Scout Shay

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Are dads the new moms?

Family – It's been said that perhaps men are the new women, with the male pedicures and such. A recent New York Times article takes this to the next level by describing a group of men, stay at home dads all, who get together with each other for coffee after dropping the kids off at school. One of them describes their jaunts as "like 'Sex and the City'

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Submitted and Voted for on July 19, 2008 04:17pm

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New meaning for San Francisco gay pride parade

Gay & Lesbian – SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Move over Dykes on Bikes. Here come the brides - and grooms. Given San Francisco's sizable role in initiating the lawsuits that led California's highest court to strike down the state's bans on same-sex marriage, the city's 38th annual gay pride festival and parade is likely to draw huge crowds this weekend, tourism officials s

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Submitted and Voted for on June 28, 2008 06:22am

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Wall-E Review by Roger Ebert

Movies – Pixar's "WALL*E" succeeds at being three things at once: an enthralling animated film, a visual wonderment and a decent science-fiction story. After "Kung Fu Panda," I thought I had just about exhausted my emergency supply of childlike credulity, but here is a film, like "Finding Nemo," that you can enjoy even if you'v

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 08:45pm

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Ben Affleck Slams Stars' Self-Promoting Humanitarian Efforts

Do No Evil – HOLLYWOOD - Actor Ben Affleck has hit out at stars who use charity campaigns to promote their own careers.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 02:33pm

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Actors unions differ as deadline nears

News – LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Screen Actors Guild on Wednesday accused major Hollywood studios of offering the union a contract deal worth less than an agreement already approved by the leaders of a smaller actors union.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 12:43pm

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Airlines fined $504m in US probe

News – Five airlines have agreed to pay fines totalling $504m (Ã;â;;Ã;£253m) for conspiring to fix prices for air cargo rates, the US Justice Department says. The airlines include Air France and KLM, now operated by a single holding company, which is to pay $350m.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 12:20pm

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The Outsiders: Teens Caught Between Freedom and Faith

News – Adolescence is typically a time of experimentation and testing boundaries, but if you're an Amish teenager, you're faced with a confounding choice between family or isolation, tradition or the modern world, faith or uncertainty.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 12:13pm

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Barack Obama rocks out to better music than you

Music – When the Democratic presidential contender told Rolling Stone, "I have pretty eclectic tastes," what Barack Obama should have said was, "You wish you had my iPod." The Illinois senator's iTunes playlist is full of hits and very few misses. A few of Barack's standbys:

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 09:47am

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Sarah Jessica Parker to Play a Rich Manhattanite?!

Movies – WHAT?! Well, sort of. Actually, she'll play a rich Manhattanite who loses her high-paying job and posh Upper East Side apartment and decides to start a business helping rich New Yorkers get their kids into elite kindergartens. (Knowing someone who worked as an admissions officer at an elite kindergarten, this is not shocking to me.)

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 09:42am

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5 Ways to Get Through Colic

Family – My newborn's fussing started every afternoon around the same time as Oprah. By the time the show ended, he was usually in a full-out cry -- and often, so was I. He cried for upward of 12 hours a day, morning and night, longer than an Iron Man triathlon and, to me, just as grueling

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 09:36am

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5 Ways to Get Through Colic

Family – My newborn's fussing started every afternoon around the same time as Oprah. By the time the show ended, he was usually in a full-out cry -- and often, so was I. He cried for upward of 12 hours a day, morning and night, longer than an Iron Man triathlon and, to me, just as grueling

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 09:36am

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5 Ways to Get Through Colic

Family – My newborn's fussing started every afternoon around the same time as Oprah. By the time the show ended, he was usually in a full-out cry -- and often, so was I. He cried for upward of 12 hours a day, morning and night, longer than an Iron Man triathlon and, to me, just as grueling

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 09:35am

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Coolest Green Building Products '08

Do No Evil – Late last month, the organizers of the Pacific Coast Builders Conferenceââ;¬"a homebuilders' tradeshow held in San Francisco from June 24-27ââ;¬"announced the winners of its competition for the coolest green building products of 2008. A panel of 679 industry professionals selected th

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 09:30am

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What Do GenYers Really Want From Work?

Careers & Jobs – Now two years out of college, my 24- year -old son is nowhere near being on a career track. I'm thrilled. In fact, as best as I can tell only two of his friends seems to be working in traditional jobs. One is in banking and after bonuses are distributed he may opt to leave that industry--before he gets laid off. The other works for a major adver

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Submitted and Voted for on June 26, 2008 09:26am

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MSNBC to Screen 'Dear Zachary'!

Movies – The above is part of Erik's review of Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father, a documentary we've been championing here ever since Slamdance in January. It is a stunning doc, one that everyone should see, and we've all been waiting to hear about the release date. Distribution has been in the works since Slamdance, and through my coverage

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Submitted and Voted for on June 25, 2008 08:48pm

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