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Bieber Fever Redlines

This just in, ripped from the week’s headlines: “Justin Bieber is more influential than Barack Obama and Dalai Lama.” Yeah, I had to question that

Movie Tuesday: A Little Gritty

We’re back in the office after a day off, and it looks like the new year’s starting off much as 2010 ended, at least as

Speaking About the Unspeakable

On Dec. 28, MTV aired a special spin-off of its popular 16 and Pregnant program. Titled No Easy Decision, it focuses on a 19-year-old girl—pregnant

Box Office Solidarity

For all you Twitter fans out there, it appears there’s something else that your tiny social interaction blurbs can do really well: improve our choices

Miley. Sigh.

I don’t want to write this post. How many times must we talk about Miley Cyrus’ latest indiscretion? When does this tripe stop qualifying as

Movie Monday: Little Fockers

Personally, I don’t see Little Fockers as an ideal way to celebrate Christmas, but loads of people apparently disagreed. The Ben Stiller/Robert De Niro-fronted comedy

Texting Santa

Back when I was a kid, I’d write a letter to Santa nearly every year. I didn’t bother with sending it like most kids did.

Ve Haf Vays of Makink You Buy

Here’s your disturbing thought for the day. There’s a new form of advertising being tested in Germany that won’t let you escape a product’s branding,

Long Live Rankin/Bass

We teach children a lot of things. Most go in one ear and out the other. After all, when you’re 6 years old, it’s hard

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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