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Is Technology Making Us Idiots?

In his insightful 2008 article in the Atlantic, Nicolas Carr asks, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" He goes on to explore how new technology has altered our reading habits and, more unsettlingly, how we process information and think. It is a cerebral piece that meets the high intellectual standards we expect of that august magazine. I, however, would like to bring his lofty discussion of the impact of new technology on our lives down to the muckier level of human dysfunction. I would suggest that not only is the latest technology making us stupider, but it is also making us just plain idiots! READ»

Tiger Woods: The Price of Infidelity

In the last 15 years alone, there has been Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, Jude Law, Eliot Spitzer, Kobe Bryant, Mark Sanford, Alex Rodriguez, David Letterman, the list goes on. Now, it’s déjà vu all over again. Another successful man caught with his paws in the honey jar (pun intended). But not just any man. We’re talking about Tiger Woods, the wealthiest and most famous athlete on Earth. According to reports, we are now up to seven alleged mistresses. That image of Tiger as a humble, honorable family man has not only been tarnished, but now lays smashed in far too many pieces to ever be reassembled again. The price that will be paid for Tiger’s infidelity is enormous. READ»

Addicting Games Takes on the Teen Market

Kate Connally Vice President, AddictingGames MTV Networks San Francisco, California Kate Connally, 37, manages AddictingGames, the largest free online-games site for teens, with 3,500 titles and 15.3 million monthly ...READ»

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Full of Jobs, Boeing's Dreamliner Lands in S.C., Will It Ever Take Off Again?

Significantly larger than a monarch or a moth, Boeing's super-sized aircraft is kicking up a wind that's felt across the country.READ»