Dec 24th, 2008 · A new DVD box set of the Our Gang series of the '20s and '30s is a refresher course on key life lessons — like never skip school by pretending to be sick; you'll lose out because the teacher has special plans for the day.
Dec 9th, 2008 · The baby had a face that only a mother could love. And even then, the mother was a monkey. A Washington state woman was convicted of sneaking a rhesus monkey from Thailand into the United States. Gypsy Lawson got past U.S. Customs by tucking the monkey under her blouse and pretending to be pregnant. The jury also convicted Lawson's traveling companion: her mother. Or as the monkey would presumably refer to her: Grandma.
Nov 27th, 2008 · As part of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening project, Michel Martin talks with her 5-year-old twins, William and Aminah, about Thanksgiving. The project encourages people to sit down with a loved one on Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving, and record a meaningful conversation.
Nov 11th, 2008 · Chrissie Hynde has gathered up a new batch of Pretenders — including the great drummer Jim Keltner — and wants you to know she's still up for some adventure, anger, and lust.
Nov 6th, 2008 · In the early '80s, The Pretenders were one of the biggest new wave bands around. The band has existed in various formations since then — all fronted by Chrissie Hynde — and now display their new sound in an acoustic Lillywhite Session.
Oct 3rd, 2008 · Based on Toby Young's scathing magazine memoir, this big-screen satire pokes fun at modern media's celebrity obsession — though ultimately it succumbs to the pleasures it pretends to scorn.
Aug 7th, 2008 · JetBlue is making its frequent flyers a very special offer: Go to JFK International Airport to try its new terminal. The airline hopes to lure a thousand volunteers for its fake flights — with giveaways and free parking. Pretend passengers will check bags, go through security, then wait at the gate.
Jun 26th, 2008 · Walter Mitty meets Lara Croft, and then both pretend they're in The Matrix. That's Hollywood's latest hymn to hit men, a brutal but lazily plotted actioner from Russia's Timur Bekmambetov.