Even in death, some celebrities can’t escape the spotlight. After actor Gary Coleman’s tragic passing, a controversy of sorts erupted when it came to light that pictures of his final hours—and some shots of him after his death—were apparently being sho …
Drake has been labeled hip-hop’s up-and-coming savior. Which begs the question: Does this ambivalent 23-year-old actor-turned-rapper need saving even more than his genre does?
It’s a trend most of us would love to see come to an end: young children acting out adult roles, prompted by clueless parents who apparently want the 15 minutes of digital fame and fortune only a viral YouTube video can provide. There have been many su …
A new University of Michigan study reveals some unsettling information: “College kids today are about 40% lower in empathy than their counterparts 20 or 30 years ago,” says lead researcher Sara Konrath. To reach this conclusion, Konrath and other resea …
It seems teenage pregnancy is becoming more acceptable among American youth. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers interviewed more than 2,600 teenagers ages 15 to 19 from 2006 to 2008. The newly released study found that 18% of sexual …
I own three perfectly good smoke detectors, but I wanted to buy another one during the Lost finale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p7kDy60oJU That’s how good Target’s marketing was. The finale itself? Meh (in my opinion …). But the Target advertiseme …
The value of friendship and the beauty of a committed marriage compete with lust and unbridled materialism in this SATC sequel. Guess which wins.
Ever heard of the “Marshmallow Test?” No, it’s not a s’mores-eating competition (though that might be nice). It’s an experiment that researcher Walter Mischel conducted in the late 1960’s. He gave marshmallows to 4-year-olds, promising them more marshm …
One of the 12-year-old junior high girls I work with at church has 27 tubes of lip gloss—and counting. I am not kidding. She had everything from Bonnie Bell to Bath and Body Works and even Sephora in her make-up case. I know this because a few months a …
When I was born, the name Meredith was so unusual that people, when they heard it, looked at my mother funny. One older woman scrunched her nose up and said, “Why would you saddle a little girl with that?” Mom says she had to bite her tongue to keep fr …
Today is Star Wars Day. I know this because a friend told me, and not because I’m a Luke Skywalker fanatic. Apparently, the phrase, “May the Force be with you” has been cleverly translated into May fourth (get it?) and turned into an international holi …
Slate writer James Sturm is doing something interesting. Impossible for the long term, maybe, but still thought-provoking. I wish I could try it, too. He’s giving up the Internet for four months. Now, the net has some really great stuff, including Goog …
