It's generally my belief and those of others in this field of cultural studies that popular culture has a big read more

It's generally my belief and those of others in this field of cultural studies that popular culture has a big effect on the people who consume it.

Virtue is its own reward, but then so is sin!

Virtue is its own reward, but then so is sin!

Certainly energy continues to do well, but technology has also attracted increasing amounts of funds, and we're seeing growth stocks read more

Certainly energy continues to do well, but technology has also attracted increasing amounts of funds, and we're seeing growth stocks start to perform better than they have for some time.

Others, like many of us, like "the good Germans" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights read more

Others, like many of us, like "the good Germans" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights catastrophe against, in turn, another 'despised' minority: the Palestinian people. Their resistance to brutal ethnic cleansing is, ironically, labeled "anti-Semitic."

I'm just happy she's been able to have the kind of year, and her team has had the kind of read more

I'm just happy she's been able to have the kind of year, and her team has had the kind of year they've had. Tina desperately wants to win. She loves winning more than anything else. For her team to be No. 1 in the country and to be named the player of the year in the country, it's deserved on all fronts. She's a great kid and, I think, the best player.

The study validates what parents know intuitively: Well, duh, yes, there is more sex on TV. We need to give read more

The study validates what parents know intuitively: Well, duh, yes, there is more sex on TV. We need to give parents better tools. With 200 channels, I feel out of control.

Steve eats, sleeps, breathes the facts of the case. I was just glad to see him back in the courtroom.

Steve eats, sleeps, breathes the facts of the case. I was just glad to see him back in the courtroom.

It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing read more

It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy.

I think it's more of a question of timing. The timing of his development, combined with the development of our read more

I think it's more of a question of timing. The timing of his development, combined with the development of our team, didn't align.