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A new University of Michigan study reveals some unsettling information: “College kids today are about 40% lower in empathy than their counterparts 20 or 30

Are you sure we’ve made it to the summer blockbuster season? You wouldn’t know it by the box-office takes as of late. Shrek Forever After

It seems teenage pregnancy is becoming more acceptable among American youth. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers interviewed more than 2,600 teenagers ages 15

For those who no longer feel that special zing when following the tweets of Justin Bieber or [fill in current celebrity obsession here], the gang

I own three perfectly good smoke detectors, but I wanted to buy another one during the Lost finale. That’s how good Target’s marketing was. The

Sure, the franchise may be tired. Sure, the newest installment may have been a box-office disappointment. But, in a frame that saw the fewest number

I recently read a Time article called “A Brief History: Video Game Violence.” And at 298 words, it was brief indeed. In essence, the story

So I’m in the checkout line at Safeway the other day with my almost 4-year-old son, Henry. This is always a touchy moment, because he’s

Yeah, the app store is overwhelming. Love that touch screen. It’s an all-in-one picture album, GPS, media archive, game platform and know-it-all gadget that’s assuaged