Ask Tamara: My Husband Disciplines Like a Drill Sergeant

Dear Tamara:
 
My husband and I have two different parenting styles. He is from a military family and grew up getting spankings, or as he often calls it “whoopins” I did not grow up getting spanked and think it is unnecessary to hit a child to get them to obey. 

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Movie Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Studio: 20th Century Fox (1hr. 50 minutes)
Plot:   A genetic experiment results in the development of intelligence apes who declare war on the human race.
Cast:  James Franco, David Oyelowo, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, Brian Cox, John Lithgow 
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line:  ****
 
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
 
He’s a chimpanzee called Caesar that inherited a deeper intellect from his mother ‘Bright Eyes,’ who was used as a test subject for a drug intended to cure Alzheimer’s.

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Ask Tamara: Am I Showing Favoritism Between My Children?

Dear Tamara:
 
My husband has accused me of showing favoritism between our children because I spend a lot of time traveling with our daughter and preparing her for her pageants. I know the pageants are time consuming, but I really don’t think that is true at all. I love all three of my children the same and I treat them all the same. It really hurts my feelings when my husband says this and I don’t want my children growing up thinking that I show any differences between them or that I love my daughter more. What can I do to show them that I don’t play the favorites game?
– A.C.
 

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Ask Tamara: College is Stressing Me Out

Dear Tamara:
 
I am a sophomore in college and I am really beginning to get stressed out! And I don’t have anyone to talk to about it. I can’t talk to my parents, all they care about are my grades and making sure I am not wasting their money. The last thing I need is for them checking up on me every five minutes.
Stressed

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Movie Review: Captain America

Studio: Paramount Pictures (125 min)
Plot:  A man rejected for military service volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into a superhero.
Cast: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line: ****

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

“Captain America: The First Avenger” is unlike most modern-day movies with comic-book origins.

Director/executive producer Joe Johnston has managed to bring to the big screen, a delightful adaption of an unlikely hero and does a great job of balancing the brutal action with dark humor, while still providing enough defining character moments.

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The Lorenzo Mills Show: Conservative Men’s Fashion Remix

By Lorenzo Mills

Men’s fashion can be much more complex than people may think. Instead of being closed minded on sticking to your traditional penny loafers, formal dressed suspenders and button trousers, open your eyes to a new genre of menswear.  

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Trav Talks About Common Ground and His Life as a Young Rapper

By Delisa Fountain

An electrifying new voice and star on the rise, Trav, will release his newest single on SRR /B Sharp early this summer.  Featuring guest vocals by longtime friend and collaborator Sean Kingston, “Up and Down” is a wildly infectious R&B flavored track that is already creating a buzz at rhythmic radio stations throughout the country.  The charismatic young artist talks about the track in a video interview, which includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, on his mentor 50 Cent’s website, www.ThisIs50.com, which can also be viewed at www.saguaroroadrhythm.com/trav

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Que’n With Kids Saturday, August 20, 2011

Penny at Que’n 2010. TNCP photo

Face Painting, Music, Entertainment, Food and more!
 For residents and those with an interest
in the Walnut Neighborhood! FREE!

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Mighty Medicine has CD Release Party at the Creole Gallery!

Mighty Medicine is having their CD Release Show Saturday, from 8pm-11pm July 23rd at The Creole Gallery (1218 Turner Street, Old Town Lansing). Mighty Medicine has been a power soul, rock, reggae, jazz, blues duo for two years, performing over 400 venues since June of 2009. Members DeShaun Sparkle Snead (vocals and percussion) and Larry Neuhardt (guitar) are excited about the release of their second album.

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Movie Review: Horrible Bosses

Studio:  Warner Bros. (100 min.)
Plot:     Three miserable men take it upon themselves to get back at their evil bosses.
Cast:    Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

Anyone who has ever worked in an office will certainly be able to identify with the insane antics of beleaguered workers Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeiki), who are completely miserable in their jobs.

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