While You Watch TV, Your TV is Watching You

Your social media accounts are tracking you. Now The New York Timesrecently released an exposÉ on the data mining techniques of another form of technology—smart ...

Advertisers Goal 'Get Children for Life'

Theologian Michael Horton notes that is not the church that is forming the minds of our children; it is the advertisers of famous products. Horton writes: ...

There are 80,000 Options for a Starbucks Beverage

At your local Starbucks you have lots of options. You could start by ordering a Tall, Non-Fat Latte With Caramel Drizzle. Or a Grande, Iced, Sugar-Free, ...

Japanese Company Rents Instant Family and Friends

A Japanese business called "Family Romance" has actors for hire, ready and willing to be anything from your baby to your grandparent. "In an increasingly ...

Psychologist: Workers Are Less Productive with Christmas Music Playing

It's that time of year again—the "most wonderful time of the year"—when Christmas carols ring through shopping malls, department stores, and ...

Young Adults: Independence Tops Marriage and Family

A survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau asked young adults about the importance of various life transitions. Here's what the young adults said about ...

Nordstrom's Expensive 'Dirty Jeans' Gain Internet Infamy

A pair of Nordstrom jeans is leaving the Internet wondering if someone's playing a (literally) dirty joke.

Head to Nordstrom's website and you can find ...

Young Girl Uses Sleeping Mother's Thumbprint for Christmas Shopping Spree

Advances in mobile technology have drastically improved security on the smartphones most people carry these days. In fact, it seems that a majority of ...

We Like Workout Clothing More than Workouts

The size of the market for athleisure—a coinage officially adopted into Merriam-Webster's lexicon this April—grew five percent each year between ...

We All Want Just 10 Percent More Income

How much would it take for us to have enough money? Remarkably, studies show that most people, regardless of income, answer the question the same way: ...