American Girl: Celebrating girl power

American Girl: Celebrating girl power

Founded in 1986, American Girl has created dolls, books and accessories that tell the stories of young girls in every American era. On the toy’s 40th anniversary, correspondent Faith Salie explores how making history come alive is also creating timeless bonds between generations that celebrate girlhood. Source: Read Full Article

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Taking roller coasters to new heights

Taking roller coasters to new heights

Correspondent Lee Cowan reports on how the ups-and-downs of today’s amusement park industry are being ridden via new technologies in roller coaster design, including a hybrid wooden-and-steel roller coaster, the New Texas Giant, and the soon-to-open Tormenta Rampaging Run, a “giga dive” coaster, at Six Flags Over Texas. Source: Read Full Article

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Prolific Indian Singer Was 92

Prolific Indian Singer Was 92

Asha Bhosle, the Indian singer whose unmatched range and longevity made her a defining force in Hindi-language film music from the late 1940s through the 21st century, died April 12 at Mumbai after being admitted to hospital with a chest infection. She was 92. Born Asha Mangeshkar on Sept. 8, 1933, in Sangli, in what…

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“Blue Heron” Is an Exalted Drama of Troubled Childhood

“Blue Heron” Is an Exalted Drama of Troubled Childhood

The movie’s fluid observational construction conjures drama by compounding micro-incidents; its narrative emerges from the shaping of young Sasha’s inchoate sensibility as she observes the troubles that surround her. The story is something of a palimpsest, with Romvari’s own perspective intertwining with the character’s and conveying a sense of being both inside and outside the…

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