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...thankfully nothing like its predecessor. The premise is the same, but this is an entirely different galaxy. Literally. Six-year-old Danny (Jonah Bobo) and ten-year-old Walter (Josh Hutcherson) are left home alone under the unwatchful eye of a bratty older sister, while their single-dad father (Tim Robbins) goes to his office. As any normal fourth grader (with a girlfriend!), Walter is not jumping at the chance to spend quality time with his younger brother. When Danny finds a dilapidated board came called Zathura: A Space Adventure, his older brother is more inclined to watch Sports Center...
...Israel). Growing up in Naperville, Ill., a Chicago suburb, Parker initially rebelled against the family passion, until seventh grade, when her height practically demanded that she take up the game. Her father Larry, who played at the University of Iowa in the 1970s, doubled as her A.A.U. coach. "My dad was so hard on me that I didn't think I was good," says Parker. Another older brother, Marcus, 27, knocked not-so-little sister around in late-night games one-on-one. The tough love paid off: Candace is the only person--male or female--to have...
...apparent absence of a Greek system at Harvard, my father–who attended University of Texas at Austin–said, “Hey, Rex. These look like a pretty good deal. You should consider joining.” It seemed like reasonable advice. After all, my dad had been an Alpha Tau Omega in college and had enjoyed his fraternity days immensely. Coming from my background, joining an all-male social club seemed natural, and at the time, hardly objectionable.By the end of my freshman year, I felt that I had a pretty good handle...
11If your dad influenced your professional goals, who got you started on hockey...
...three older brothers and when I was younger I wanted to do whatever they did. I watched them skate on the pond at night, and I really wanted to do it too so my dad cut down a stick...