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The App That Gives You What You Need Before You Need It
With all the responsibilities piling up on your desk—all the hundreds of emails, tweets, texts and other electronic missives that are inundating you and all
Put Your Best Foot Forward (And Then Put Your Other Best Foot Forward)
“Try to make a good impression when you first meet someone,” I was told repeatedly growing up. “Put your best foot forward, son.” I still
Movie Monday: The Wolverine
You just can’t keep a tortured superhero down. The Wolverine—much like the film’s titular character—was durable, if not wholly indestructible, in its box office debut.
The Peril of Juvenoia (And What You Can Do About It)
My bloggy friends, today I’ve got a new word for you: juvenoia. OK, you won’t find the term in the dictionary. But it was coined
Blowing Up the Summer Blockbuster
We’re through the teeth of the summer movie season now, and a number of entertainment pundits are asking one very salient question: Why so many
Adventures in (Digital) Parenthood
Raising children has never been for the faint of heart. I suspect it wasn’t easy a hundred years ago. Or a thousand, for that matter.
Celebrity Pedestal Swap
I really have no idea why I watched an episode of Celebrity Wife Swap on Hulu the other day. I think it was because I
Movie Monday: The Conjuring
Late one night, as the official box office tally-keeper was keeping tally of the latest movies, he heard strange noises … a sporadic clapping …
Rock Star. Celebrity. Terrorist.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is not a rock star. He is—allegedly, the libel rules of journalism require me to say—a terrorist and a murderer in the Boston
Television’s House of Cards
Emmy nominations were announced this morning. And as always, there were some interesting shows in the mix. The Bible, History Channel’s surprise hit of a
About Us
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