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57 Channels (and Nothin’ On)
I was watching the Broncos play the Raiders on Sunday afternoon (go Tebow!) when a DirecTV commercial caught my attention. I wasn’t paying much attention
Movie Monday: Tower Heist Gets Booted
We were supposed to witness a heist this weekend—as in Tower Heist, a comedy caper that was intended to yoke economic angst to a bevy
Evaluating Our Screen Time
Last week, Common Sense Media published the results of a new survey about young children and how much screen time they’re getting these days. In
A Tale of Two Marriages
On Monday, reality TV star Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her husband, Kris Humphries, citing irreconcilable differences after just 72 days of marriage. The
Are You Ready For Some … Reality TV?
Quick: what’s the most popular reality television show this autumn? Dancing With the Stars? The X-Factor? Survivor? Sorry, but no. Sure, they’re popular. They’re reportedly
Mapping Our Muddled Minds
In a recent interview with mega-Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings, Time magazine’s Belinda Luscombe asked about our growing dependency on GPS maps. The context was Jennings’
A Little Horror Exorcise
On Friday, Bob Hoose posted about why our society has a collective yen for horror flicks. It is a curious phenomenon: None of us love
Movie Monday: Puss in Boots
Leave it to a swashbuckling, animated cat to do a little trick-or-treating this Halloween weekend. Puss in Boots, a spinoff from DreamWorks’ Shrek series, flouted
Screeching with a Mouthful of Popcorn
Well, it’s Halloween time again. Jack-o-lanterns are in the windows, fake cobwebs are strung over the doorframes and Paranormal Activity 3 is raking in big
The Original Angry Birds
Last week, I noticed that the video game Angry Birds has inspired a theme park in China, which got me thinking about that whole phenomenon:
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