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Nothing to See Here

This morning, I was perusing news on the Internet over breakfast (the 21st century version of the newspaper, right?) when I came across a report

Bad to the Bling

See if you can find the U.S. connection to this story: Gidion Mbuvi , a 35-year-old lawmaker, was recently thrown out of the Kenyan parliament

Movie Monday: Rango

The box office was cold this weekend … or, at the very least, cold blooded. Rango, starring a talented-but-scaly chameleon with the voice of Johnny

Jane Russell: 1921-2011

Actress Jane Russell died Feb. 28 at the age of 89. She was a sultry sex symbol in the 1940s and ’50s, steaming up the

Driving Under the Digital Influence

When I lived in New York, a rather twisted pleasure of mine was to drive in Manhattan during rush hour—at least when the gridlock was

The Meltdown King From Mars

The media loves chronicling celebrity meltdowns. Readers, eager for a circus-like break from the depressing grind of politics and world events, just seem to love

Smart Phone, Dumb User

I just finished reading Adam Holz’s “Why I’m Not Getting an iPhone” story. Pretty interesting stuff. He says that, for him at least, having access

Movie Monday: Gnomeo and Oscar

Gnomeo & Juliet, as sweet as these G-rated animated gnomes might be, will probably never waddle to an Academy Award ceremony. So, while the big

Turn on Your Hannah Montana Heartlight

Lots of folks have been parsing Billy Ray Cyrus’ extensive interview in the March issue of GQ. Talking to interviewer Chris Heath, Cyrus spoke in

Loving Stuff

I have a confession to make: I love my car. It’s not a particularly snazzy or pretty car, mind you. It’s a Honda Fit—a vehicle

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