Cultural News
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?…
Oh, wow, reminders of my childhood joy — yo-yos!
I know, I know. “Reading the papers” is what this site’s all about, really. But once in awhile I allow myself to see a bit of television news. Okay, I watch television news everyday.Read more on Oh, wow, reminders of my childhood joy — yo-yos!…
Just how good, really, are all those gps navigation systems?
I got a chuckle out of a local news story last week about our city’s newly relocated airport. It has to do with the question posed in the title of this post: Just how good, really, are all those gps navigation systems and map aids many folks (not ME!) use when they’re driving or even hiking?Read more on Just how good, really, are all those gps navigation systems?…