How One Company Streamlines Complexity

Our lives are filled with gadgets we can't use (automatic sprinklers, GPS devices, fancy blenders), instructions we can't follow (labels on medicine ...

Bruce Springsteen Talks About His Father

In a 2012 interview with The New Yorker, rock legend Bruce Springsteen said that his broken relationship with his father lives on in his songs. For example, ...

Writer Can't Blame the Internet for His Problems

At 11:50 P.M. on April 30th, 2012 technology writer Paul Miller started his yearlong commitment to live without any contact with the internet. So he unplugged ...

The Feminine Mystique Asks, "Is This All?"

Editor's Note: Like this illustration, sometimes a good sermon illustration raises a challenging issue or question that the sermon must address.

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Scientist Claimed the Internet Would Be a Fad

In 1995, an American scientist named Clifford Stoll boldly predicted that the Internet would be just another passing fad. He wrote an article for Newsweek ...

Expert Describes the 'Competition for Our Attention'

In his book Present Shock, media expert Douglas Rushkoff argues that the competition for our attention is fierce. Rushkoff writes,

Back in the mid-1990s, ...

'Death Cafes' Provide Safe Place to Discuss Death

No one wants to talk about death at the dinner table, at a soccer game, or at a party, says Lizzy Miles, a social worker from Columbus, Ohio. But sometimes ...

Actress Megan Fox Feels Safe at Church

In a 2013 interview, a reporter reminded Megan Fox that famous actresses like herself and Marilyn Monroe often end their lives in self-destruction. Ms. ...

Expert Says Puzzles Help Us Feel in Control

The World Puzzle Championship takes place every year at locations around the globe. In 2023 the event was held in Valladolid, Spain and drew contestants ...

Company Offers Underground Disaster Shelters

Are you ready for the end of the world? If not, a company named Vivos can help you and your loved ones get prepared. The Vivos website says, "Whether ...