Alter: How Superficial Has Our Culture Become? – Newsweek Between the Lines – MSNBC.com
That title is written by a Newsweek staffer, but it’s something I ponder over often. The man featured in this piece has pioneered new farming techniques that have lead to saving a billion people. In other words, this man is responsible for saving the lives of about 1 in every 7 people. And we’ve never heard of him, because pop culture picks our heroes for us nowadays…
Look at how fat we are, and how fast we got that way!
Fit Nation: The Obesity Fight – Special Reports from CNN.com
FBIs Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threats
The government employs tactics no more advanced than that of the common digital criminal. I’m in no way surprised.
Hummer owner gets angry message – Washington Post – MSNBC.com
While the violent act of sabotage wasn’t necessary, this may be the only viable m.o. for getting these pieces of trash off the street.
Advertising Age – MediaWorks – Dow Jones Tentatively Agrees to Be Acquired by News Corp.
There goes the neighborhood…