Building an Alliance to Aid Films by Blacks0
- Film & Television
- January 12, 2011
The filmmaker Ava DuVernay hopes black-themed films will flourish with the help of her new alliance. The New York Times, 1/7/2011
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‘AC:360’ to Air Special on AIDS in America0
- Film & Television
- January 12, 2011
To mark the 30th anniversary of the first AIDS diagnosis, CNN’s "Anderson Cooper 360°" will dedicate a special hour to AIDS in America. CNN Entertainment, 1/11/11
READ MOREMovement Aims to Restore Play to the Lives of Children0
- Home & Family
- January 12, 2011
Sarah Wilson has started a movement to give kids the chance to do something we took for granted years ago when children went to kindergarten- to play, to pretend, to use one's imagination, and to interact with other children. These opportunities seem to be greatly needed in the kindergartens of today, where one is more
READ MOREHoliday Heroes: Boatsie’s Boxes lift troop’s spirits0
- What Others Are Doing
- January 3, 2011
Gail Van Vranken, aka Boatsie, started Boatsie's Boxes in 2004. Working out of her basement and garage in Wheeling, W.Va., Boatsie and her volunteers collect and send needed items overseas to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. USA Today, 12/26/2010
READ MOREMeet the Twiblings0
- Family & Kids
- January 3, 2011
New reproductive technology is producing new kinds of families, leading to complex relationships and a range of complicated new emotions. Read the story of Melanie Thernstrom, an infertile 41-year old who used an egg donor, two gestational surrogates, and her husband's sperm to produce a son and, five days later, a daughter. The tale is
READ MORECan you tweet your way to a job?0
- Work Life and Career
- January 3, 2011
How much of a help can Twitter be in the job search? Read the full article for a reality check on the ways tweeting can and cannot help advance your career. TheLadders, 12/27/2010
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