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7 Surprisingly Dangerous Social Media Sites For Teens

It is comforting to believe we have taught our children to avoid common pitfalls in life that might expose them to danger, like texting while driving or getting into a stranger’s van. Parents often enforce curfews and stress the importance of abstaining from risky behaviors to keep children safe, but we often overlook some common…

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When Girl-Power Marketing Accidentally Does the Opposite

A few weeks ago, start-up toy company GoldieBlox posted this video and the interwebz exploded, as they say.And at first, all caught up in the cuteness of the three little actresses and the cleverness of the way the brand altered the lyrics to Beastie Boys song Girls to accompany this spot (apparently without the Boys permission, but thats not the point), I got excited watching it.And then like a mosquito bite on …

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Debra Messing on Her Divorce: I Will Always Contend With Guilt

Debra Messing opened up about her feelings of remorse and guilt over the end of her marriage in the June issue of More magazine. The 44-year-old “Smash” actress split from husband Daniel Zelman after a decade of marriage in December 2011. “We both wanted it to last forever, and it’s a sad thing that it wasn’t able to go the course,” she said.