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7 ways to build your child's vocabulary

Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 16:02 Last update: about 8 years ago The Conversation

If you want your child to have a rich and fulfilling life, one of the best things you can do is help build your child’s vocabulary. Research shows strong language ability is associated with a...

The National Book Prize and Terramaxka shortlist 2019

Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 15:52 Last update: about 8 years ago

The National Book Council is hereby announcing the shortlist of books, published in 2018, contending for the 2019 National Book Prize. The adjudication process launched in April with the...

Diddy's 'Making the Band' officially coming back to TV

Monday, 22 July 2019, 10:57 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Diddy's "Making the Band" is officially coming back to TV. The music mogul announced Monday that the hit series, where he discovered groups including platinum-sellers Danity Kane, would return to...

Willie Nelson's latest is relaxed, joyous

Monday, 22 July 2019, 10:56 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Willie Nelson, "Ride Me Back Home" (Sony Legacy) Willie Nelson's latest studio offering, "Ride Me Back Home," is a relaxed, joyous collection that finds Nelson reflecting, explicitly, on age and...

In the joyous 'Toy Story 4,' the toys evolve too

Monday, 22 July 2019, 10:52 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

It's futile to ask "why more" in the movie business, but it's hard not to go in a little suspicious of a fourth "Toy Story." The trilogy was so perfect. What more could we ask of Woody and Buzz?...

'Smokelore' is a tasty history of barbecue, food and culture

Monday, 22 July 2019, 10:49 Last update: about 8 years ago

"Smokelore: A Short History of Barbecue in America" (University of Georgia Press), by Jim Auchmutey A great deal could be written about barbecue, and much of it already has been. An online...

Joanna Wallfisch's travels result in unique album

Thursday, 18 July 2019, 09:56 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Joanna Wallfisch, "Far Away from Any Place Called Home" (Joanna Wallfisch) Songstress, poet and darn good cyclist Joanna Wallfisch draws from both disappointment and wonder on her latest album....

Franchise fatigue continues with 'Men in Black' and 'Shaft'

Thursday, 18 July 2019, 09:53 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Brand familiarity isn't everything when it comes to attracting audiences to the multiplex, and Hollywood is learning that lesson the hard way this summer with a slew of underperforming sequels and...

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