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Botoxic Wasteland
Even though “teen toxing,” as Botox use among teenagers has been dubbed, is still relatively rare, it’s on the rise. In 2009, 11,889 teenagers ages
A Zombie World Series
So, oil’s still washing up on the gulf, the economy’s in the doldrums, the honey bees are dying and my favorite baseball team, the Colorado
Movie Monday: Inception Reloaded
Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending, genre-blending, sci-fi-heist thriller Inception ruled the weekend box office for a second week in a row, taking in another $43.5 million and
When Christians Like Bad Stuff
So, between some reading of Augustine and G.K. Chesterton, I’ve been perusing a book from another Christian sage: Jonathan Acuff, best known for his blog
Those Sinful Superheroes
Superheroes were kind of a sensitive subject around my house when I was growing up. My best friend and I loved ’em, and whenever he
Fast Vacation
For the past week I’ve been looking for guinea pigs. No, pet rodents are not running around my house. I’m looking for people to help
The End of the Best Friend?
I wasn’t a very happy kid. I was intense. Moody. Liked things my way. Got mad—really mad—when things didn’t go my way. God must have
Movie Monday: Inception
It was a dream of a weekend for Leonardo DiCaprio and director Christopher Nolan. Their project Inception, in which a team of thought-thieves pilfer corporate
Simple Pleasures Revisited
I wonder, sometimes, what the future holds for non-digital entertainment. And an unlikely event raised that question for me earlier this week. My parents moved
Park Well, My Brother
NEW TECH ALERT—woo-woo-woo In case you haven’t heard, Google has created a new Android app for all you frustrated city folk who endlessly round the
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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