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The Hunger Games: Is Katniss The Next Harry Potter?
Twelve-year-olds with guns and knives. Sixteen-year-olds with crossbows, and pumped-up older teens going on violent rampages. Why? Because children, ages 12 to 18, are condemned to fight one another to the death while residents of their nation watch on TV and root for the contestants that charmed them in their pre-game interviews. The last one alive is declared the “winner.”
Persuading My Picky Eater
My eldest daughter, Syd, ate sashimi at age three. Devouring tentacles while slurping down pasta and squid, her nickname evolved and “Squid” has always been an excellent eater with an adventurous palate. She begged me to try chocolate covered ants and had a field day in the Harry Potter store popping Barf, Booger and “Earwax jellybeans. No doubt, shell grow up to be one of those obnoxious foodies, taking Instagram pictures of her Matcha Tiramasu or Pork Wagu.
Highlights From the 2012 People’s Choice Awards
Did you watch the People’s Choice Awards? Hosted by Kaley Cuoco, the 38th annual show kicked off the award season last night. The big winners were Katy Perryand “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,”with Perry winning five awards and the final Potter moviewinning four.
7 Foods & Herbs to Soothe Spring Allergies
Do you associate springtime and warm weather with unbearable allergies? Instead of reaching for the drugs that make you listless, try out some of these more natural remedies to soothe your symptoms. 1) Butterbur While it sounds like something that belongs in Harry Potter, this herb appears to work as a leukotriene inhibitor, which blocks some chemicals that trigger swelling in the nasal passages. Some research shows that butterbur root is just as effective at relieving nasal symptoms as prescription drugs, but without the drowsiness.
Modern Mom Spotlight: JK Rowling Speaking to Harvard's Class of 2008
Harvard University picked Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, (real name Joanne Murray) and mom to David, 5, and Mackenzie, 3 to give this year’s graduation speech, saying her “stories have helped spawn a generation of enthusiastic readers.” “Perhaps no one in our time has done more than J.K. Rowling to inspire young people to experience the excitement and sheer joy of reading,” said Drew Faust, the president of the university, in a statement.