The 389-cubic-inch overhead-cam V-8 holds a sweet spot in many aging hearts, but their grandchildren are more likely to lust after a 1-terabyte hard drive streaming video to a high-resolution screen. Read full article > >

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Grandmother Jeni Stewart tells the BBC’s Jon Kay of the disappointment and anger she and her grandchildren felt when they visited Lapland New Forest theme park.

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VIDEO: £275 disappointment at ‘rubbish’ Lapland

One of the major talking points issued by the Republican Party to its newly elected members of Congress is that they should always say in interviews that they are worried about the impact of government deficit spending on their grandchildren. It sounds good: “I’m worried about what continued deficits will mean for our grandchildren.” But it’s a lie. read more

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Yahoos in Charge: Taking It Out on the Kids…and the Grandkids