Category: Culture

It’s the rare child of the ’70s who doesn’t have fond memories of the Muppets. Sesame Street. The Muppet Show. All those wacky movies. Well,

I can be pretty cynical sometimes. My brain is wired to quibble. My personal and professional background make me prone to doubt. I am Thomas

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

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:

Yesterday I posted on a spat of sorts between Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe over how American Idol and The

A little over a month ago, two high-profile folks in the music industry got into an interesting argument about the place of homosexuality in our

“It’s making that loud squealing noise again.” That’s what my wife greeted me with when I got home from work a few days ago. Our

“You’re my hero.” This is one of my favorite throwaway phrases. I say this to my daughter when she unloads the dishwasher. I say it

Steve Jobs, founder of Apple and one of our era’s most influential entrepreneurs, died yesterday at the age of 56 after a long struggle with

A few days ago, Plugged In published a story of mine (“To Worship the Web“) that asked the question, “Is the Internet God?” Now obviously,