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Family guide to new movie releases
'ALIEN: ROMULUS'
Rated R for bloody violent content and language.
What it’s about: This seventh "Alien" movie, taking place after the events of "Alien," follows a crew of youths who come upon the xenomorphs while scavenging for equipment on the ship.
The kid attractor factor: This is more of an adult-oriented horror/sci-fi thriller
Good ...Read more
Ex-etiquette: Grandma stuck in the middle
Q. My son’s fiancee left 18 months ago, taking their two young children with her. The relationship had a number of struggles including immaturity, mental health and his drinking issues. He is told "no" when he asks for visits and sees his kids infrequently. He doesn’t send notes, call or video-chat with the kids. He refuses to consult a ...Read more
Lori Borgman: The garden smells like spaghetti
My small charge brought her rain boots with her today, per my request. A heavy rain fell last night. Humidity is sliding down the windowpanes and the morning grass is so wet it squishes.
I pull on my rain boots, the ones with unicorns that she and her sisters gave me for my birthday last year. She pulls on her Pepto-Bismol pink boots and we ...Read more
Straighten up: Wall angels could be your posture game changer
In our tech-driven world of desk jobs and smartphone scrolling, maintaining good posture can feel like an uphill battle. Enter the wall angel — a simple exercise that could be the missing link in your quest for better alignment and health.
Reminiscent of making snow angels as a child, wall angels involve standing against a wall and moving ...Read more
In 1960s America, the disillusioned search for truth
America’s 1960s were revolutionary years marked by anti-war protests, flag-burning, civil disobedience and assassinations. Many young people lost their dreams and ideals in the maelstrom, some emerged enlightened, but all were affected by the turbulence.
Authors who chose to write about the era have a head start if they lived through it. ...Read more
Rainbow Rowell releases first adult novel in 10 years
Millions of readers have come of age with Rainbow Rowell’s books. Titles like "Fangirl," "Carry On," and "Eleanor & Park" made a lasting impact on young adult readers for the past decade.
Now, Rowell returns to the adult fiction world for the first time since "Landline" in 2014. With "Slow Dance" (Morrow), Rowell shares a love story for her ...Read more
Survey shows most Americans are open to health care in the home
A majority Americans said they believe they would recover faster if treated within their own home. It’s a rising pandemic-era trend for hospital level care.
Researchers from the University of Southern California Schaeffer Center studied the willingness of Americans to provide care in the home. It’s a study that comes at a pivotal time for ...Read more
LA contractors razed a native plant garden for kids. What happens now?
LOS ANGELES -- For more than a decade, visitors say the Children's Garden at Elysian Park was a shady showcase for indigenous plants, with dense stands of mature native trees and shrubs lining the paths of the grounds just west of Grace E. Simon Lodge and creating a cool, restful places to walk, play and learn.
Then, in late June, all that lush...Read more
Einstein, Where's My Pen?
Yeah, yeah, Einstein. Smart guy. This being summer, you see his face on T-shirts, sticking out his tongue, as if to say, "Ask the guy wearing this if he can explain fractions."
Props to Albert, who did figure out everything from relativity to atoms to E=MC2. But how come Mr. Genius never bothered to explain the deepest physics mystery of all:...Read more
Family guide to new movie releases
'IT ENDS WITH US'
Rated PG-13 for domestic violence, sexual content and some strong language.
What it’s about: A romantic melodrama about a woman who falls into an abusive relationship and seeks solace with her first love.
The kid attractor factor: This is more of an adult drama and story about intimate partner violence.
Good lessons/bad ...Read more
Seattle used to limit teen dancing; podcast explores that legacy today
SEATTLE — What do you know about Seattle’s teen dance ordinance?
Maybe you read that the TDO is a reason Redmond’s Old Fire House was once an unlikely music hot spot. Maybe you’ve heard a “Footloose” joke or two, about the dark years when Seattle kept kids out of dance clubs. Or maybe you haven’t heard of it at all.
If that’s ...Read more
Ex-etiquette: Communication is key
Q. My child’s father never returns my phone calls or texts. I wait for hours, sometimes days, for a reply and one never comes. So, I have to make the decision myself and then my son’s father gets angry that I didn’t consult him. Most recently, there was a deadline to sign up for soccer. I texted almost two weeks in advance. He never ...Read more
Lori Borgman: Not so fast, Frosty
Christmas is only five months away. I was hoping to be the first to alert you, but Hobby Lobby beat me by a month.
We had not yet marked Flag Day or the first day of summer when the Christmas creep commenced.
While we were breaking out the shorts, merchants were breaking out artificial trees dusted with artificial snow.
While we were ...Read more
Ready to aim for a personal best? Try these Olympic sports yourself
Every two years, the world's best athletes gather for the Olympic Games and – with feats of strength, speed and skill – inspire millions of people to sit on a couch and watch.
Happily, many of those viewers then decide it's time to challenge themselves by heading out to their local gym, pool or recreation center to try a new sport.
Some ...Read more
Touching stories of friendship and good times at town’s oldest bar
Many of us have a favorite neighborhood bar we frequent often and where “everybody knows your name.” But do they all get to celebrate 80 years? "The Hot Dog Diaries" by Al Bonner and Jim Antonini is dedicated specifically to “everyone who has stepped through the front door of Gene’s Beer Garden” in Morgantown, West Virginia, over the ...Read more
Risks for anxiety and suicide attempt may increase after hospital stay for heart disease, stroke
Being hospitalized for cardiovascular disease – including several types of heart disease and stroke – may significantly raise the risk for anxiety, depression and suicide attempts, especially in the year that follows, new research suggests.
The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found people who were ...Read more
Sweating isn’t always a heat problem; sometimes it’s what you eat
There are various reasons why we sweat, from the weather to hormonal changes. It’s a natural bodily function that helps regulate our temperature.
But sometimes perspiration can be caused by what we eat and drink.
“Sweating after eating or drinking may look different for everyone, but it often occurs around the face, neck or forehead,” ...Read more
How To Lose Weight With No Effort (You Can't)
I've lost a little bit of weight lately, and when people ask how, I tell them it's easy.
You just cut out dairy, gluten and processed sugar, and severely limit caffeine and alcohol. Just like magic, you'll almost instantly lose all pleasure in eating -- life, even! -- and each meal becomes a brief, joyless affair. Then, add in about seven ...Read more
How to Diversify Your Child's Potential
Investors are always told to "diversify" their portfolios. Don't put all your money in stocks -- what if the market plunges? But don't put all your money in bonds -- you'll miss the market rallies. And for God's sake, don't put all your money in one company.
Or, to put it an older way: Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
But when it comes ...Read more
Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Painful memories amid Trump shooting
Widely distributed images of the recent attempt on Donald Trump’s life couldn’t help but evoke memories of a similar event for those of us who were alive on Nov. 22, 1963.
On both occasions, we watched as an ordinary political event erupted into chaos.
We saw the duck and cover, the whisking away, the blood.
Both moments constituted ...Read more
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