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The theme at the heart of David Oyelowos directorial debut, The Water Man, is the strength of families. Opening May 7, the feature revolves around Gunner (Lonnie Chavis), a boy who ventures out to find the Water Man a mythical figure with healing powers who might be able to cure his terminally ill mother,

Psychologists, who breathe statistics as a salamander breathes fire, love to count things. They count and classify words to determine what books children should read, what childrens classics should be rewritten, how intelligent grown-up readers are. Last week a Chicago psychologist came up with a word-counting formula for measuring not readers but writers. Goateed, Russian-born

Whats your idea? Again and again the Atlantic Richfield oil company asked that question in a six-month, $5.5 million advertising campaign that nagged Americans to send in suggestions for improving mass transportation. The companys own idea was plain enough. Top executives of Arco, the seventh largest U.S. oil company, were upset by public resentment of

Family Guy is campaigning for an Emmy by taking aim at another campaign Donald Trumps, that is. This yearsofficial For Your Consideration material forthe Fox showis a skewering spoof of Trump that featuresFamily Guys main character Peter Griffin dressed up as the presidential hopeful hair and tan included. The text begs:As long as

May 17 marks International Day Against Homophobia, and this year there are reported plans among several male professional football players in Germany to reveal their sexuality on that day. While some of the players involved are reportedly still hesitant, should the event come to pass it would be a major moment in international football. There