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Mary Poppins

Two Tips for Suburban Motherhood: Miranda and Mary Poppins

Desiree Michael | Posted 05.28.2013 | Parents
Desiree Michael

There is some psychotic belief that staying home in isolation from adults, cleaning, mopping, washing and keeping the house spotless is truly a luxury. Don't buy into it. You will be on medication faster than you can say, "Boo!"

100 Percent Perfect

The Huffington Post | Matthew Jacobs | Posted 04.30.2013 | Entertainment

Universal praise is a rare thing, and perhaps no one knows that better than filmmakers, who are subjected to criticism at almost every turn. That mean...

As Broadway's Mary Poppins Gets Ready to Close, Regional Productions to Begin Popping Up

Jim Hill | Posted 04.30.2013 | Entertainment
Jim Hill

As any good Mary Poppins fan will tell you, when the wind shifts from the East to the West, it's then time for that practically perfect nanny to pack up her carpet bag and fly off for parts unknown.

Man Who Made 'Mary Poppins' Possible Dies

AP | Posted 02.20.2013 | Entertainment

LOS ANGELES -- Petro Vlahos, a two-time Academy Award winner whose blue- and green-screen technique on movies like "Mary Poppins" and "Ben Hur" made t...

4 Things I Won't Miss When My Kids Leave Home

Melissa T. Shultz | Posted 04.06.2013 | Fifty
Melissa T. Shultz

While out for a walk in my neighborhood this week, a mom I know, driving her well-used Suburban, called out to me. She has six children -- the youngest is in middle school, the oldest is several years out of college.

Dick Van Dyke: 'I Married Somebody Half My Age And Everybody Thought I Was Crazy'

Pat Gallagher | Posted 03.13.2013 | Fifty
Pat Gallagher

I married somebody half my age and everybody thought I was crazy, but she is just an absolute angel ... and the age difference hasn't been a problem at all. Emotionally I'm about 13. She's very, very wise for her age so I'm just having the time of my life.

PHOTOS: Behind The Scenes At Mary Poppins

| Posted 01.03.2013 | Miami

BY JIPSY/NEFARIOUSGIRL.COM Not a lot of people love musicals, but I certainly am not one of them. Music, dancing, costumes, the story – it’s al...

From Stage to Screen and Then Back Again

George Heymont | Posted 01.14.2013 | Arts
George Heymont

In recent decades, movie musicals that began as full-length animation features and original movie musicals have become multi-million dollar stage vehicles drawing audiences into theatres in cities around the world.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! The Changing Image of Today's Nannies

Nancy Rappaport | Posted 01.01.2013 | Parents
Nancy Rappaport

We owe it to the numerous women who show up every day to care for our children not to let headlines override our own judgment -- and their good work.

Julie Andrews Sure Does Love Pantsuits

The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 10.02.2012 | Style

Whenever we watch Julie Andrews spin around the Austrian countryside and belt out "The Hills Are Alive" in the 1965 musical film "The Sound of Music,"...

Six Picks for This Week from The Family Savvy

Sarah Bowman | Posted 10.09.2012 | Los Angeles
Sarah Bowman

Almost every family has a couple of shows they watch or record religiously, and the "The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design" at the FIDM Museum now offers a way to get even closer to the magic of the small screen.

Dick Van Dyke's Longevity Secrets

Posted 05.01.2012 | Fifty

"I like to have young friends," said Dick Van Dyke when asked how he has maintained such a youthful appearance and demeanor at age 86. The prolific en...

Parents Cheer For Autism-Friendly 'Mary Poppins'

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 06.30.2012 | Parents

NEW YORK — The afternoon performance of "Mary Poppins" was marked by loud yips, shouts and moans – and that was just fine. It was the sec...

Tom Hanks May Play Walt Disney In New Film

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 04.10.2012 | Entertainment

Tom Hanks has had great success for Walt Disney Studios -- his vocal work helped the "Toy Story" franchise earn almost $2 billion around the globe -- ...

Reporter Gets To Act In 'Mary Poppins' For A Day

AP | ALICIA QUARLES | Posted 01.14.2012 | Media

NEW YORK — For weeks, I dreamed of my Broadway debut in "Mary Poppins." There was the excitement of costume fittings, the hard work of rehearsa...

In Bike Lanes, 'Mary Poppins' Gets Wide Berth

Crain's Chicago Business | By: Claire Bushey | Posted 12.14.2011 | Chicago

Bikers call it the "Mary Poppins Effect." Dottie Brackett, 30, commutes by bike from her home in Roscoe Village to a downtown law office. When she ...

Review: The Adjustment by Scott Phillips

Carole Mallory | Posted 11.01.2011 | Books
Carole Mallory

Just where do many of America's criminals come from? Scott Phillips' searing fourth novel, The Adjustment, plots the journey of PR man Wayne Ogd...

Who's The New Mary Poppins?

AP | Posted 10.26.2011 | Home

NEW YORK -- Broadway's "Mary Poppins" will soon have a new leading nanny. Producers said Thursday that Steffanie Leigh will make her Broadway debut i...

WATCH: Colbert Continues To Prepare For The Royal Wedding

Posted 06.08.2011 | Comedy

On Wednesday night's "Report," Colbert attempted to learn high tea etiquette from British royals expert, Huge Vickers, and failed spectacularly. On T...

Scary Poppins

Posted 06.25.2011 | Home

Like I've always said -- it's all in the editing, folks! I just love this. -MT Don't Miss a Good Laugh! Sign up to receive my email new...

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WATCH: Own A Piece Of Hollywood History!

HuffingtonPost.com | Samira Nanda | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Ever dreamed of owning a small piece of Hollywood? For the right price, Hollywood memorabilia is available to those who want it. From Mary Poppins' ...

On Yippee Ki-Yay Moviegoer!, Movies, and Manhood

Caroline Hagood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Caroline Hagood

Yippee Ki-Yay Moviegoer! digs deep, fishing out creative vision even in those badly dubbed martial arts movies.

Movie Review: Waking Sleeping Beauty

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

A documentary that takes you behind the curtain to show the magic being made, Waking Sleeping Beauty still manages to dazzle because of the complex, utterly human story it tells.

Suri, Katie & Tom Cruise See 'Mary Poppins' (PHOTO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Suri Cruise was treated to a performance of "Mary Poppins" in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Parents Katie and Tom took the tot for her second trip to the...

And a Child Shall Lead Them

Jonathan Tolins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jonathan Tolins

Jonathan Krohn, conservative wunderkind and theater geek, made a huge splash at CPAC (Arianna called him "the highlight" of the convention) and this could be only the beginning.