February 13, 2007

Did anyone watch The Simpsons the other night?

According to the National Review's blog, the plot of a recent Simpsons had a young woman who got pregnant out of wedlock, and the problem was solved without the "abortion" word being mentioned ay all as an option.  Can anyone confirm?

November 12, 2006

The Stormtrooper Effect

From Wikipedia, the Imperial Stormtrooper School of Marksmanship.  As a bonus, the Inverse Ninja Law.

TV

Livescience.com: Study shows correlation between lots of tv-watching, bullying in kids.

Solution: More video games and internet, clearly.  They'll learn more if they read The Ark and The Dove, though.

CNN.com: Moms and tv.  A "love-hate relationship."  Moms are grateful for the short-term peace and quiet a tv show can bring; they hate how it's a pipeline into the home for stuff that undermines their values.

"[W]hat I dislike most is how it's brought on this hipness level and sophistication in young kids that I'm not comfortable with. It's not just the violence. it's how children are treating each other in some kids' programs and how they talk to their parents like they're equals," one mom the reporter interviewed says.