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Positive Cynicism – How to exploit your child for fame and profit

Aaron R. Davis What a difference a day without the Internet makes. I was blissfully offline the other day when most of America came to a grinding halt in order to scratch their collective heads and watch an empty balloon float away while the Heene family pretended their …

From the Vault – Getting to Know … International Talk Like a Pirate Day

While the calender is already overflowing with pointless holidays created by Hallmark in an effort to sell more greeting cards (Arbor Day? Secretary’s Day?), there is one obscure annual holiday that is actually worth celebrating – International Talk Like A Pirate Day. As the name implies, September 19th …

Getting to Know … International Talk Like a Pirate Day

International Talk Like A Pirate Day is perhaps the only holiday that began as a sport's injury. On June 6, 1995, John Baur and Mark Summers were playing racquetball together when one of them strained a muscle and let out an "Arrr." They had no idea this one …