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How the New York Times helped along the "American Beauty" hype.

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Old home movies show the genesis of Steven Spielberg's sincere but deeply conventional wartime drama.

A strange new convergence: Terminator candidates in a "Queer Eye" culture.

The man behind the Vamp, a sparkly faux-vampire phallus, dishes on the world of pop culture-inspired sex toys

The fourth season of the beloved series isn't nearly as cringeworthy as bloggers and critics have made it out to be

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Even cartoon violence, which seems harmless, can negatively impact kids

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We're looking back at exceptional Latino films with strong, culturally relevant characters

The failure to launch of Billy Eichner's new comedy could have something to do with the genre rules it breaks

Connect as a family and help kids with media literacy, too