The Current Cautionary Call
Let’s face facts. If you take everything we watch, read and hear at face value, our modern life is out to get us. It’s like that movie moment that’s been filmed and re-filmed at least a hundred times. You know the one I’m talking about. Some guy or gal finally gets past a threatening danger, […]
A New Kind of Pitch
Writer/director/producer J.J. Abrams is, of course, the guy behind mysterious and spooky sci-fi faves such as Lost and Cloverfield. And you’ve probably heard that he’s got a new flick called Super 8 coming out June 10. But you may not have heard about the film’s viral marketing that’s swirling around in the digital wind and […]
The Next Big Wave?
For those of you still wondering what wooden stake or silver cross might finally send all the vampires scurrying from our entertainment landscape, it appears the answer is gurgling up from the deep. If the rumors and messages in floating bottles are true, mermaids will soon be the next big thing. Starting with this week’s […]
Sit and Die
I’ve got some bad news for you. Right now, while you’re sitting there reading this … you’re killing yourself. Yep, a study published in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise found that those who sit for most of the day are 54% more likely to die of heart attacks than those who are up […]
Just Forget It
Whether you were a fan or not, 2004’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was something of a mind-blower (pun intended). A logline description of the Jim Carrey indy pic might read: A couple, both devastated by their failed relationship, have memories of each other wiped from their brains. For all of its problems, the […]
The Stranger On the Other End
Think about this for a second: When you plug into the Internet and chat with people from potentially anywhere around the world, do you really know who you’re connected with? Can you be sure of who’s using who’s phone or signed in on who’s email account? The Web offers us fabulous access, but even teens […]
No Time Travel For You!
Let’s face it, here in the U.S. we’ve got some folks who want to regulate nearly everything about our lives—from how many minutes of sunshine exposure we should have to the number of doughnuts we should legally be able to consume. But that’s nothing compared to what’s happening in China. In the Far East they […]
Bits and Bytes Made New
For all you old-school video gaming geeks like me—or you kids who just think old tech is kind of hipster cool—I’ve got some big news. Twenty-some years after its heyday in the home-computer sun, the Commodore 64 is being re-released. I kid you not. Back in the early ’80s, that 8-bit home computing beauty lived […]
Cuddly or Creepy?
I recently ran across an article by USA Today’s Craig Wilson about a new kiddie toy called a Parent Doll. If this idea is as new to you as it was to me, let me offer a few details. This is essentially a squeezably soft dolly that can be made to “look,” after a fashion, […]
Dancing Around a Problem
I recently heard a radio report from Fox News of a Christian women’s fitness class they’re starting up in Houston called Pole Dancing for Jesus. I couldn’t help but groan—and not the silent type that you think but keep inside, either. This was an out-loud grumble that usually escapes after eating a too spicy lunch […]