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Alrighty cats and kittens. You’ve probably seen Microsoft’s Kinect, the latest entry in motion-controlled gaming and “Wii killer”. Instead of taking the obvious route and creating an actual, physical controller, Microsoft have gotten their innovation hats on and made the player the controller. The Nintendo Wii is notorious for taking the social gaming market by [...]

A review of the new memoir by Hephzibah Anderson, out June 26.

In South Africa and England, American grit was on full display as our country etched two historic performances into the annals of US sports history. Who says our country has lost its edge?

If a 25-year-old gets cancer it’s most likely to be melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. It’s time to step away from the tanning bed.

From college to Capitol Hill, the World Wide Web provides everyone a mental edge.

Many have argued that marriage is no longer necessary. However, that argument ignores those of us who rely on the legal rights that come with it.

Those who ardently dislike soccer need to understand. It’s not the beautiful game that sucks, it’s you.

A female athlete can like the color pink and still feel limited by the choke-hold pink has on the sporting goods industry… or is it the other way around?

I host a weekly podcast called Thinking About Everything. On the most recent episode we were thinking about everything related to The World Cup.

BP’s spill could just as easily have been the Shell disaster, or Chevron’s **** up or even another Exxon oopsy-daisy.

How did an unemployed army vet win a primary election in South Carolina, especially when they guy didn’t even run a campaign for office?

With the US in contention after tying England last week, the stakes couldn’t be higher as we approach game two.

California is on the precipice of legalizing marijuana: what happens after that, no one quite knows.

“The Real Housewives of New Jersey” may not be the reason children (and adults) find it OK to treat each other like dirt, but the show certainly isn’t helping.

It would have been much harder for Joran van der Sloot to allegedly kill an innocent girl if she, spurred on by alcohol, had never given him the chance.

Orthography opponents are saying ‘enuf’ is enough. Could the call to change our wording ways only spell trouble?

When school is over, children who had subsidized lunches don’t have to lose their access to nutritional meals. Learn how to help.

Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper might be the future of the Washington Nationals but at present are untested prospects with a long way to go. Before we crown them kings of baseball, let’s see how they each handle some big-league criticism.

“Funemployment” can be fun, to be sure. But it also comes with responsibility and obligation — just like everything else in life.

No, seriously. Who can do that? Morally and ethically. Even the Candyman can’t sweeten the irresponsible business practices of BP.

On Christopher Hitchens, James Joyce and getting drunk.