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WIN Tickets to “Danny Collins” With Al Pacino and Annette Bening

Posted on March 4, 2015 at 11:00 am

WIN tickets to a free showing of Al Pacino’s new film, “Danny Collins,” in Washington D.C. on March 11, 2015. Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970’s rocker Danny Collins. But when his manager (Christopher Plummer) uncovers a 40 year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to …

When Boredom Beats Mental Busywork

Posted on March 4, 2015 at 8:00 am

I love this tribute to boredom on car trips with children.  I well remember being in the back seat with my sisters, alternating games of GHOST and Botticelli with highway bingo and, yes, arguing with each other about who had to ride in the middle.  What will today’s children remember about family car trips?  Watching …

Screenwriter Graham Moore on Writing About Smart People

Posted on March 3, 2015 at 3:59 pm

One of the most touching moments of the 2015 Oscars broadcast was from Graham Moore, a 28-year-old screenwriter who won the Best Adapted Screenplay award for “The Imitation Game,” based on mathematician Alan Turing’s word to solve the Enigma code during WWII. Moore, the author of a captivating Sherlock Holmes/Sir Arthur Conan Doyle mystery The …

YouTube’s New Campaign for Women: #DearMe

Posted on March 3, 2015 at 2:19 pm

What advice would you give your younger self?  In celebration of International Women’s Day, take part in YouTube’s global #DearMe initiative to inspire and empower young girls everywhere.

Play the #1 Songs Since 1946

Posted on March 3, 2015 at 11:28 am

Playback.fm has all the top pop songs since 1946, with a clever app that lets you check out what was #1 the day you were born or on any other special day in your life.