When Lenny Patel invented Merging Planet in the solitude of his Kansas City loft, he saw it as not just a game, but as a way of life that made more sense than the one he was living. The idea and its application were simple enough. Initially, the game was …
Mars One, the brainchild of entrepreneurs Bas Lansdrop and Arno Wielders, will pioneer a sustainable living alternative for humans on Mars and deliver a reality TV show in the process. Regardless of the outcome, the project will inspire a number of advancements in environmental and transportation areas. Lansdrop and Wielders will bring …
My mom, Cornelia (Connie) Maria Arnold, was a robust woman with salt and pepper hair and sage green eyes. She had tough freckled skin from spending most of her days working in the garden. When you walked toward her, she always had a sparkling smile on her face and would wave …
Human reason operates as an unmatched force in the world. Because of this evolutionary trait, we have dominated the planet, effectively building power structures of governmental proportion to preserve and pass on our genetic data. Our species thrives because we learn, improve, and then learn more. The online community represents …
THE OLD AND THE NEW Not long ago, the Republican Party stood largely for pragmatic military policy, stable economic measures, and sensible national and international diplomacy. Think of the impressive successes inspired by this political vision, such as when President Reagan pulled the country out of a recession and ended the Cold War. Unfortunately, …
Fox News has a lot to answer for after a high-speed chase in Phoenix, Arizona ended tragically on Friday, September 28th when the suspect drove off the road, fled into the desert and committed suicide, shooting himself to death. KSAZ, a Fox-affiliated TV station in Phoenix, had been covering the episode …
Media Matters for America is a non-profit organization that monitors conservative media. Specifically, they claim they offer “progressive research and information” and are “dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media” (Smith, “Media”). The organization focuses primarily on domestic issues but incorporates political foreign matters …
At what point does a corrected “mistake” by a respected news source spin a story in another direction? The New York Times has come under fire for “scrubbing” an online article that contained negative criticism of presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s reaction to the anger and violence in Egypt over an …
A Libyan protest that resulted in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghaz, the killing of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, and the death of three other Americans was reportedly spurred by an anti-Muslim video made by an anonymous filmmaker. One segment of the film Innocence of Muslims makes a …
Napoleon once said, “Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” Thank goodness Comedy Central has been making big decisions easier (and therefore less precious) for young Americans trying to decide how to approach this election season. For instance, more adults between the ages of 18-34 …