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Giving Thanks and Finding Deals

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays—a time filled with family, food and (of course) football. It’s a time of reflection and, well, thanksgiving, as

Murder, We Like

We Americans love our hot dogs. We love our apple pie. We love our baseball. And we especially love our murder mysteries. I was thinking

Too Common Problems

I saw an article on usatoday.com splashing the news that Disney teen star Demi Lovato left her tour with the Jonas Brothers to check herself

Keeping Fame at Eight Arms’ Length

I’ve been in mourning the last couple of days. I’ve hung my 3-D glasses at half staff and considered wrapping my cubicle in black creché.

Hit Me With Your Best Shock

Forty years ago, author Alvin Toffler looked at his world and made some striking societal forecasts about the future in a book called Future Shock.

Getting Better All The Time

Here’s a little test: Think about some stupid moral choice you’ve made and would rather forget. (Don’t worry: You won’t be required to tell us

Underground Entertainment

For nearly two months now, 33 Chilean miners have been living a half-mile underground, waiting for rescue. Experts say these miners will see the sun

Just Like Lindsay

On the way home from work last night, I found myself thinking about the latest self-inflicted travails of actress Lindsay Lohan. Now, even if you

Guilty Is Good?

The MTV Video Awards aired recently. I didn’t watch them, but author and youth culture expert Walt Mueller did, and in his summarizing thoughts on

Making Tables

We can’t all be at our best all the time. I wish we could. But sometimes, we drag a little, let our focus sag a

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