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Say yes to this fun-filled family adventure!

Having kids changes life… well, it’s no revelation. Our lives go topsy turvy and being a parent is not easy. What with trying to control everything that’s happening to your precious ones. And they definitely do not like it!  Yes Day truly shows the balance of power and lack of it between the two generations.  […]

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Mr Potato Head is only Potato Head now

The world is changing and so should the toys. How kids play reflect on their psychology, our growing up years make a great impact on our adult lives. No doubt, teachers, parents and academicians all over are trying so hard to make the childhood right for youngsters.  For more than 70 years, Mr Potato Head […]

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An adventure with a heart!

Ahoy, all fans of India Jones and Percy Jackson! Here’s some treat for you to binge during your weekends.  For all the adventure loving kids, the year may as well start with Finding ’Ohana. This Jude Weng’s directorial debut has the right amount of emotion, drama, action, thrill and adventure. The movie essentially celebrates Hawaiian […]

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Lunar New Year: Why China celebrates New Year now?

You all must have read about celebrations going on in our neighbouring country. China is celebrating its New Year. The 15-day festival attracts a lot of attention because Chinese people, wherever they may be, try to get back home and gather with family to celebrate the New Year. But why is it different and interesting? […]

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Valentine’s Day: Different traditions around the world

We all celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14 as the day of love. Of course, it’s celebrated in honour of Saint Valentine but do you know a few strange and different traditions related to this day around the world. Let’s find out… Argentinians don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day in February, but “the week of sweetness” in […]

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Movie review: Charming

We have grown up reading about girls in trouble, damsels in distress, only to be saved by that one man who would come and kiss them with true love… but times have changed. And we don’t want to be that hapless damsel anymore. Girls today know their worth and also understand that love at first […]

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Movie Review: The food for the soul…

Pixar’s Soul is about a jazz pianist who has a near-death experience and gets stuck in the afterlife, contemplating his choices and regretting the existence that he mostly took for granted. It all starts when the protagonist Joe (Jamie Foxx) meets with an accident and ends up comatose. Joe was finally offered a staff job […]

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This man turned on a new leaf, literally!

Something which started as a hobby has turned into a passion for a man in Kazakhstan. And now that hobby is taking him places, at least in the art world.  Kanat Nurtazin has been turning nature into art with his intricate leaf cuttings which feature anything from ballerinas to flamingos to Harry Potter. The 29-year-old […]

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Celebrate these unusual holidays from around the world

We all know and celebrate religious and cultural festivals in a year but there are a few wacky holidays you can celebrate and have some fun. Read more about them… January 22 — Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day Do you have a special connection with your cat or is she around only for sustenance in […]

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Movie review

We Can Be Heroes Say hello to junior Avengers slash X-Men While we common men and women scratch our heads about how to keep our children busy, there’s Robert Rodriguez who uses their creativity to make a movie. And that too a good one.  We Can Be Heroes can be called a mix of Avengers […]