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Why are daily ’soaps,’ medical shows, legal dramas so popular?
Ever thought about why the daily “soaps” on daytime television, medical shows, legal dramas, and other such well-worn forms remain so popular on television? It’s my belief that we all have a streak of the voyeur in us. We really want to take a peek behind the window blinds of other people’s lives — and the soaps, melodramas like medical shows and courtroom dramas, and even some of the so-called “reality” shows on television, give us socially acceptable ways of taking those peeks into other people’s lives.Read more on Why are daily ’soaps,’ medical shows, legal dramas so popular?…
El Nino effects on weather downright confusing to me
I don’t know about you, but the weather effects of what’s come to be known as “El Nino” are downright confusing to me. I just read that the current El Nino — blamed by many for the snowfall and serious winter throughout much of the U.S. this year — will probably continue through spring. That’s sort of good news and bad news, as far as I could tell — depending on where you live.Read more on El Nino effects on weather downright confusing to me…
Earthquakes abound; Tibow does ‘6.66′ — are we near The End??
Earthquakes appear to be on the rise, or at least our awareness of them is rising. Not only did the big one hit Haiti in January, there was a true Monster Quake that rocked Chile yesterday.Read more on Earthquakes abound; Tibow does ‘6.66′ — are we near The End??…