Lifestyles

Review: ‘Bears’ is engaging, vividly shot
Entertainment
Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter 
Apr 16, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keenly following the scent of "African Cats" and "Chimpanzees," Disneynature's "Bears" combines sweeping vistas and remarkably inti...
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Frothy fun: dyeing Easter eggs in shaving cream
Lifestyles
JENNIFER FORKER, Associated Press 
Apr 16, 2014
If dyeing Easter eggs with vinegar and color tablets is feeling old, reach for a new duo: shaving cream and liquid food coloring. It's a tactile proje...
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Dress codes: Where should schools set limits?
Lifestyles
Martha Irvine, Associated Press 
Apr 16, 2014
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — They're called leggings — popular fashion items that are tight-fitting pants to some, and glorified tights to others. Younger gi...
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College Board provides a glimpse of new SAT
Lifestyles, Nation World
Associated Press 
Apr 16, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anxious students — not to mention their parents — can get a heads-up for how the redesigned SAT might look in two years. Sample ques...
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Review: Windows Phone advances with 8.1 update
Entertainment
ANICK JESDANUN, AP Technology Writer 
Apr 16, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft's new Windows system for smartphones addresses many of the shortcomings in previous versions. Before, voice search lacked th...
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Bulbs, yes, but no food for deer
Lifestyles
LEE REICH, Associated Press 
Apr 15, 2014
Chomping down on a rosette of freshly emerging tulip leaves is just the thing to drive away winter doldrums — for deer. Crocuses probably taste almost...
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