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Rubber Ducky, you’re still the one. Cuddle with your kid while watching Sesame Street on your computer

She won’t be asking to sit on your lap forever. And you can keep your kid close longer if there’s a computer in front of you – with Sesame Street splashed on the screen.

According to the Smart Television Alliance, one of its favorite parenting sites - Babble.com - has compiled fifty great clips from Sesame Street.

The New York Post reports that competition for young Web users is like, extreme.

Chief among the competition is the new kids-themed Internet browser - called Kidzui. It was released this week.

The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) announced the finalists for the 2008 IACP Cookbook Awards. The awards honor the best writing and publishing in the food and beverage industry.

OK! Magazine updates fans about Cynthia Nixon in its latest issue. The Emmy-winning actress recently attended a press junket, and talked about her big movie - opening nationwide May 30th. She also discussed her family life, which includes partner of four years, Christine Marinoni.

OK! writes:

In The Life presents its new episode in April, called Challenging Convention. The show looks at same-sex animals that choose to cohabitate; and the program will be focusing on the children's book And Tango Makes
Three.

Breakfast With Scot is about two dads and their adopted son. In the film, actor Tom Cavanagh (Ed, Scrubs) plays a gay former Toronto Maple Leaf who works as a broadcaster for a sports network. He comes out of the closet after his flamboyant son needs his help dealing with homophobia.

The Backyardigans - premiered their new TV movie “Tale of the Mighty Knights” Monday January 14, on Nickelodeon.

In the hour-long special, royal knights - Uniqua and Tyrone - are asked by King Pablo to babysit a dragon egg, but they also have to deal with a feisty goblin - Austin - and a mischievous fairy - Tasha.

After a lifetime of silence about her personal life, Jodie Foster thanked "my beautiful Cydney" after winning an award at the Women in Entertainment Power 100 breakfast - in early December.

Lesbian hearts briefly fluttered worldwide. And Joan Rivers added a new joke to her material.

During her acceptance speech, Foster thanked Cydney Bernard - saying the film producer "sticks with me through all the rotten and the bliss".

Research from Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center - in Seattle - is confirming that watching violent television programs between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age is linked to aggressive and anti-social behaviors in boys when they reach age 7 to 9.

The journal article titled Violent Television Viewing During Preschool is Associated with Anti-social Behavior During School Age reviews data from a 40-year study of 8,000 U.S. families.

The first children's cartoon series starring a character with same-sex parents is here!

Buddy G - My Two Moms and Me will premiere with the release of a DVD just in time for a holiday delivery this year.

The star of the cartoon is "Buddy G," a five year old boy who loves science and solves daily problems with the help of his sidekick "Socrates," an armband computer with Internet capabilities. The series features state-of-the-art 3-D animation.