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"The Taking of Pelham 123" is your run of the mill action-packed, summer blockbuster. There are bullets, body counts, witty one-liners and, most significantly, a cat and a mouse. The cat is a bad guy played by John Travolta. He hijacks a NYC subway. The mouse is a good guy played by Denzel Washington. He is a civil service employee in the wrong place at the wrong time. Read More

Ok, so a recent Gallup poll says that over 90 per cent of people disapprove of marital non-monogamy. That makes sense: none of us like the idea of someone we love flirting with someone else much less having sex with them. It hurts to even think about it. Read More

Whatever ceremonies the rest of us dodge for our own flesh and blood, whatever memorial prayers we never learn to say and whatever bouquets we do not buy, whatever epitaphs we do not write -- these grieving fans do. You see them weeping on TV. They are not faking it, not all of them.  Read More

During this time of economic and corporate turbulence, many employees are experiencing significant anxiety and uncertainty. Organizations and those in leadership positions can do a lot to help their employees better navigate the murky and shifting environment. Read More

As an entertainer, Michael Jackson was obviously second to none. His spellbinding "pop" artistry was mesmerizing to virtually everyone who watched him perform. And in the few days since his passing, the tributes made to his creative musical gifts have drawn an extraordinary amount of attention. Still, in the past two decades as much probably has been said about Michael's psychological quirkiness (if not downright pathology) as about his prodigious talent. . . . Read More

Was Michael Jackson's death from coronary arrest the result of his lifestyle or from a broken heart? Read More

 With Skype, now everyone effectively lives in L.A., even if their mailing address is in North Dakota, Trinidad or Kabul.

With Skype technology, the world of televised communications tilted just slightly on its axis.

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Senator John Enseign and Governor Mark Sanford have joined the ranks of sexually straying political husbands...a pretty crowded category. Both men have been caught with their pants down, even as they have pontificated about sexual morality to the rest of us. Read More

Eye candy is, by definition, good-looking people: Sweet to stare at, they tempt us with their addictive visuals. But the term has another meaning, especially when we remember that our brain's primary fuel is sugar. Eye candy is also a special kind of mutual gaze -- one that is dense with energy, sends our pleasure chemicals surging, and looks absolutely delicious. And it's good for you. Read More