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The Hottest Holiday Toys

It was more than a week before Halloween, and the Totowa Toys "R" Us was buzzing. There weren't many customers, but the employees were out in the aisles in full force -- red shirts everywhere, stocking shelves and getting trained. At a nearby Target, a sale had left bare a couple of shelves once occupied by Fashionista Barbies. An employee's quick check of other Targets in the area showed North Jersey all but empty of this version of the classic doll. Black Friday was more than a month away, ...

Nominations Are Being Sought for Best Holiday Cookies Baker

Who's the best holiday cookie baker you know? And what's their best cookie? We want to know - because those questions are the focus of The Record's fourth annual holiday cookie contest.

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In stores Tuesday: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011, Warner, PG- 13, $30) -- The finale to the world's most lucrative film franchise - - sorry Mr. Bond -- delivers the goods in spectacular fashion. A decade after Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) arrived at Hogwarts to hone their wand-flicking skills, it's finally time for Harry to face down the despicable Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). Everything about this send-off works like a charm from ...

He's a Creator of Machines That Are Meant to Please

Walking wishbones. Leaping chairs. Endlessly unspooling rolls of thread. And the point? Well, perhaps that is the point, says celebrated kinetic sculptor Arthur Ganson, who created this jumping, whirling, funky machine art. Whatever the mother of his invention is, necessity -- as conventionally defined -- isn't it.

15 Minutes a Day to Better Fitness

It escapes so easily, chased away by doctor visits, oil changes and soccer practices. Time evaporates. Suddenly the day is gone -- your running shoes still parked in the garage, your home gym collecting another night of dust. But there is a solution for the time-strapped citizens of Planet Busy. Carving out just 15 minutes -- less time than it takes to laugh through an episode of "Modern Family" -- can turn a sedentary lifestyle into an active one.

Broadway Looking to Jackman to Boost a Slow-Start Season

If there were an election, Hugh Jackman would undoubtedly be voted king of Broadway. It's hard to think of anyone in the theater who's more popular. In what's begun as a dreary, under-the-radar fall season (more on that below), the Australian actor's solo song-and-dance show, "Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway," figures to provide a burst of star power.

Jersey Teen Ready to Bounce Back

She was sobbing backstage, struggling to steel herself for one last performance. Moments after she learned her run on "The X Factor" was in jeopardy, moments after the 10 members of InTENsity were informed they had one last shot to convince judges of their worth, Emily Michalak's tear ducts opened. "I have a tendency to lose confidence in myself and in our group," the Montville resident said during a Friday afternoon phone interview. "I don't mean to, but it happens. When we went out to perfo...