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Age 9 and on the Scoop

Earlier this year, a young female reporter broke the news of a suspected murder in her hometown. And pretty quickly she started getting hammered online

Culture

Of Pokémon Go and … Homeless People?

Much has been made of the potential dangers of Pokémon Go since the wildly successful mobile app’s release earlier this month. We’ve heard stories about

Tech

Selfie Elbow, Everyone Has It’

There’s tech pain flaring up everywhere. And I’m not talking about the agnsty pain of not having the latest tech. I’m talking about the actual

Tech

Busting Crime with Your Phone

Way back in the 1800s, some brilliant folks in Europe came up with the idea of using fingerprints to bust criminals. They realized that those

Culture

We All Scream for Our Screens

Last week I ruminated on the joys of unplugging for a bit. But truth is, it didn’t take me long to reconnect. Granted, my job

Culture

YouTube’s Evolving Cultural Influence

Ah, YouTube. Of all the things that the Internet has given us, few have impacted our world as much as that little post-a-vid venture. I

Culture

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

Culture

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

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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