Taking the Red Pill
An interesting new viral movement has been gathering momentum lately: A lot of young people are proudly reporting via YouTube and other sites that they’ve “taken the Red Pill.” No, that’s not another new drug. Nor does it have anything to do with a similarly named “pick-up culture/anti-feminism” discussion on Reddit that some people are […]
The iGen Techy Blues
They don’t call them the iGeneration for nothing. Today’s young people, those born between 1995 and 2012, are most often referred to as “Generation Z.” But since they also have no concept of a time when they didn’t have instant access to the internet, and they likely had an Instagram account before they hit high […]
Entertainment versus The Downers of Life
Life’s just a downer, right? Well, maybe not totally, but it sure can feel that way—even here in the good old U.S. of A. A new poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal reported just how pessimistic and deeply divided we Americans are feeling these days. Our country is roiling for a lot […]
When Tech Becomes Mom
So who’s in charge here guys? Who, or what, is really making the decisions for your kids? The answer—in this day of burgeoning technology—may not be as cut and dried as you think. OK, first of all, I’m not simply talking about the current trend of parents letting techy doodads do their babysitting. We all […]
And You Thought She Just Liked Doing Laundry
Being a mom is hard work. What with child care, car pools, household chores, food prep, and the gazillion other jobs and duties they’ve got on their plate—not to mention their regular, out-of-the-house jobs that many have besides—how do they have time to relax and unwind? You know, have a little time for themselves? Or […]
Augmented Reality 1.5
As we all know, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality app that set the world on fire a year ago. But just in case you’re thinking that that’s all we’re gonna get in the realm of AR, think again. There are a number of devices and programs that people are working on and offering up […]
Fresh Stuff From E3 2017
The annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (or E3 for short) is the biggest, baddest, most bodacious gaming industry event to hit the world each year. And gamers everywhere either make a pilgrimage to Los Angeles personally or stick by their computers during the three-day event (June 13th through today this year) to find out about all […]
Tell Me About Amazon FreeTime
Kids and their devices. Keeping track of it all sorta feels like trying to grab a tiger by the tail doesn’t it? Especially since today’s techy tykes might know more about the ins and outs of your tablets and phones than you do. Well, in our never-ending quest to help parents feel like they have […]
How to Be Salt in a Hipster World
In the fifth chapter of the book of Matthew, Jesus laid out some pretty clear guidelines for how we future Christians should walk our walk and make a difference in a struggling and dying world. And He gave us some subtle thumps upside the head, too—just in case we were to start thinking that blending […]
You Want WHAT for Your Birthday Party?
We all know that poop ain’t pleasant. That’s why we hold our noses and give it lots of generally negative names such as “defecation,” “excrement,” “waste” and lots of other names. But it seems we’re living in a new age of bodily waste fandom. A time when a grinning internet emoji has grabbed our attention […]