I've got to say it: The MTV Movie Awards is a really, really fun show. This is not your run-of-the-mill, stuffy awards presentations, golf-clapping for winners kind of deal. It's interesting, spontaneous and there's a lot screaming.
Stories like this one make me shake my head when people say things like, “Well, my parents did it and it was good enough for me!” This is usually in regards to watching television or “crying it out” or even spanking. The same thing was said about parents who let kids sleep on their stomach before we knew about SIDS, or parents who let their kids go to bed with a bottle before we learned about tooth decay.
It seems like American Dad has been faltering in recent seasons, leaving The Cleveland Show to take the title of "Best Seth MacFarlane Show." But this was resoundingly not the case last night, with a mystery-based episode that was nothing but weak sauce. As if aware of this fact, FOX shunted the episode to the final slot of the night, putting a re-run in the show's usual time slot.
As my taxi rounded the corner in Tokyo’s Ginza district, the crowd shifted. Suddenly there were more kimonos present than seen all day. The answer why lay close. It was midday and nearly time for the matinee performance at Japan’s National Kabuki Theater.
As if spiders weren't scary enough, I have just found out that some of them are large enough to ensnare and feed on bats. Folks, this is the stuff nightmares are made of – at least my nightmares. A scientific paper in PLOS ONE reports that more than 50 incidences of bat predation by spiders have been recorded on every continent except Antarctica. Sometimes the bats got tangled up in the webs and died of reasons like starvation and exhaustion.
Most parents know that we need to monitor our children when they're on computers. If you don't also monitor your child's cellphone, you may want to start. Traditional social media apps aren't your only concern. Smartphone apps are making it easier than ever for your child to connect with complete strangers. One that you'll want to keep an eye out for is Snapchat. The app is a predator's dream and a parent's worst nightmare.
Netflix Streaming keeps telling me that I would love Dilbert the Animated Series, so I finally gave it a try. This show was only on the air for two seasons from early 1999 to late 2000. I remember it as being a show that I was interested in watching, but not enough to actually track down when it was on and watch it.
I often ask self-publishers who they think would like their book. Some people have a very clear idea of who would probably pick up their book, but a lot of authors I talk to haven't really thought about it. And their answer is something along the lines of, "Everyone."
Everyone in the world is not your target market. Everyone in the United States is not your target market.
Tis the season for frogs! The warmer, wet weather brings them out in droves to mate and populate streams, rivers, and ponds with little tadpoles. Not all frogs are created equal. With more than 5,000 known species of frogs, there are bound to be some oddballs. In honor of National Frog Month, here are a few of the weirdest frogs in the world.
One of the biggest events in the news these days and perhaps one of the biggest historical occurrences of this decade, the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is finally having its day in the Supreme Court. The title of this act is dubious at best, for it does little to defend marriage as a whole and really only exists in order to “defend” the antiquated view of marriage as it has been perceived during our country’s primarily Christian-driven history. As of Wednesday, March 27, 2013, DOMA is being put to the vote.
