Danny Gallagher
Amazon Goes for Big Laughs — How You Can Help Launch Its New Sitcoms
The web has opened a new portal for original shows and movies, particularly on sites such as Hulu, Yahoo and Netflix.
Now Amazon has joined the race by putting together ideas for shows of its own.
How Many Hours Does It Take a McDonald’s Worker to Afford a Big Mac? — Dollars and Sense
Economics can complicate the world’s most enlightened mind. They often involve complex equations with more numerals and variables than the theory of relativity.
However, one study has found a rather novel way of measuring and comparing the rise and fall of wages and it involves McDonald’s most famous sandwich.
You Could Be Throwing Money Down the Drain If You Use Online Dating Sites
Sites like Match.com and eHarmony make big promises of finding a lifetime of love with your soulmate without having to leave your door or even put on pants.
A new study, however, found that may be the only advantage to trying to find the right guy or gal compared to the old-fashioned way.
Tennessee Bans Students from Holding Hands in School — Claims It’s a ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’
Despite some studies that have shown the ineffectiveness of abstinence-only education for teenagers, several states and even the federal government have doubled down their stance on the controversial sex-ed program.
Tennessee has taken the idea one step further.
Woman Who Lost Lottery Ticket May Still Get $1 Million
It takes a lot of luck to pick the winning numbers in a million dollar lottery. It takes a lot more to lose the winning ticket and still be able to claim the cash.
Reports: Spammers Flooded Cell Phones with a Staggering 4.5 Billion Texts in 2011
There are few things more frustrating than learning that some spammer has wasted a few megabytes of your data plan with advertisements for male enhancement pills or cash for gold schemes.
Study Reveals Lots of Parents Use Facebook to Spy on Their Kids
Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter may have eroded levels of privacy by giving people a place to post every facet of their lives and the people around them. However, it’s also given parents a way of doing some sneaky snooping into their children’s lives.
Little League Baseball Comes with Some Not-So-Little Costs — Dollars and Sense
Playing Little League baseball might be as American as hot dogs and apple pie, but it’s way more expensive.
A new report proves it.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Fenway Park
Few stadiums or ballparks are treated with as much reverence and respect as the Boston Red Sox’s Fenway Park. It’s more than just because it’s the oldest park in Major League Baseball’s storied history.
Oregon Man Protests Airport Security By Conducting His Own Strip Search
Recent changes to the Transportation Security Administration’s screening guidelines for airport security checkpoints have been raising a lot of eyebrows. One man’s attempt to express his displeasure at these measures also raised some eyebrows for all the wrong reasons.