Posted by Unknown | 5:05 PM

As I said in my first post in this series on ‘ The Power of Literature ’ that I grew up in a working class home where there were few books. ...

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Posted by Unknown | 6:55 AM

Once upon a time, before the dawn of our alleged full-fledged digital age, computers were simpler creatures. Sure, they required roughly 247...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:15 PM

Because I received so much Pete-and-Pete DVD-related nostalgia feedback, I thought I would do some of the heavy lifting for you and share wi...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:09 AM

If there's one thing we know, it's that nothing entices a child like mysterious scientific compounds. If it's been whipped up in...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:18 AM

How did people ever find true love before the handy advent of at-home internet dating? Lonely hearts once were forced to brave the cold wide...

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Posted by Unknown | 5:20 PM

We don't usually do this sort of thing over here, but out of love for Miss Gidget's blog, I'm willing to make an exception. With...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:11 AM

In the 90s, democracy was a dying enterprise. Voter turnout had sunk to new lows, and Americans seemed generally apathetic and disinterested...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:15 PM

Today is a sad day for any of you 90s kids who grew up watching the Golden Girls. Bea Arthur died today at the age of 86. Though she did a g...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:25 AM

Ah, 90s Swedish pop. Nothing says grunge backlash like rave-soundtrack European techno. Turn on one of their many hits and you can actually ...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:50 AM

Without the helpful input of highly compensated celebrity endorses, how would we ever know what to like? Certainly we as consumers can't...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:47 AM

This is my second post on the 'Power of Literature'. In my last post ( here ) I argued that literature can teach many things - how ...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:54 AM

Drug Public Service Announcements: love 'em or hate 'em, they're here to stay. Drug-centric PSAs skyrocketed to popularity in...

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