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Baz Luhrmann brought you his retelling of Romeo + Juliet and the tale of Moulin Rouge. Now he returns with “The Great Gatsby” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire. DiCaprio plays the title character, who’s throwing lavish parties at his Long Island mansion in the hopes they’ll…
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Driving through Kansas City this morning, I was scanning the dial looking for the new Life station that we are launching at Northwestern Media. I happened upon a sports talk station and was reminding why “Love, Hope, Family” are my radio themes of choice. Secular talk radio, if you haven’t noticed, has gotten…
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A secure password could be the difference between money in the bank, or an empty account. So how do you stay more secure online?
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Iron Man 3 kicks off the summer movie season this weekend with another action packed super-hero tale. This one follows Tony Stark after the events of last year’s The Avengers. He’s struggling with what he’s seen and experience in New York fighting aliens, and he’s now worried more than ever about the…
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It wasn’t until after my kids were in bed Sunday night that I realized, we hadn’t turned the TV on for days! Not a huge feat, I know, but it’s not been the norm. Through this winter that kept on giving our family’s had so many movie nights and clicked through entire seasons of shows on Netflix. The nicer weekend…
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Last weekend saw the release of Oblivion a sci-fi film starring Tom Cruise. The movie takes place in the year 2077, after the earth has suffered a devastating alien attack. Cruise plays Jack Harper, one of the few humans left on earth who works with Victoria as a clean up crew, repairing robots and collecting water and other precious…
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April is baseball month, and new movies in theaters are going with that theme. Last week saw the release of the Jackie Robinson biopic “42”. This week is a fictional baseball outing called “Home Run”. The story follows Cory Brand, an alcoholic baseball player who gets suspended from the team after a…
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Parenting is simultaneously awesome, fun, busy, and hard! Unfortunately my brain doesn’t always have the capacity to keep up with the day-to-day tasks and information. That’s why I’m trying some new ways to use gadgets (which can often just be a distraction) to assist in my daily dad duties. Here are a few…
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Ever have one of those God moments? When he just seems to show up in the most unexpected places to bring comfort, hope and healing? The Boston Garden during the National Anthem last night was one of those moments. I am not one to think that everyone who sang is a believer. Of course not. But who can doubt if for only a moment that most…
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I once read that at some point in the 1920’s, the US patent office actually said that there was no reason to stay open because everything that could be invented had already been thought of! Sometimes I feel that way, too, but then a problem comes my way that I wish had an easier solution. I shared on my facebook page : “I don’t…
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How one band's decision to be truly open is blessing thousands across the world.
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Baz Luhrmann brought you his retelling of Romeo + Juliet and the tale of Moulin Rouge. Now he returns with “The Great Gatsby” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire. DiCaprio plays the title character, who’s throwing lavish parties at his Long Island mansion in the hopes they’ll…
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Baz Luhrmann brought you his retelling of Romeo + Juliet and the tale of Moulin Rouge. Now he returns with “The Great Gatsby” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire. DiCaprio plays the title character, who’s throwing lavish parties at his Long Island mansion in the hopes they’ll…
