Hasta La Gadget!

Author Orson Scott Card’s controversial stance on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights has prompted an online protest ahead of the November release of “Ender’s Game,” the big-budget Hollywood movie based on his famed 1985 novel.

Launched by Geeks OUT, “Skip Ender’s Game” asks LGBT rights supports to “keep your money out of Orson Scott Card’s pockets” by opting out of seeing “Ender’s Game” in theaters when the film is released in cinemas on Nov. 1. The group is organizing a series of “Skip Ender’s Game” events in New York, Orlando, Seattle and other major U.S. cities to coincide with the movie’s debut.

“By pledging to Skip Ender’s Game, we can send a clear and serious message to Card and those that do business with his brand of anti-gay activism — whatever he’s selling, we’re not buying,” Geeks OUT officials write. “The queer geek community will not subsidize his fear-mongering and religious bullying. We will not pay him to demean, insult, and oppress us.”

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When NASA’s Opportunity rover launched on July 7th, 2003, expectations were modest. It would spend 90 Martian days exploring soil and rock samples and taking panoramas of the Red Planet; anything else would be a bonus. Nearly ten years after its initial shift was up, Opportunity is still going strong.

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Every mother feels societal pressures, but few have experienced as much parenting scrutiny as the mother from “The Cat in the Hat.” In this interview, she tries to set things straight.

Let’s just start with the obvious question: Where were you?

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NEW ORLEANS — The teenage daughters of rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman are in New Orleans with their dads this weekend, but it’s the girls who are greeting fans and signing autographs at the Essence Festival.

Reginae (REH-jih-nay) Carter is the 14-year-old daughter of Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter. She collaborated with 16-year-old Bria Williams, daughter of Bryan “Birdman” Williams on a teen novel, “Paparazzi Princesses.” It’s based on stories and characters inspired by their own life experiences.

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After a divorce, food is likely the last thing you want to think about. You may lose your appetite entirely, or make mindless choices like eating junk food and chocolate to fill the void. We don’t blame you!

But according to nutritionist Barbara Mendez, eating the right kinds of food can make a big difference in your recovery time.

“Food has a direct link to your mood,” she told HuffPost Divorce via e-mail. “Studies show that eating very sugary, refined and processed foods can lead to depression and anxiety. When someone goes through the massive challenge of getting divorced, the natural instinct is to comfort oneself with these kinds of manufactured foods, which only exacerbates the anguish and sadness — destabilizing the brain and making the emotional upheaval feel even worse.”

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