“Creepy” stalker app maps user locations
I’m all for social networking. But I’ve always been opposed to apps that track my location, so more than once I’ve had Facebook friends ask me to change my privacy settings so they could “check me in”...
View ArticleDog won’t let kid drink from water fountain
We all know that viral YouTube videos often feature a dog or a kid — but this one has both. Watch below as a bossy dog refuses to let a young girl drink from a water fountain. Even when she pushes its...
View ArticleProfessor suspended for bringing strippers to business ethics class
As a professor, it’s probably hard to make certain topics interesting and engaging for students. One such topic? The application of Platonic and Hegelian ethics to business. Stifle that yawn. What if...
View ArticleSoap opera cancellations: Which is next?
You may call it the end of an era; you may say it’s a move that’s long overdue. Either way, ABC’s cancellation of two of its iconic soap operas — “One Life to Live” and “All My Children” — raises...
View ArticleCollege student creates life-sized Barbie replica
She's the emblematic toy for young girls; she's the source of many feminist and health advocacy groups. Barbie is a toy whose controversies are as extensive as her résumé (my favorite Barbie growing up...
View ArticleDouble Dream Feet supersedes Dream Hands
John Jacobsen is at it again — this time with “Double Dream Feet,” the sequel to his viral dance video “Double Dream Hands.” Hey, if it worked for his hands, why not for his feet too? Jacobsen posted...
View ArticleNintendo plans to oust Wii
It seems like only yesterday that the big new thing in gaming was the Nintendo Wii. Wait a minute -- wasn't it only yesterday?
View ArticleJapanese invention simulates kisses over Internet
Long-distance relationships suck, right? Luckily for those with loves in far-off lands, a new invention might make things a bit easier — that is, if you can stand to use it. Soon, you may be kissing...
View Article‘Sugar Lifestyle’ brings sugar daddy dating to iPhones
Jan and Dean may have had two girls for every boy, but what about eight? That’s what SugarSugar.com promises, a site that unabashedly promotes itself as the place “where romance meets finance.” The...
View ArticleStudy: 75 percent of experienced drivers would fail drive test
Do we really need a study to tell us that most experienced drivers would fail their written tests if forced to take it again? Probably not. In fact, just last night I parked my car in what I considered...
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