British celebrity Russell Brand caused quite a stir recently by taking on the mantel of guest editor for the late October edition of political magazine The New Statesman. The actor and comedian described the October issue as calling for “a revolution in consciousness, a revolution in truth, and a revolution in the way we see... Continue Reading →
How Google Made Thousands of Children Cry
Twas a dark day. Yesterday started out like any typical Monday. The cat woke me up before 5 AM by scratching on everything in my bedroom. My five-year-old woke up an hour later and came downstairs. Wthout so much as a, "Good morning," she made her usual demand these days. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she... Continue Reading →
The NSA Dropped the Ball Again
It’s happened again. An unthinkable lapse in security has cost us our safety. But in order to fully comprehend the inherent dangers we have just survived, we need to understand exactly what it is we mean by these words. Google searches yielded the following definitions: noun: security; plural noun: securities 1. the state of being... Continue Reading →
Two Great Drives: How Super Bowl 2012 Embodied The American Experience
It was that time of year again. You didn’t want to be left out, so you broke out the chips, got a beer, and parked it in front of the TV. You’ve were told this was going to be the nature of competition at its best, but instead you were assailed by America’s free market... Continue Reading →
Romney ‘Poor Quote’ Is A Lesson For Us All
As easy as it is to express ourselves in this modern age of instant communication, it's just as easy to get burned. As we have seen in the past, there are constant reminders that if you're not extremely careful with how you communicate, not only are you likely to fail in getting your point across... Continue Reading →
Not Again—Hot Sauce Teacher In Hot Water
You might have read about the Hot Sauce Mom, who got into trouble last year for her unusual punishment of making her son hold hot sauce in his mouth for lying to her. It was kind of a modern "I'll wash your mouth out with soap" kind of thing. But although the soap-in-the-mouth threat (and... Continue Reading →
All The [NERD] Rage: Week of October 8 – 14, 2011
It's Friday! That means it's time for another episode of All The [NERD] Rage, a lightning-round style review of the top nerd stories of the week. These are stories the Muggles may have missed. It's time to catch up, so we'd better get started. iOS 5 Released Apple released the newest version of its... Continue Reading →
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