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Murphy’s Law – A world without Twinkies

With Hostess' bankruptcy and employee strikes, things look bleak for Twinkies and their other delicious snack cakes. Joel Murphy looks at the cultural impact of Twinkies and shares his thoughts on the company's possible demise in this week's column.

Murphy’s Law – Why can’t we be friends?

Our long national nightmare is over. After a barrage of attack ads and posturing on both sides of the aisle, the Presidential election is finally behind us. Today, Joel Murphy calls for us all to come together as a nation and ... add each other back on Facebook.

Murphy’s Law – Five suggestions for Star Wars VII

Part of the fun of the Disney-Lucasfilms Ltd. merger is that it's giving everyone a chance to fantasize about what they would do with Star Wars: Episode VII. Today, Joel Murphy weighs in with five things he would do to make the next film a truly memorable one. …

Murphy’s Law – The Lance Armstrong lesson

Lance Armstrong's very public fall from grace can teach us all something about hero worship, sports and life in general. Probably. At least, it seems like there should be a lesson there, right? Joel Murphy looks at the whole Lance Armstrong debacle and looks for the lesson in …