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peter out

English, baby! - www.englishbaby.com — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

"peter out"

“I couldn’t find a ward I was comfortable in. It kind of petered out mostly because of that.”

- Actress Katherine Heigl on slowly giving up her Mormon faith.

Baby Mama

English, baby! - www.englishbaby.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Baby Mama

For every person who gets pregnant and doesn’t want to be, there’s someone out there who wants to have a child and can’t. Sometimes these people decide to help one another, and often times they find that they are from different walks of life.

Baby Mama is a comedy about a businesswoman who enlists a high school dropout to have a child for her. The best part? They live together for almost nine months until the baby is due.

The Devil's In the Details

English, baby! - www.englishbaby.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The Devil's In the Details

When a couple is fighting, things that would otherwise be normal can be really upsetting. For instance, Amanda went shopping and probably spent more than she should have and got some things she doesn’t really need, but it made Mason really upset because they already aren’t getting along.

And since they’re fighting, they haven’t been spending as much time together as they usually do. So they’ve got time to see their other friends. Amanda and Jason had a beer the other day. No big deal. Yet Mason seems relatively alarmed.

Madonna's Divorce

English, baby! - www.englishbaby.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Madonna's Divorce

When you’re famous, everything you do gets exaggerated in the media. If you get a little drunk, suddenly you’re an alcoholic. If you give someone a hug, suddenly you’re sleeping together. And if your spouse appears unhappy in public? Clearly you’re getting a divorce.

For the last couple of months, there have been (untrue) rumors that Madonna and her husband, Guy Ritchie, are getting a divorce. The media was so convincing that Jason believes the couple is breaking up. Listen to him tell Marni about it.

Common Cold

English, baby! - www.englishbaby.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Common Cold

Modern medicine can do a lot of things. It can keep you from getting the many illnesses and straighten your teeth. It can even bring people back from the dead in certain circumstances!

But one thing it can’t do is prevent the common cold. Getting colds is one of the most annoying parts of life. You’re not so sick that you can’t work but you’re sick enough that you feel really bad.

The trick to beating a cold is to notice it as soon as you can and start taking it easy. Listen to Marni and Amanda talk about how they can tell they’re getting colds.