Tag: Trends

Ad and A.D. Add Up to a Big Easter on TV

About 3.7 million people tuned in to watch Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus on the National Geographic Channel last Sunday—the most ever to watch a show

Culture

The Cost of Cutting Cable

This past weekend, I cut the cable cord. And immediately broke into a cold sweat. “Could I do it?” I wondered while fighting the urge

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The Internet, Desire & Depression

Is Facebook making us depressed? For at least some users, the answer to that question may be yes, according to a new study out of

Culture

Smile But Don’t Touch

Ever heard of a Quokka? No? Well it’s only a cute grinning critter that’s part of the latest and greatest selfie trend on Instagram right

Culture

Tales of a Third Grade Celebrity

Way, way back in the day—1972, to be precise—Judy Blume published a children’s novel called Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. To be honest, even though

Tech

Where Space Travel and Reality TV Collide

What would you say if someone approached you and offered you an extended stay in a barren wasteland of sand, mudstone and rock? You’d be

Culture

Whale, Whale, What Do We Have Here?

OK, you may have already seen this since it’s casually blowing up the Internet faster than Kim Kardashian when she’s trying really hard. But I

Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology

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