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Movie Monday: Paranormal Activity 4

So, I found this eerie video footage of some guy counting the box office receipts for the weekend. I’d show it to you, but it’s

Watch Film, Will Travel

When I travel by plane, I often board with up to a week’s worth of newspapers. Yes, I still enjoy getting my news the old-fashioned

Where Google Keeps Its Stuff (and Yours, Too)

I have seen the inside of Google—the very symbol of technological omnipotence—and it looks like a cross between an Orwellian preschool and the Death Star.

What Some Teens Don’t Want You to See

It may not rot your teeth or send you out on secret late-night trips to purchase baggies full of some illegal substance, but porn addiction

Need a (Facebook) Hug?

Sometimes you just need a hug. And sometimes there’s just no one around to give you one. So what do you do? Well, MIT Media

Movie Monday: Taken 2 Takes Two

Five—count ’em, five—national releases trundled out to theaters this week, but none of them could take down Liam Neeson. Then again, if they’d seen Taken

How TV Shows Have Changed the World

Every year at this time, television networks here in the United States unveil their new fall lineups with lots of fanfare. There are dozens of

In League With Those Incredible Vegetables

I once heard Phil Vischer, the man who launched VeggieTales, say that his original idea for characters involved talking candy bars. I can fully understand

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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