Know a kid who's graduating high school this year? You might want to point them to the High School Musical 3 School Spirit contest on MySpace. They'll need to get their school involved, too.

To win, schools have to perform various "tasks" -- upload a photo that shows school spirit, take an HSM trivia quiz, shoot and upload a video showing school spirit -- for points. The winning school gets a trip to Walt Disney World… Read More

If you didn't know, I live to read Whitney Matheson's Pop Candy blog at USA Today (in fact, you could say her work over there inspired me to start Mom & Pop Culture.)

Right now, in her fabulous Pop Candy fashion, Ms. Matheson is posting a beyond-thorough entertainment-themed High School Survival Guide, with lists of books, TV shows and movies that she finds get right to the heart of the high school experience.

Here's… Read More

For the last few weeks, we've been all atwitter around our office about the venom (with a capital V), being spewed about Stephenie Meyers' Breaking Dawn. If you don't know, Breaking Dawn is the fourth book in Meyer's bestselling Twilight series. It came out with much fanfare on August 1 -- readers lined up at midnight release parties around the country.

Well, the reviews came in ... and they were awful. Entertainment Weekly graded the book… Read More

(Mom and Pop Culture's note: I know, long time and no Ask a Librarian. It's been busy both here at Family.com and at the libraries as they wrap up summer reading programs and prepare for the school year.) Is it just me, or has the world gone crazy for vampires? I think it's Twilight mania that's responsible for the influx of vampire books lining the young adult shelves, but when I got to thinking about it, books about… Read More

Moms, why don't you admit it? You listen to the Jonas Brothers as much as your children do.

We're getting a conversation going in our Community Groups about moms' favorite Jonas Brothers songs from their new album, A Little Bit Longer.

Sound off on your favorite Jonas Brothers' tune with other moms who call themselves fans. The discussion can be found here.


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It's been almost 20 years since The Little Mermaid first hit land, and to this day, you can still find fans who know all the words to "Under the Sea" and "Part of Your World."

Plenty of them were in attendance this weekend at the seaside premiere of The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning . The prequel to Ariel's land-based romance, the new Disney flick (which arrives on DVD today) hosted its coming-out on Santa Catalina Island,… Read More