All those hundreds of TV channels may lead you that there's a true diversity and variety in today's television ... but you'd be wrong. A handful of large companies control what you see, hear, and read every day.Let's tak...

I've always been bad at that game where you look at clouds and see shapes in them. I said this to a friend a few weeks ago on a day with perfect blue skies and lots of fluffy clouds to scrutinize. Me: "Cotton candy...

Technology has always played a big role in fighting terrorism. Some inventions are truly useful and will undoubtedly save lives, whereas others are so bizarre that one wonders how in the world they got...

// This is the story of birth, life, and death ... told with (unusual) beds!Cribs and CradlesMake sure your baby gets the right start with this $15,000 carriage crib!... or if that's too rich for you, how about these rou...

Unfortunately, I've never witnessed a ticker-tape parade. I imagine a lot of us haven't; it doesn't appear that they are very common outside of New York City. I know they're around, of course, but NYC is definitely wha...

As promised, here's the follow-up story to my board games article from last week, when we discussed Monopoly, Clue, Life and Scrabble. I guess I'm feeling nostalgic today, because I feel like writing about the oldies-bu...

Ah, Internet Cafes ... it used to be just a place where you can browse the Internet and grab a cup of coffee, but competition being what it is, some Internet cafes are offering something a little more than a cup of joe:....

Do you see the sign in the upper right-hand corner? Photo: lonecellotheory [Flickr]My brother sent me this little gem, which apparently has been making its round on the web for the past few months:BARACK OBAMA:...

I love me a good game night. Monopoly gets pretty cut-throat when we're at my in-laws – cheating bankers, people hiding money, my brother-in-law yelling at people about the free market. It's a blast, actually. But I...

If the word "opera" brings an image of a fat lady singing and sends you running away, you're missing out. Many operas are so famous that they've entered into pop culture. In fact, you probably already know more about ope...