“We’ll Take a 2-Game Suspension”

A professional athlete in his prime (and whether he likes it or not, a role model for millions of fans) slugs his fiancée with his fist and knocks her out cold in an elevator, then nonchalantly drags her out of the elevator. All of this is caught on video surveillance...

Pop Culture on Steroids

I don’t have any tattoos, but it seems to me the entire rest of the world is inked up pretty well. It’s not just the old sailors or motorcycle club dudes getting tattooed, now it’s young people, (many from Catholic and/or private schools) rock musicians, (their badge...

Electronic Friendships – Really?

So does anyone really have 4000 friends? And I mean friends who would give you a ride or invite you to lunch – maybe even help you out financially if you were in a tight spot? I guess it’s a way to express ourselves socially – and do it in a way that we might not do...