kinda cool! Merriam-Webster (yes, the dictionary) recently added some new words to their collection, and among them is — wait for it — “stan.” That’s right, you guys! If you’re......
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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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Nintendo Squashes Super Mario Commodore 64 Port Which Took Seven Years To Make 23 April 2019, 8:45 pm
Last week, after seven years of work, Nintendo fan ZeroPaige finally released a working port of Super Mario Bros. for the Commodore 64. The achievement -- and hard graft behind it -- caught the eye of C64 fans, who praised the effort of recreating one of gaming's greatest masterpieces for the much loved home computer. But then -- of course -- Nintendo swung into action. From a report: Four days after its release, Nintendo began taking it down. The file has been removed from the its most prominen...
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Fortnite World Cup: More than 1,200 Accounts Banned For Cheating 21 April 2019, 3:34 pm
"Epic Games gave bans to more than 1,200 Fortnite accounts and revoked cash prizes that more than 200 players had won following Epic's investigations of cheating in the first week of Fortnite's World Cup Online Open," reports Polygon:
That cheater (whom Epic did not name) used the cheat software during the tournament's semifinals. The account involved had played "for less than five minutes" before being discovered and banned, Epic said.
The great majority of the other accounts sanctioned rece...
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A Secret Server For the Dead MMO 'City of Heroes' Has Players In an Uproar 21 April 2019, 1:34 pm
eatmorekix quotes Vice:
In 2012, Paragon Studios announced it was shutting down City of Heroes, a massively multiplayer online game where a community of players created their own superheroes, went on adventures together, and formed lasting friendships.
The news was crushing to the game's devoted community because they could no longer play and hang out in the virtual space they loved, and today, years after the game's shutdown, the community is in an uproar again. As Massivelyop first reported...
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AI is Helping Old Video Games Look Like New 19 April 2019, 10:40 pm
Classic video games are getting a makeover. But it's not big-name game developers making the improvements: it's independent modders. From a report: The technique being used is known as "AI upscaling." In essence, you feed an algorithm a low-resolution image, and, based on training data it's seen, it spits out a version that looks the same but has more pixels in it. Upscaling, as a general technique, has been around for a long time, but the use of AI has drastically improved the speed and quality...
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The Source Code For All Infocom Text Adventure Classics Has Been Released 18 April 2019, 11:30 pm
You can now download the source code of every Infocom text adventure game, thanks to archivist Jason Scott who uploaded the code to GitHub. "There are numerous repositories under the name historicalsource, each for a different game," reports Ars Technica. "Titles include, but are not limited to, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Planetfall, Shogun, and several Zork games -- plus some more unusual inclusions like an incomplete version of Hitchhiker's sequel The Restaurant at the End of the Un...
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Sony Cracks Down On Sexually Explicit Content In Games 17 April 2019, 9:30 pm
Slashdot reader xavdeman writes: Hot on the heels of its announcement of the specifications of the next PlayStation, Sony has revealed a new crackdown on explicit content. Citing "the rise of the #MeToo movement" and a concern of "legal and social action" in the USA, Sony has said it wants to address concerns about the depiction of women in video games playable on its platform as well as protect children's "sound growth and development." The new rules were reportedly already responsible for puri...
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HD Emulation Mod Makes 'Mode 7' SNES Games Look Like New 17 April 2019, 8:10 pm
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Gamers of a certain age probably remember being wowed by the quick, smooth scaling and rotation effects of the Super Nintendo's much-ballyhooed "Mode 7" graphics. Looking back, though, those gamers might also notice how chunky and pixelated those background transformations could end up looking, especially when viewed on today's high-end screens. Emulation to the rescue. A modder going by the handle DerKoun has released an "HD Mode 7" patch f...
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What To Expect From Sony's Next-Gen PlayStation 16 April 2019, 4:45 pm
Daetrin writes: Sony is unwilling to confirm "Playstation 5" as the name, but their next console is "no mere upgrade" according to a report from Wired, which cites Sony executives -- who spoke on the record: "PlayStation's next-generation console ticks all those boxes, starting with an AMD chip at the heart of the device. (Warning: some alphabet soup follows.) The CPU is based on the third generation of AMD's Ryzen line and contains eight cores of the company's new 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. T...
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Disc-Free Xbox One S Could Land on May 7 15 April 2019, 6:40 pm
Microsoft is about to launch an even cheaper Xbox One S. In order to cut costs, the company is removing the Blu-ray disc drive altogether. According to leaked marketing images spotted by WinFuture, the console could launch on May 7th for $258 in Germany. From a report: Given that the launch is just a few weeks away and that those marketing images line up perfectly with previous rumors, chances are this is the real deal. As you can see on WinFuture's images, it looks exactly like an Xbox One S wi...
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Virtual Reality 'No Man's Sky' Coming This Summer 7 April 2019, 3:34 pm
"No Man's Sky is getting another large-scale update, and this one is different," writes GameSpot.
An anonymous reader quotes their report:
A "No Man's Sky VR" update is scheduled for this summer, which will add free support for PlayStation VR and Steam VR. Hello Games boasts that this is the entire game brought into VR rather than a separate mode. According to the announcement, this is the second major pillar to the Beyond expansion that Hello Games previously announced. The first pillar is a ...