My husband and I celebrated our anniversary tonight. We went to dinner and then visited AMC’s Country Club Hills location to see “Zombieland.” We had, of course, gotten a babysitter for our two young children. We were looking forward to enjoying an ADULT film!
Right before the movie started, a family walked in with three kids. [...]

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Good for Chris Brown that he publicly apologized to Rihanna for the horrible and horribly public brutality he subjected her to. It’s so sad that this debacle occurred at all but at least Brown eventually made a public apology and acknowledged how very wrong he truly was. I understand that many of the articles on [...]

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Yes! Wal-Mart is going to lead the way in providing consumers with a green / humanitarian index for their products!
Wal-Mart executives have acknowledged that sustainability is a top priority for the next generation of consumers. In response, they are requesting that all suppliers provide relevant data on working conditions for their laborers and the impact [...]

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I took my son to see Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs today and it’s so cute! As always, I enjoyed Ray Ramano’s dry sense of humor and the rich voice of Queen Latifah.
Scrat the prehistoric squirrel is still my favorite character though with his silly acorn-chasing antics! In this sequel, Scrat has a series [...]

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My first memory of Michael Jackson is of watching the “Thriller” video at a slumber party when I was about 8 years old. I was one of the youngest kids there and very sheltered. My parents didn’t let me watch much tv at all, let alone anything scary! I remember being totally terrified of the [...]

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My husband has become a fan of mashup DJ Gregg Gillis who goes by the handle “Girl Talk.” His frenetic re-mixes leap from one style to another uniquely tied together by lyrics and/or beats.
As a writer and artist, I’m still undecided on this “recycling” of intellectual property. On one hand, Gillis’ work is catchy. On [...]

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The movie “earth” gets three stars from Clever Betsy who rates on a five point scale. It is a beautiful documentary style film. However, it doesn’t hit it’s childhood audience exactly. The artistic scene progressions are too long to hold the interest of today’s children who have been programmed to think in increments of seconds [...]

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Are we human? This intriguing song title from the Killers only gets more interesting when you search for the lyrics online and find that there’s an intense debate about whether “Mr. Brightside” is saying “denser or dancer.” “I’m on my knees looking for the answer.”
After reviewing several sites including the “official Killer’s fan club [...]

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So last Sunday’s Desperate Housewives got me thinking about sacrifice. Despite the markedly absurd storyline involving Bree’s husband stealing because he is resentful of her success, I can relate to the underlying struggle the writers were trying to highlight. I think every woman who has juggled a career and a family can identify with Bree’s [...]

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I just love this season of Grey’s Anatomy! While the plots are still a bit far fetched, I’m willing to “suspend my disbelief” in order to enjoy the clean, crisp writing and the pools of reflection.
During last Thursday’s episode, a tragically disfigured man comes in for a face transplant. The interns refer to him crudely [...]

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