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Frenzy on Fury Road: Mad Max faces a post-digital apocalypse

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imageHow does Fury Road fit into the continuum of George Miller’s earlier films?© Warner Bros. Pictures and © Roadshow Films

A cortege of battletrucks tears across the desert. A muscle-bound maniac roars pretty nothings at the bleak sky. A bald boy, face painted white, scurries around like a cockroach left stranded in a post-apocalyptic...

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What parents can do to make a child's chronic illness easier

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imageIt's important the child feels like a normal little kid. Shutterstock

When a child’s wellbeing depends on vigilant monitoring and consistent medical attention, the everyday anxiety and stress that all parents deal with is made worse by the fact that failing to keep up with treatment can be a matter of life and death.

Even mild symptoms of...

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