While the wave has subsided for now, there used to be a lot of crap thrown around that teens listening to metal caused suicide. Well here is a study that claims listening to country music actually increases the suicide rate.
This article assesses the link between country music and metropolitan suicide rates. Country […]

Parenting has come up in the NYRA forums, as it inevitably will.
Backstory:
Someone questioned whether its an acceptable parental tactic to publically humiliate one’s daughter by forcing her to stand on the side of the road holding a cardboard sign that reads, “I don’t do my homework and I act up in school, so […]

I just came across an excellent deal to get some cheap airfare. AirTran and Wendy’s have teamed up to offer free AirTran tickets with the purchase of Wendy’s drinks. From USA Today:
Would you like a free airline ticket with your Wendy’s combo meal? Just a few credits short of a free ticket on […]

I spent my day in the halls of power listening to and sharing cheese cubes with those who have run for President and those who aspire to. I heard friends, family, colleages and admirers of the late Robert Kennedy mark what would have been his 80th birthday with a day of events on Capitol […]

CONCLUSION
This case was getting annoying. After going in circles with questioning and the alleged yet unfounded reports of the involvement of a giant dancing banana, authorities were getting nowhere.
Further autopsy investigations revealed that Alex’s neck had been jerked back at some point, and there was no damage to the back of his head. Odd.
And the […]