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Kids Agree, Mom is “Like Hitler” For Taking Away Cell Phone and Internet Privileges for Remainder of Week

Posted on November 10th, 2010 by Lauren Mateer

By Lauren Mateer In response to an unexpected punishment, 16-year-old Gabby Watson reported Tuesday that her mother had gone way too far in grounding her and her 14-year-old brother Jake from using their cell phones and computers for the rest of the week. “It’s like, totally unfair,” Gabby said of her mother’s decision. “She’s like [...]

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RAW FROM THE SAW: Under The Dome

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by Lauren Mateer

By Lauren Mateer There’s a reason Stephen King is known as the “King of Horror,” and it isn’t because his surname makes the moniker a half-decent pun. Nor is it because of his supernatural-themed novels. Sure, the vampires in Salem’s Lot are scary, but far more disturbing is the realistically deranged antagonist of Misery, Annie [...]

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No Day Like Today

Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Lauren Mateer

…And Tomorrow, And The Next Day And Next Week By Lauren Mateer Deadheads. The Ten Club. Rentheads. One of these things is not like the other. Everybody knows about dedicated music fans—those people who travel from city to city following their favorite groups and seeing their concerts dozens, or even hundreds of times. Lesser known, [...]

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Born Into Fame

Posted on September 27th, 2009 by Lauren Mateer

Celebrities’ children are already building up their resumés at the age of…4 months? By Lauren Mateer Some celebrities love to put their kids in the limelight, while others prefer to keep their kids away from the fame of showbiz. If celebrities didn’t over publicize their children, would we not have to deal with another generation [...]

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