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  • Wikipedia, as we're sure you know, has become the encyclopedia of the Internet, with tons of information compiled by people who, for the most part,…

  • A few chocolate snobs in our office turn their noses up at Hershey bars, but — at the risk of sounding like a pitch man — there's still something…

  • It's almost not news anymore that newspapers' revenues are plummeting, they're cutting staffs of talented journalists, and the news — locally,…

  • This news item may very well end up in the "Too good to be true" bin, but it has a magic-bullet allure for alleviating global warming. . ….

  • If you haven't already, it may be time to start some long-term planning on lifestyle changes to accommodate the continuing escalation of gas prices…

  • Verizon has a new TV ad for the LG Dare phone that has set off a storm of complaints from animal rights groups, including the Humane Society of the…

  • Among the many things Los Angeles is known for, keeping trim might be at the top of the list. You can even see it in the city's recent politics….

  • As if gas prices weren't enough to discourage us from getting behind the wheel. The AP gives us reasons to watch out for who might be driving that…

  • It's hard not to take a pot shot at cafeteria food, but the folks cooking up meals for the Chandler Unified School District in Chandler, Ariz.,…

  • Has the "Mad Men" TV show made drinking at the office hip again? Ad Age has a feature out today that says in-house bars at advertising agencies — …