Amusement

Three-year-old Sophie sings a handful of big pop songs and sounds ADORABLE doing it. Kids sing the darndest things. Although it’s slightly disturbing hearing her sing “California Gurls.”

There is something about the theater that is so full of magic that I can’t help but be swept away every time I get the chance to go. And if you add in a little Disney magic to boot, you’ve got a night to remember. And that’s exactly what I found when Cheyanne and I had a girl’s night out in the city. We went to the opening night of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Golden Gate Theater and were mesmerized from the moment we sat down.

I freely admit that I have done my share of trash talk when it comes to Disney Princesses. But I always feel that Beauty and the Beast (even in the pre Disney/original version of the tale) stands apart from other fairy tales because when you look at it, the person in need of rescue is Beast more than Beauty. And at the end of the day it Beauty who has saved the day, not the prince.

Beauty and the Beast is certainly one of my favorite fairy tales indeed so when we received tickets to the show, I knew that there was no one else I wanted to see Beauty and the Beast with than my own princess.
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Did you watch the Emmys? Me neither. But luckily, the internet has all the highlights, namely this opening number — a Glee parody that features the Glee kids and Tina Fey.

Sure, Glee parodies are pretty tired on the web, but I can deal with it as long as Jon Hamm AND Joel McHale are in it.

Parents need to know about sexting. But that doesn’t mean that getting informed can’t be an enjoyable experience, or one bereft of Jane Lynch. Sure, it’s an ad campaign for cellphone maker LG, but it’s also funny and informative. And did I mention it has Jane Lynch? Yeah, it has Jane Lynch.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’s poor box office tally generated several theories this week by way of explanation: people are stealing the movie online, waiting for the DVD, or simply aren’t prepared for its inventiveness. I subscribe to this one: the film just isn’t great.

Yes, Michael Cera is awkward and sorta charming, even if you’re tired of seeing him everywhere. Yes, the script is clever-ish and funny-ish. Yes, the special effects are creative and groundbreaking, kinda. But combine these features with a smattering of hipster/Canada/ADD jokes into a two-hour package and you get a movie that’s like Scott Pilgrim’s trendy characters: unexciting and chaffing for kids and adults.

Ostensibly targeted at the high school to post-high school demographic , Scott Pilgrim vs. The World recounts the story of its eponymous hero, a dopey 22 year old played by Cera, searching for love and self-respect as he battles his dream girl’s seven evil exes. Adapted from a graphic novel of the same name, the movie takes full license of comic book conventions—like spelled-out sounds, floating heart shapes when people kiss, and subspace portals—as it portrays Scott fighting an ex in ritualized video-game-style combat or playing bass during a battle of the bands.
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Just as its maladjusted main characters become New York City’s finest cops, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg’s buddy comedy, The Other Guys, found itself on top this Sunday. It passed Inception—arguably the season’s best blockbuster—as the weekend’s highest grossing film, winning America’s hearts along the way and leaving its minds largely untouched.

Effectively a brainless action movie that successfully pokes fun at brainless action movies, The Other Guys delivers what audiences expect from a Ferrell vehicle, although many of its scenes twist jokes in surprising directions. It’s a tactic that may make you to like this movie, even if you’ve grown to hate Will Ferrell, but viewer be warned: some of this flick’s treats come with extra helpings of raunchiness.
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Quit packing your or your children’s lunches in brown paper bags. It’s wasteful and, more importantly, boring! Instead, check out these five awesome lunch boxes.

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This adorable, compartmentalized, eco-friendly lunchbox even comes with stickers for your kids to customize. (I wonder if the stickers will survive the dishwashing machine.)

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San Diego’s Comic Con is the largest comic book convention in the country. Here are the five nerdiest babies at Comic Con.

More nerdy babies after the jump!
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Well, sort of. The account @angelinajolie is locked and not accepting followers. But we can still speculate what Jolie would tweet, can’t we?

Someone asked if @bradpitt and me were really like Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Yes, only we have more money.

Just adopted another Asian baby. #gottacatchemall

Tried to convince @bradpitt to be a SAHD. Then he reminded me how much better Benjamin Button was than Salt. LOL good point!

@billybobthornton I’m sorry, have we met?

Or maybe not. Do you follow any celebrity parents on Twitter? Are you following @life360?

I’ve always believed the saying “kids don’t understand the value of a dollar,” but turns out they think it’s worth way more than it is. And just FYI, LeBron James’s new contract with the Miami Heat was for $110 million.