Posted on November 12, 2008 at 3:32 pm
An incredible bonanza for “High School Musical” fans — Beliefnet’s Idol Chatter is giving away some special HSM3 treats. Post a comment (on Idol Chatter, not here), answering this question:
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Posted on November 12, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Do you want to find a way to help children understand and the financial crisis? (Could you use a little help understanding it yourself?) Do terms like “sub-prime” and “bailout” make your eyes glaze over?
Boomerang, the brilliant audio magazine for kids and their families, has regular features that make sense of the headlines for kids and is always thought-provoking and a lot of fun. Their explanation of the current situation is something every family should share and discuss.
Posted on November 12, 2008 at 6:00 am
I had a lot of fun writing a review of the best biographies of the year for Strategy + Business.
Posted on November 11, 2008 at 10:00 pm
USA Today has a story about smoking in movies:
A new study by the American Medical Association Alliance, the volunteer branch of the AMA, finds that over the past six years more than half of the movies geared toward children feature characters smoking. In more than a quarter of the movies, actors light up cigars.
The study’s own figures show that while the majority of PG and PG-13 films show characters smoking, it has decreased since 2007, when a stricter rating policy from the MPAA went into effect.
MPAA spokesman Seth Oster takes issue with the study. He says his organization’s own four-year analysis of 3,400 films found that of the 1,938 movies that featured smoking, 75% were rated R. In addition, he notes, the MPAA has added phrases such as “glamorizes smoking” and “pervasive smoking” in its ratings. “We have incorporated smoking as a factor on par with other issues like language, violence and sexual situations,” Oster says. “The motion picture industry takes very seriously the issue of smoking in films.”
The AMAA and American Lung Association would like an R rating for any film with smoking unless it is a biographical film or a movie addressing the dangers of tobacco.
Posted on November 11, 2008 at 7:00 am
A salute to three of Hollywood’s distinguished vets:
1. James Doohan of Star Trek
2. George C. Scott of Patton
3. James Stewart of “Strategic Air Command” entered the Army Air Force as a private and became a highly decorated Colonel. As a member of the reserves, he retired as a Brigadier General. He also appears in WWII: A Filmed History
Thanks to Free Republic for the service record information. We honor all veterans for their sacrifice and commitment to protecting our freedom.
