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Jack Black as a lovable food-obsessed panda, Angelina Jolie as a kung-fu kicking tiger—with this alone, it’s no wonder the Kung-Fu Panda and its sequel have grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. Dreamworks Animation has had a major success with the Shrek series. And now that the franchise of the reformed green ogre has come to end […]

Looking for a cool cafe in Milan, Los Angeles, or New York? Our coffee-drinking moms spill the (shade-grown) beans on their favorite places. Drinking coffee is essential to the sanity of most moms. And finding the best coffee shops in their neighborhoods has become something of a sport. Where I live in Brooklyn, there’s no

KID FRIENDLY: Address: Piazza Pollarola 36, Rome, IT Website: None Phone: 39 06 6889 1243 Rome may be less of a fashion capital than Milan, but you wouldn’t know it from Nuyorica! The décor of the shop, complete with a brick archway and metal beams, is as cool as its wares—high-end labels from around the world including

Nia Vardalos, the actress that won us all over more than a decade ago with her hilarious Academy Award-nominated hit, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has us glued again—not to the screen, but this time to her new book, Instant Mom. In it Vardalos tells her all-too-common story of struggling with infertility for years: the IVF treatments,

Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker and Michelle Williams attend a party hosted by the luxury jewelry brand Last night’s Tiffany & Co. party lived up to the usual high standards associated with the luxury jewelry brand. The celebration was held in honor of Tiffany’s 2013 Blue Book Collection and—with moms like Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah

Give your next vacation an exotic spin with a trip to Bali, Indonesia for your clan. Stay at the Ayana Resort & Spa, a quintessential Bali enclave with sleek yet traditional rooms and villas surrounded by botanical gardens and gentle Balinese melodies. This Bali resort recently revamped its kids’ program, which is open to little ones

Margret Thatcher, a major force in English politics in the last century, has died after suffering from a stroke on Monday. CNN reports that her funeral will be held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, with full military honors, followed by a private cremation. The daughter of a grocer started from humble beginnings and worked her way to the

The actress and the fashion designer are raising awareness and funds for the World Food Programme. On the heels of the announcement of her second child with actor Olivier Martinez, Halle Berry just announced that she will joining celebrated American designer Michael Kors in his fight against world hunger. The Academy Award-winning actress will work with Kors

Disney made it a point in recent years to create live-action films from their beloved collection of animated classics. From Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland to Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman, fantasy features are apparently the most lucrative endeavors. (Both films totaled close to 1.4 billion dollars.) But as wise men say, you can never

Kenneth Branagh and Cate Blanchettt are attached to direct and star I this beloved fairytale Disney made it a point in recent years to create live-action films from their beloved collection of animated classics. From Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland to Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsman, fantasy features are apparently the most lucrative endeavors. (Both