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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Cyberbullying 101
Attention all Cyberbullies! Put down your weapons! And that means your cellphone, your keyboard and your mouse. It’s bad enough that we have nasty bullies that push us around on the playground ... we don't need them online, too!...
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Interview: Raffey Cassidy Suffers Teen Trauma in Vox Lux 11 December 2018, 8:00 am
Kidzworld interviews 16-year-old actress Raffey Cassidy who co-stars with Natalie Portman in the Lady Gaga-style pop singer drama Vox Lux....
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Interview: Shameik Moore Takes Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 10 December 2018, 8:00 am
Kidzworld brings you an inspiring interview with Shameik Moore who voices lead character teen Miles Morales in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse....
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Fangirl Holiday Gift Guide 6 December 2018, 8:00 am
Find the perfect gift for the fangirls in your life! Here are some amazing, thoughtful and beautiful pieces for the girl who thrives off Pop Culture and style in this handy holiday gift guide!...
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12 Fun Things You Can Do Around the Holidays 6 December 2018, 8:00 am
Looking for something fun to do this holiday? Check out this article and read about our 12 ideas for holiday cheer....
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Top 10 Christmas Movie Villains 6 December 2018, 8:00 am
Whether or not they have a change of heart, all the best Christmas movies feature fantastic villains who just can't get into the spirit of the season. Check out the Top 10 Christmas Movie Villains!...
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Rumored Reveals at The Game Awards 2018 5 December 2018, 8:00 am
The Game Awards 2018 is rumored to announce some massive games. Check out Kidzworld to get caught up on the latest rumors of games to be revealed....
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Christmas Crossword Puzzle 4 December 2018, 8:00 am
Christmas is almost upon us, and that means it’s time for cookies, stockings and a visit from Santa and his nine reindeer. Test your knowledge with Kidzworld's Christmas crossword puzzle!...
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Christmas Cartoons 4 December 2018, 8:00 am
Check out Kidzworld's picks for great Christmas cartoons to watch over the holiday season....
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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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Word Booster: Holiday Cheer 1 December 2018, 5:05 am
By Sophie Nadel, Writer’s Tips Editor
No matter what you celebrate, the holiday season is full of friends, family, and togetherness....
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The Fishing Boat 1 December 2018, 5:05 am
By Tatiana Rebecca Shrayer
On a cloudy Monday morning
bearded fathers with children
trekked to the docks,
carrying plastic buckets...
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Finding a Vacation That’s Right for Your Family 1 December 2018, 5:05 am
By Stella Prince, age 14
When life slows down, a vacation seems like a wonderful idea. It brings the whole family together, and can even turn out to be a cultural experience....
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The Tightrope of Terror 1 December 2018, 5:05 am
By Alyssa De Haven
“Snap!”, it was a picture perfect day, sun rays were beaming against my face. There wasn’t a cloud in sight, and the sky was a shade of turquoise....
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Judgment Due 1 December 2018, 5:05 am
By Qirrat Ahmad
Decisions that we make and do not make determine the course of our lives. They bring about effects that will change our lives either for the better or the worse....
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For author Susan Fletcher, a long but fun journey writing ‘Pale Bear’ 11 December 2018, 9:52 pm
The author spent five years researching and writing the novel about a boy and a female polar bear traveling to England in 1252....
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For author Susan Fletcher, a long but fun journey writing ‘Pale Bear’ 11 December 2018, 9:52 pm
The author spent five years researching and writing the novel about a boy and a female polar bear traveling to England in 1252....
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U.N. calls on countries to urgently act to stop global warming 11 December 2018, 9:49 pm
United States and Saudi Arabia are among the nations that don’t support a new report....
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For author Susan Fletcher, a long but fun journey writing ‘Pale Bear’ 11 December 2018, 9:52 am
The author spent five years researching and writing the novel about a boy and a female polar bear traveling to England in 1252....
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Ever wondered why days get shorter in winter? 10 December 2018, 10:35 pm
The tilt of the Earth helps explain it....
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Ever wondered why days get shorter in winter? 10 December 2018, 10:35 pm
The tilt of the Earth helps explain it....
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Britain’s prime minister delays Parliament vote on Brexit deal 10 December 2018, 10:34 pm
Theresa May admits that lawmakers have “deep concerns” about process of leaving the European Union....
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Santa Claus is coming to town after town 10 December 2018, 5:33 pm
In the run-up to Christmas Eve, the Jolly Old Elf — or perhaps one of the junior elves — has been spotted all over the world....
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Ever wondered why days get shorter in winter? 10 December 2018, 10:35 am
The tilt of the Earth helps explain it....
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Santa Claus is coming to town after town 10 December 2018, 5:33 am
In the run-up to Christmas Eve, the Jolly Old Elf — or perhaps one of the junior elves — has been spotted all over the world....
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Noah Centineo Is Majorly Crushing On Selena Gomez! 12 December 2018, 1:00 am
It appears the Internet’s boyfriend, Noah Centineo, has already lost his heart – to someone he has yet to meet! The To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before star has been majorly crushing Selena Gomez for months now – and he’s been very vocal about it. Noah first opened up about having a crush […]
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Miley Cyrus Is Smoking Weed Again 11 December 2018, 11:00 pm
For most of her life, Miley Cyrus has been in the spotlight. We’ve all witnessed her grow and change and evolve throughout the years – and she’s always been very upfront about who she is. That includes a love she came to have for going herbal. Miley was open about smoking weed. And she […]
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Sarah Hyland Bravely Opens Up About Second Kidney Transplant 11 December 2018, 9:00 pm
Sarah Hyland has always been honest about her health. She bravely tells it like it is, showing incredible grace and strength as she deals with the realities of her condition – and inspiring countless others going through health struggles of their own. That grace and strength was once again very apparent as Sarah courageously […]
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Kevin Hart Makes History In Australia After Oscars Controversy 11 December 2018, 7:26 pm
It looks like the Kevin Hart has found something else to be thankful for amidst all the Oscars controversy. The 39-year-old comedian just made history in Australia – becoming the highest-grossing comedian in terms of ticket sales. Kevin, who is on the road for his Irresponsible Tour, received lots of love from thousands of […]
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And The 2019 Grammy Nominees Are… 11 December 2018, 1:00 am
How did your favorites fare? The nominees for the 61st annual Grammy Awards are out – and it is full of big surprises, some very tight races, snubs, and bittersweet moments. The highly-anticipated list of names is every bit as exciting and thrilling as always, in other words! After all, the Grammy Awards […]
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Demi Lovato And Other Stars React To Their Grammy Noms 10 December 2018, 11:00 pm
Demi Lovato is hopeful – in more ways than one. The Grammy nominees have been announced. And the 26-year-old pop star is one of artists that can hopefully bring home a Grammy in the upcoming 2019 awards – alongside Christina Aguilera for their collaboration “Fall In Line.” The “Tell Me You Love Me” singer […]
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Cardi B Spills The Tea On Nicki Minaj Feud And Offset Drama 10 December 2018, 10:00 pm
Cardi B wants people to pay attention to her craft, not the drama. Cardi B seems to be on top of the world right now. She’s the first female rapper to score three billboard No. 1’s and is now up for five Grammys. But she’s also been dealing with her share of drama in […]
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Hailey Baldwin Says Being Off Instagram Is “Best Thing Ever” 10 December 2018, 7:34 pm
Hailey Baldwin is spilling the details on why she took a much-needed break from social media – and why that Instagram break was the best thing for her. On Saturday (December 8), the 22-year-old celebrity and now Mrs. Justin Bieber revealed that the toxic environment on Instagram led to her having severe anxiety. She […]
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Tyler Perry Just Paid Off Over $430K’s Worth Of Walmart Layaway Items! 10 December 2018, 1:00 am
The most wonderful time of the year is upon us. And Tyler Perry is all about spreading good cheer. Walmart customers in Atlanta had an awesome surprise in store for them: Tyler just paid off all the items on layaway at the stores in both 844 Cleveland Avenue in East Point, Georgia AND […]
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Rihanna Sends Love To Fan Battling Cancer 9 December 2018, 10:01 pm
Rihanna is a totally awesome human being, hands down. Time and again, Robyn Fenty a.k.a. Rihanna has inspired us with the things she does. And she just did it again! The 30-year-old songstress, who has an amazing connection with her fans, Rihanna’s Navy, dropped some words of encouragement for a fan with cancer named […]
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Catch a ‘shooting star’ this month — and most others 10 December 2018, 4:23 pm
The Geminid meteor shower is underway. Here’s how you can enjoy this amazing show in the night sky. AstronomyScience & Society...
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Electro-tweezers let scientists safely probe cells 6 December 2018, 5:32 pm
These nanotweezers can sample the innards of cells without killing them. They use an electric field to net materials for study. And they are gentle enough to repeatedly probe the same cell.TechnologyCellsPhysics...
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Scientists Say: Symbiosis 4 December 2018, 10:46 pm
Scientists SayBethany BrookshireTwo species can live together and support each other in a relationship called symbiosis. ...
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New smoke alarm tests a mother’s touch 30 November 2018, 9:33 pm
Smoke alarms are intended to wake people at signs of a house fire. But standard alarms don’t wake kids as well as a new type that issues warnings in mom’s voice, new data show.Science & SocietyTechnology...
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How wombats make their unique cube-shaped poop 30 November 2018, 9:22 pm
The elasticity of the wombat’s intestines helps the creature to shape its distinctive scat.AnimalsPhysics...
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Explainer: Earth’s water is all connected in one vast cycle 30 November 2018, 5:22 pm
Water on Earth is connected in an endless loop called the water cycle.Weather & ClimateClimate Change Chronicles...
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A wave of change is coming to our planet’s water resources 30 November 2018, 4:16 pm
How will climate change affect you most? Check your kitchen sink.Weather & ClimateClimate Change Chronicles...
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These young researchers take aim at sports 27 November 2018, 7:48 pm
Eureka! LabSid PerkinsThree Broadcom MASTERS finalists invented sports-related devices. They illustrate that young inventors can find inspiration anywhere, even at work and play....
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Bees stopped buzzing during the Great American Eclipse 27 November 2018, 6:00 pm
A rare study of bees during a total solar eclipse finds that the insects buzzed around as usual — until the darkness of totality arrived.Animals...
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How do elephants eat cereal? With a pinch 27 November 2018, 4:48 pm
Elephant trunks can grab everything from whole trees to cereal bits. To pick up fine grains, they press, then pinch. AnimalsPhysics...
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Kendall Jenner Reveals Who Wrote Her Love Letter & Sorry, It’s Not Harry Styles 12 December 2018, 3:59 pm
The internet went wild yesterday after Kendall Jenner shared a mysterious love letter that she received, and blocked out the name of the sender. It quickly started a major debate after some fans......
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Who Is Colleen Ballinger Engaged To? All The Details On Her Fiancé Erik Stocklin 12 December 2018, 3:22 pm
Colleen Ballinger, AKA Miranda Sings, just welcomed a baby boy with her fiancé, Erik Stocklin, and we couldn’t be happier for the couple. But we’re all out here wondering, who exactly is Erik?......
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Before Luke Benward Stole Hearts In ‘Dumplin’ He Was A Disney Channel Legend 11 December 2018, 9:26 pm
By now, there’s a good chance you’ve watched the latest Netflix movie to warm up everyone’s cold hearts, Dumplin’ and if you have, then you’ve probably fallen in love it. The film is......
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An Ode To Miley Cyrus And Ariana Grande’s Adorable Friendship 11 December 2018, 8:22 pm
Ever since we first saw Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande hugging at the 2014 MTV VMAs, we’ve been low-key obsessed with their friendship. They’re two of our favorite stars, so seeing them together is always iconic. Since......
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We Pranked Your Favorite Stars On Z100’s Jingle Ball Red Carpet 11 December 2018, 8:09 pm
What happens when stars like Sabrina Carpenter, Meghan Trainor, Alessia Cara, and PRETTYMUCH receive, well, really bad gifts? J-14 took to the red carpet at Z100’s Jingle Ball in New York City to......
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See What All Of Demi Lovato’s Past Boyfriends Are Doing Now 11 December 2018, 6:48 pm
Ever since Demi Lovato returned to Hollywood after spending three months at a rehab facilitation in Utah, she’s been spotted getting super touchy with clothing designer, Henri Levy. The two were recently snapped sharing......
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Normani & Lauren Jauregui Are Oh So Proud Of Camila Cabello’s Grammy Nominations 11 December 2018, 5:52 pm
Camila Cabello is officially a Grammy-nominated artist, as she’s achieved one of her biggest dreams now that she’s up for two awards. It’s something she’s been able to reach as a solo artist and......
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Kendall Jenner Shares Anonymous Love Letter & Fans Think Harry Styles Wrote It 11 December 2018, 4:10 pm
Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles were one of Hollywood’s most iconic couples and they certainly have a long history together. Ever since they briefly dated in 2014, it’s unclear what their status is.......
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Ashley Tisdale Debuts Pink Hair, Ditching Her Signature Blonde Locks 11 December 2018, 3:20 pm
Ashley Tisdale, is that you? The 33-year-old Disney Channel alum took to social media to show off her drastic hair makeover. In the gorgeous Instagram photo she posted, the star is debuting pink......
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Colleen Ballinger, A.K.A. Miranda Sings, Gives Birth To A Beautiful Baby Boy 11 December 2018, 2:37 pm
We’ve all been excitedly awaiting the arrival of Colleen Ballinger‘s, A.K.A. Miranda Sings, little boy, ever since she announced that she was pregnant back in June. And now, he’s officially here guys. We......
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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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Doom Turns 25: The FPS That Wowed Players, Gummed Up Servers, and Enraged Admins 11 December 2018, 3:25 pm
On December 10, 1993, after a marathon 30-hour coding session, the developers at id Software uploaded the first finished copy of Doom for download, the game that was to redefine first-person shooter (FPS) genre. Hours later IT admins wanted id's guts for garters. The Register: Doom wasn't the first FPS game, but it was the iPhone of the field -- it took parts from various other products and packaged them together in a fearsomely addictive package. Admins loathed it because it hogged bandwidth fo...
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China To Force Changes To 20 Popular Games, Ban 9 Including Fortnite and PUBG 11 December 2018, 1:00 pm
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A panel of censors set up to vet mobile video games in China has signaled it will be hard to please. State media reports that of the first 20 titles it assessed, nine were refused permission to go on sale. The Xinhua news agency added that developers of the other 11 had been told they had to make adjustments to remove "controversial content." The authorities have voiced concerns about the violent nature of some titles as well as worries about the...
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Video Games Won't Be Part of the Paris Olympics 10 December 2018, 5:55 pm
The Olympic Games regularly add new events, but officials aren't quite ready to embrace eSports. From a report: This weekend, the International Olympic Committee met for the 7th Olympic Summit, where competitive video gaming was among the topics of discussion. The verdict? It's still "premature" to discuss including them in the Olympic games. That's bound to be disappointing to supporters, who had hoped for a breakthrough in the 2024 Paris games. Tony Estanguet, co-president of the Paris Olympic...
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Massive Collaborative Text Adventure 'Cragne Manor' Released 8 December 2018, 11:04 pm
Long-time Slashdot reader Feneric writes: Cragne Manor , a 20th anniversary tribute to the classic work of horror interactive fiction Anchorhead by Michael Gentry, is now available for free public download. It was written by a collaboration of over 80 authors and programmers organized by Ryan Veeder and Jenni Polodna. Each author worked on a room in isolation, not knowing the details of other authors' assignments. The result is a sprawling, puzzle-dense game that will at turns delight, confound,...
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DeepMind Produces a General-Purpose Game-Playing System, Capable of Mastering Games Like Chess and Go Without Human Help 7 December 2018, 1:40 am
DeepMind has created a system that can quickly master any game in the class that includes chess, Go, and Shogi, and do so without human guidance. "The system, called AlphaZero, began its life last year by beating a DeepMind system that had been specialized just for Go," reports IEEE Spectrum. "That earlier system had itself made history by beating one of the world's best Go players, but it needed human help to get through a months-long course of improvement. AlphaZero trained itself -- in just 3...
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Nvidia Uses AI To Render Virtual Worlds In Real Time 4 December 2018, 5:00 am
Nvidia is using artificial intelligence to draw new worlds without using traditional modeling techniques or graphics rendering engines. "This new technology uses an AI deep neural network to analyze existing videos and then apply the visual elements to new 3D environments," reports Tom's Hardware. From the report: Nvidia claims this new technology could provide a revolutionary step forward in creating 3D worlds because the AI models are trained from video to automatically render buildings, trees...
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Steam is Finally Coming To China But Chinese Gamers Don't Want It 3 December 2018, 10:10 am
Valve officially announced this week the arrival of Steam China in Shanghai. But Chinese gamers are telling the PC gaming platform to "get lost!" From a report: One of the most upvoted comments wrote, "Steam China get out of China." It's important to point out that gamers are directing their anger at Steam China, not Steam. In fact, Chinese gamers love Steam... the global version of it, anyway. There are an estimated 30 million Chinese users playing games on the platform -- games which otherwise...
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After 12 Draws and a Day of Tiebreakers, Magnus Carlsen Beats Fabiano Caruana To Win World Chess Championship 28 November 2018, 10:00 pm
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The New York Times: After three weeks, 12 straight draws and a day of tiebreakers, Norway's Magnus Carlsen finally retained the world chess championship in London on Wednesday with a victory against Fabiano Caruana (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source), his American challenger. Carlsen's victory came in what amounted to sudden-death chess: a scheduled series of four so-called rapid games in which the players started with 25 minutes to mak...
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The FTC Says It Will Investigate Loot Boxes 28 November 2018, 9:20 pm
The Federal Trade Commission this week agreed to investigate video game loot boxes, accepting an official request by Senator Maggie Hassan. In a Congressional oversight committee hearing yesterday, FTC chairman Joe Simons affirmed Sen. Hassan's request that loot boxes be investigated. From a report: During her turn to ask questions at the hearing, Hassan cited a recent report by Great Britain's Gambling Commission that found 31% of children in the country had at one point or another paid money t...
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Uber has Cracked Two Classic '80s Video Games by Giving an AI Algorithm a New Type of Memory 27 November 2018, 5:42 pm
An algorithm that remembers previous explorations in Montezuma's Revenge and Pitfall! could make computers and robots better at learning how to succeed in the real world. From a report: A new kind of machine-learning algorithm just mastered a couple of throwback video games that have proved to be a big headache for AI. Those following along will know that AI algorithms have bested the world's top human players at the ancient, elegant strategy game Go, one of the most difficult games imaginable. ...