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Score one for the screens. Watching ‘SpongeBob’ may improve a child’s vocabulary If you ever actually paid attention, there are some interesting things being said in the very catchy tune that is the theme song to SpongeBob SquarePants. If nautical nonsense, be something you wish/ Then drop on the deck and flop like a fish! Turns out, it’s not all nonsense. In a new report published by Business Name Generator, the beloved Nickelodeon show had the richest vocabulary of all the popular kids’ shows they studied. All parents stress over how much time kids spend in front of screens. As our...

[TAG0]As consumers seek convenience, supermarkets lose personal care product sales to eCommerce, PYMNTS research shows. The Context In an effort to retain their customers, brick-and-mortar grocers and big box stores are stepping up their wellness offerings. For instance, Target announced the expansion of its center-aisle wellness offerings Thursday (Feb. 9) with more items such as vitamins and deodorants. “Self-care is one of the areas where we are seeing the fastest growth,” Cassandra Jones, the retailer’s senior vice president of merchandising, essentials, beauty and health, said in a corporate blog post. Plus, Albertsons Companies announced in a Monday (Feb. 6) press...

Wisconsin lays claim to the supper club, where relish trays replace the Lazy Susan and juicy steaks are served by a waiter who remembers your name.   Many of Wisconsin’s oldest supper clubs began as simple taverns (near lakeshores, forests, or farmland) with more choices of alcohol than food. Over time, the establishments elevated their food and drink experience to what we know today: ‘Friday Fish Fry’ with the “perfect” Wisconsin Old Fashioned, in a family-friendly setting. Ironically, the term ‘supper club’ doesn’t have a proper definition, per McKim Boyd, owner of Union Hotel & Restaurant in downtown De Pere....

Director Dave Franco’s “Somebody I Used To Know” follows a rom-com formula that can’t own up to its nature. When we weren’t looking, romantic comedies become fantasies of acquiescence. “When Harry Met Sally …” is pivotal to this evolution. In Rob Reiner’s 1989 film, written by future rom-com maestro Nora Ephron, we’re invited to watch as two neurotic careerists come to realize they are meant to be together. Interspersed between sketch-like scenes are interviews with aging couples who recall when they fell in love. These couples are seen as the ideal, as stability incarnate, offering the audience a teaspoon of...

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