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Most teens still do their drinking when adults aren't around. But many parents have concluded that teen drinking is inevitable, and given the options, they prefer to have their kids drink at home under adult supervision rather than in a park or parking lot. Some parents even play host to "tent" parties, at which they confiscate car keys and provide a place for kids to spend the night. Public opinion, however, seems to be against that approach, and state and local governments are beginning to enact laws designed to stem underage drinking by targeting adults. Adults face six months...
...recently discovered an unexpected ally in my mercury mania: Christian conservatives. It seems that segments of the evangelical community are starting to view environmentalism--or, as they prefer to call it, "creation care"--as part of their biblical mandate. But getting the ground troops mobilized behind a cause long scorned as touchy-feely nonsense requires a bit of creativity. (Witness the flop of the 2002 "What would Jesus drive?" campaign.) Thus some religious leaders are linking pollution to the hot-button issue of unborn tots, who, after all, tend to be the most vulnerable to environmental toxins...
Maybe the PTC should create its own TV network to compete with the ones it is trying to change. That way it could accomplish what it wants to do without trying to force puritanical standards down the throats of people who prefer to control their own lives. If the PTC's suspicions about indecency are justified, the group will find a lucrative niche market that will pressure other networks to emulate it to stay competitive...
True, little new ground is covered in Guero—but since when has “new” categorically meant “better”? As long as there exist listeners who prefer sea glass to plate glass, urban decay to suburban sprawl, and redux to deluxe, Beck will maintain a corps of loyal fans. “My shivering voice is singing through a crack in the window, I’d better go it alone,” Beck murmurs. No need, Beck. We’re still here...
...Find A Husband After 35 Using What I Learned at Harvard Business School. In an Amazon.com customer review of the book, Bruce from Australia writes, “If you want to attract the right guy, read on...Contrary to the PC Brigade’s PR campaign, guys prefer slim, healthy women.” Are these the men from whom 35-plus women have to choose? Maybe we should find husbands now—you know, while we’re thin...