My husband and I enjoy watching “The Biggest Loser.” On this show, players compete to lose the most weight and win a $250,000 prize at the end of the show. During the past few years, I’ve seen a mantra recited again and again by players from all walks …
Jenny (not her real name) is a 31-year-old nursing student in Grand Rapids, and she’s got bills to pay. So she posted an ad on her church bulletin board for a Christian roommate to share her house. Makes perfect sense, right? The next part doesn’t. Som …
Not too long ago I took my son, Joshua, Grand Maven of All Things Star Wars, to the Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando. As you probably know, many an artifact of popular culture has an enthusiastic following that sometimes comes together at huge conven …
In France, upwards of a million people, many of them young, are marching, striking and sometimes rioting — because the government’s raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. It’s a dramatic display of the entitlement mentality, which isn’t interested …
“Oh, you’re from America? We love Obama too! High five!” This is a variation of the common phrases I heard in Europe during my study abroad semester in the Netherlands. Once people found out I am American, all they wanted to do was talk about Obama and …
If you watched any NFL games this weekend, you surely noticed all the pink — the color of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While I was watching the Giants–Bears game Sunday evening I said in passing to my roommate Ben that I found all the pink a little …
There’s a saying in college sports: “The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.” Impatient fans don’t always remember that. The young quarterback has trouble picking up his receivers? “He can’t pass.” Smart fans, and coaches, know be …
I saw this one coming. The International House of Pancakes is suing The International House of Prayer — for infringement on an acronym. That’s right. From Relevant: In what is sure to be seen as the most brilliant PR move since the naming of the Rooty …
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