My flight from Boston to Los Angeles took just over six hours. Diagonally across from me, a young person spent the entire time - all six hours - playing this…

It's the fall of 1984. I'm thirteen years old. It's a Wednesday night, and I'm watching "Charles in Charge," a sitcom starring Scott Baio -  the actor I'd previously seen…

February 15, 2010. Earlier morning. I'm sitting at my desk in my classroom with my principal, Plato. It's our shared birthday. We're talking about celebrating together later that night with…

The lesson I teach my students every day is this: The greatest thing a person can possess in this world is choice. We work hard because we want to have…

Authorities in the Russian Republic of Chechnya have announced a ban on music that they consider too fast or slow. Minister of Culture Musa Dadayev announced the decision to limit all musical, vocal,…

In preparation for the summer, CNN published a list of "Hot dog ideas for your next cookout." The Texas Twist, garnished with cole slaw and barbeque sauce. The Nacho Dog,…

"Missing Matoaka" is an alternative audio track to Disney's "Pocahontas" designed to set the historical record straight. Matoaka—her real name—was not the heroine of some romantic adventure as portrayed in…

Data recently published by Bedrock Data Solutions in their excellent "8 Bits Make a Byte" newsletter: 47 seconds - average attention span at work 238 words per minute - average…

Theaters are getting more creative this summer in an effort to bring the masses back to the movie house. Re-releasing classic films, sponsoring minifilm festivals, and selling exclusive merchandise are…

In his newsletter, The Daily Coach, Mike Lombardi writes about the modest and humble roots of the Final Four coaches who competed in the recent NCAA tournament. Three of the…