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Category: Culture

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A New (Old) Way to Write

About a year ago, my youngest daughter came in excitedly carrying a funny little contraption that she and her boyfriend had found at a thrift

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With a Little Help From My Friends

I’m not sure I would have made it without Joe. He was my best friend from fifth grade through, well, all the way up to

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Celebrities’ Hearts Hurt Too

Celebrities are different than the rest of us “normal people,” in pretty much any way you want to define the word different. They’re prettier or

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The Idol Boogie of Tussauds

Sometimes I think that we Americans have the impression that our fascination with celebrities is a relatively new thing. Some youngsters out there may believe

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4 Ways to Motivate Kids to Read More

They say that the apple never falls far from the tree, but in my son’s case that’s not always true. And I mean that in

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When Bono Met Eugene

Rock stars and theologians generally inhabit separate spheres of influence. But every now and then, their orbits intersect in unexpected ways. Such is the case

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Vodcast: How Porn and Pop Culture Intertwine

Here’s a surprisingly controversial statement for you: pornography is a problem. There it is. We said it. We mean it. Not only has pornography been

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What Is Google Trying to Tell Us?

We’re coming up to the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death (May 3). It seemed like a good opportunity to talk about England’s most famous

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What Does the Truth Feel Like?

Every now and then when I’m reviewing music for Plugged In, I’ll come across a lyric from an artist that succinctly encapsulates some aspect of

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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