Taco Bell's Tricky Language

Dan Jurafsky, a professor of linguistics at Stanford, revealed in a recent interview some interesting ways that Taco Bell uses language in their menus: ...

The New Social Technology: Loss of Solitude

Sherry Turkle, Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at M.I.T., has interviewed hundreds of people of all ages about their daily fixations ...

The Movie 'Frozen' on Sacrificial Love

The Disney film Frozen takes place in the Kingdom of Arendelle, where Princess Elsa has the power of freezing and creating ice and snow. The Princess' ...

Young Christian Trusts God with Same-Sex Attraction

Author and professor Wesley Hill recounts a time as a young adult when he was struggling with the loneliness of living with same-sex attractions. So he ...

Secular Therapist on the Dangers of Porn

Writing in The New York Times, marriage therapist Lori Gottlieb notes one of the many damaging effects of viewing pornography: it doesn't lead to ...

Batman's Loyal Friend and Servant, Alfred

Depending on your age, you may remember Batman the comic book, or Batman and Robin the TV show, or Batman & Robin, the 1997 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger ...

The Slow Path to Sexual Addiction

Mike Cosper writes in “The Stories We Tel”:

A few years ago I met with a church member who was struggling with sexual sin with his girlfriend, ...

Black-hole Resorts Designed to Help You Unplug

In an article titled "The Joy of Quiet," author Pico Iyer mentions a cliff-top room in Big Sur where people pay $2,285 a night partly for the ...

People Who Buy Athletic Apparel but Don't Exercise

An article in The Wall Street Journal asks, "Why work out when you can just buy the clothes and look like you did?" The article explores a growing ...

Cellphones: The Invisible Addiction

Baylor University released findings about college students' cell phone use. Their shocking finding? Using cell phones is more time consuming for modern ...