Eric Scheske

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Nooooo!

The Washington Times reports this morning that a new study finds that "women are more likely to suffer financially than men when marriages or cohabitational relationships fail." Link [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050528-113355-4933r.htm]. Excerpt: > The financial loss is significant for both groups of men: Married

Give 'Em Wi-Fi, and the Talk Will Die

Pro-computer (and self-described) geeks like Steven Johnson say that the Internet is helping our social skills. In Everything Bad is Good for You, he dismisses the conventional fear that the Internet "would come at a terrible social cost, by confining us in front of barren computer monitors, away from

The Next Wave of Sexual License Cometh

Perhaps our only hope is that South Park gets ahold of this trend and beats it to a comical death. > Richard Hooper, deputy chairman of Ofcom (the UK's TV and radio regulating body), has indicated that the long-anticipated new broadcasting code makes no definite provisions against the

New Addicts

The Washington Times has an interesting piece about videogame addiction. Link [http://www.washtimes.com/culture/20050526-111739-7334r.htm]. Excerpts: > A neglected baby cries alone. Crazed by lack of sleep, a young boy threatens suicide. A marriage crumbles over a lone obsession. > Yet another grim tale of 21st-century social

Can't Afford a Private School?

Gary North at Lew Rockwell continues his intelligent broadsides against the public school system. In this excerpt, he responds frankly to a woman who says parents can't afford private schools: > I see. Because they have monthly car payments for cars they bought new, plus mortgage payments, plus

Prom Fever

When real religious rituals lose their force, pseudo-rituals will rise to take their place: > Inviting a date to the prom has never been easy. The sweaty palms, the stomach knotted by fear and anxiety. The nervous questions, muttered sotto voce, followed by equally breathless answers. > But that was

Babymoons. Yuck.

Feel like getting nauseous? Check out this story about "Babymoons." A babymoon is when new parents take their babies on a fancy trip. Link [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/050530/30diversions.htm]. Excerpts: > The travel industry is paying attention. The luxury market in particular is