Filed under: Playground bureau A new baby is pretty exciting for mom and dad, but big siblings may have mixed feelings about their family's new addition. Make them feel special with a big brother or big sister gift. -- MomFinds Got a little boy obsessed with that body part that all little boy's beco...

Filed under: Teens & tweens, Weird but true Some are calling it "Big Brother Junior" or "Lord of the Flies 2009." But no matter what you call it, almost everyone is in agreement that UK reality show Boys and Girls Alone amounts to one thing: The exploitation of kids for ratings. Producers put ki...

Filed under: Spy Photos, Tech, Porsche There's no hiding these days from Big Brother. The nutcases in the tin-foil hats would tell you there never was, but now even automakers have to watch out. Development teams out testing prototypes on public roads used to have to watch out for professional spy p...

Links of interest for October 22nd 2008 through October 23rd 2008: Playing Columbine: An Interview with Game Designer and Filmmaker Danny Ledonne (Part One) [Confessions of an Aca/Fan] - A fascinating interview with the man behind the very controversial ’serious game’ Super Columbine Mas...

First, a disgression. I know it’s been a long time since I posted something substantial here. This is because of my busy life, and in part… because of the success of the forum. You see, I come here with the best intention of writing something, and then I have to face with something like ...

Filed under: OpEd, Video, Big Brother (US) It's always hard to get into a new season of Big Brother . While this season is no exception, I have to say that even now I'm finding it more to my liking than last season's sexual attempt flop. It's actually a good thing these hamsters don't have previous ...

No stranger to going "down under," Pamela Anderson joins the cast of Big Brother Australia for a special guest appearance. The gist of the episode (named "Pamela Anderson's Tricks of the Trade") will have the recent birthday girl "teaching the housemates a few things." Ooh, finally she's going to re...

Why haven't (or to what extent have) prisons embraced video technology? From time to time I hear about prison violence, and it disturbs me. Seems to me that prison fucks people up a lot more than it helps them, and that can't be much good for society. But I'm surprised that cctv cameras haven't revo...

Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US), Episode Reviews (S09E32) "Team Christ has passed away and cannot be resurrected." - Ryan It's down to the final four in that Big Brother 9 house of misguided malcontents. What kind of wacky shenanigans will they pull this week? I can't believe I actually said "wa...

Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US), Episode Reviews (S09E30) "I kept getting turned down for acting jobs. Then I realized God wanted me to go on TV and be me." - Natalie Well, I don't know about that. The more I watch Natalie on Big Brother 9 , the more I'm sure that Paula Abdul, Lucille Ball, and ...