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“The Age of Speed”

Vince Poscente, one of the greatest public speakers in the world, offers a quick read called "The Age of Speed: Learning to Thrive in a More-Faster-Now World." The book asks a very basic question -- is faste...
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What the…?

We're unveiling distinct, new pages for each for each of our sections, a new home page and a redesigned individual article page as well as over 100 tweaks and fixes.
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“Spook Country”

It would appear that the man who gave us culturally ubiquitous terms "Cyberspace" and "The Matrix" (both from his landscape-shattering breakout novel "Neuromancer") has been blown ...
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“Dirty Sexy Money” pays off

"Dirty Sexy Money" has the same irresistible allure as the Darling family around which it revolves. Hands down one of the most intriguing, snappy and entertaining new shows this fall, "Dirty Sexy Money" grabs t...
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Spooktacular stemware by Lolita

This is the 1990s-era Beenie Baby of drink ware. Lolita's designs are carefully crafted and painted drinking glasses that double as chic collector's items. These crafty and whimsical glasses start at $24 (th...
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“Shots” too big for its britches

"Big Shots" is a show written by men, for men and about men. Only problem is, the audience for the post-"Grey's Anatomy" timeslot that "Big Shots" occupies is predominantly women. And women probably aren't g...
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“Grey’s” bounces back

The season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy" marked a refreshing return to form for the medical drama. After a third season that went from so-so to abysmal in the later episodes, creator Shonda Rhimes obviously took...
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Grammer, Heaton come back to Primetime

Some might call "Back to You" an "old-fashioned" sitcom — meaning it relies on a laugh track, is not filmed as if it were a documentary and features Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton, veterans of three of th...
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Workplace humor in “The Office”

In the inaugural episode of its fourth season, "The Office" manages to address nipple chafing, bat birth control and a Race for the Cure benefit run to increase awareness of rabies (which, incidentally, already...
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“Desperate” homecoming

"Desperate Housewives" has always based itself around secrets and lies, and the Season Four premiere is no different, with each of the four leading ladies keeping up some sort of facade — and that's not even ...
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If he did it

Reading O.J. Simpson's ghostwritten pot-boiler If I Did It is a little like coming home from school to see both of your parents drunk, practicing bondage in your living room. You might be horrified, and you kno...