Author: Carl Franzen

We Were Wrong: 'Avatar' Looks Like a Winner

Courtesy 20th Century Fox

Despite our naysaying, Cameron's half-billion-dollar epic wins critical applause and eager audiences

By Carl Franzen

Nov 3, 2009

Lightning Rod

Muhammad in the Movies

A Hollywood producer wants to dramatize Islam's founding without showing the prophet

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 2, 2009

Why China Isn't Buying the iPhone

Bloggers analyze the lackluster first-round sales of Apple's seminal smart phone in China

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 2, 2009

Spatwatch

Biden vs. Palin

Two of today's most outspoken politicians spar over drilling

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 2, 2009

Cyber Security Panorama: How the U.S. Should Fight Cyber Attacks

Lieberman's calls for a "cyber czar" have bloggers debating the best way to defend the nation's data

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 2, 2009

Good Question!

Why Print Letters To The Editor?

Save space, money and sanity by keeping "uninformed angry rants" online

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 30, 2009

The Case Against Halloween

Oh, the traffic, the parents, the hangover, the costumes...

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 30, 2009

Is Facebook's Fight Against Spam Futile?

Facebook congratulates itself on suing a big time spammer, but bloggers say it's a small victory

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 29, 2009

Game Over for Nintendo?

A sharp decline in Wii sales have investors very worried, but bloggers say all is not lost

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 29, 2009

5 Predictions for the Future of Music

When it comes to how we access audio, bloggers say "The Times They Are a-Changin'"

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 28, 2009

Why Android Won't Kill the iPhone, Just Everything Else

Bloggers agree that Google's Android 2.0 smart phone operating system is very good, but not iPhone good

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 28, 2009

Cliché Watch

America Is in Decline!

Sound the alarm! America is falling, again.

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 27, 2009

7 Things That Are Killing CNN

As CNN's primetime ratings plummet, commentators speculate on who or what deserves the most blame

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 27, 2009

3 Alternatives to NASA's New Rocket

Bloggers agree with a committee's findings that NASA's new rocket is too costly and time-consuming to replace the shuttle

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 23, 2009

Lightning Rod

ESPN's Steve Phillips, Serial Philanderer

Not the first time sex has ruined the NY Mets' former manager, or ESPN

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 23, 2009

Why Is John McCain Trying to Unplug Net Neutrality?

The self-declared "illiterate" computer user wants to stop the government from imposing net neutrality laws

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 23, 2009

Good Question!

Why Is Dick Cheney Helping Obama?

Cheney's critique of Obama's Afghan policy may be self-defeating

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 22, 2009

7 Strangest Things Said About Windows 7

Amid the hubbub on Windows 7 launch day, a few bloggers offer especially zany takes

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 22, 2009

Winners in the Microsoft-Google Search Engine Wars

Bloggers speculate who has the advantage in showing real-time search results

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 21, 2009

How Dangerous Was Tarek Mehanna, Homegrown Terror Suspect?

Tarek Mehanna's arrest is welcomed by commentators, but they also doubt his ability to cause harm

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 21, 2009

First Reviews of Barnes & Noble's 'Nook'

Tech bloggers evaluate Barnes & Nobles first foray into the increasingly crowded e-reader market

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 20, 2009

Lightning Rod

Washington Post Editor Back on the Hot Seat

Did Marcus Brauchli lie about the "salon dinner scandal"?

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 20, 2009

Apple Profits Skyrocket, But for How Long?

Record sales propel Apple to its highest earnings yet, but some bloggers see trouble ahead

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 20, 2009

Good Question!

Is Obama Too Perfect?

Richard Cohen is awed by the president's impeccable poise

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 19, 2009

Spatwatch

Verizon Takes Aim at Apple iPhone with Droid Ads

Powered by Google, Verizon aims to hit Apple where it hurts--right in the iPhone market

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 19, 2009

Good Question!

Is Modern Man a Wimp?

A new book says today's world-record holding men don't stack up to their ancient ancestors in the slightest

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 19, 2009

Impending FCC Rules Spark Net-Neutrality Wars

Upcoming FCC rules set to regulate internet data pit big telecom against Silicon Valley, and blogger against blogger

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 19, 2009

Decoding the Suicide Attacks on the Iranian Guard

Bloggers discuss the implications of Sunday's devastating terrorist attack on the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 17, 2009

5 Meanings of Balloon Boy

What does the balloon boy story really represent? If you believe these commentators, everything.

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 16, 2009

Is 'Where the Wild Things Are' For Kids or Adults?

The adaptation of a classic children's book has commentators arguing about what makes for age-appropriate art

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 15, 2009

Where in the World Is Balloon Boy?

After a harrowing flight, a balloon reportedly carrying a child lands only for rescuers to discover that nobody is inside

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 15, 2009

Why Bloggers Go Gaga Over Tablet PCs

Here's a hint: One just pulled off the tech equivalent of Obama's premature Nobel Prize

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 15, 2009

Rush Limbaugh's St. Louis Rams Bid Gets Benched

Left-wing laughter erupts as the St. Louis Rams reject Rush Limbaugh's bid

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 14, 2009

Lightning Rod

Virtually Nude

Bloggers pile on a British airport's revealing "virtual strip search" machine

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 13, 2009

Why Email Won't Go Obsolete

The Wall Street Journal argues that email is on the verge of extinction, but many bloggers aren't convinced

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 13, 2009

Good Question!

Is the Large Hadron Collider Being Sabotaged?

Two physicists speculate that people from the future are thwarting the particle accelerator

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 13, 2009

Good Question!

Are Facebook Users Higher Class?

CNN speculates on the demographics of the great "Myspace exodus"

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 12, 2009

'This Is It' Kicks Off Michael Jackson's Posthumous Career

Listening to the first Michael Jackson track to be released since his death this summer, bloggers and fans each hear something different

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 12, 2009

The Freak Success of 'Paranormal Activity'

A decade after 'The Blair Witch Project' possessed the box-office, a new indie horror film is building similar buzz

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 10, 2009

Welcoming the E-Reader Era

Industry analysts predict surging sales this holiday season

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 9, 2009

Why Windows 7 Won't Save Microsoft

A famed tech writer's adoring review of the soon-to-be-released operating system gets vivisected by the blogosphere

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 8, 2009

I.B.M. Back on the Anti-Trust Chopping Block

As the government launches a new probe into I.B.M., bloggers analyze what it means for the company and the tech sector

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 7, 2009

Good Question!

'Has the Pill Changed the Rules of Attraction?'

The contraceptive pill may alter the biological underpinnings of sexual attraction

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 7, 2009

Booing Rush Limbaugh's Play for the St. Louis Rams

Rush Limbaugh's bid to become the owner of the NFL's most woebegone team finds few fans

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 6, 2009

Lightning Rod

The Bible: Conservative Edition

A project to cut the Bible's liberal bias looses an avalanche of opprobrium

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 6, 2009

Bloggers Bristle At New Blog Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission updates its rules to tackle paid-endorsements by Internet users, much to their chagrin

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 5, 2009

Did Obama Snub the Dalai Lama?

President Obama delays meeting with Tibet's exiled leader, prompting accusations of appeasing China

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 2, 2009

First Reactions to Rio's Olympics Pick

The South American city has long been a tourist hot spot, but under more global scrutiny than ever, will it rise to the occasion?

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By Carl Franzen

Oct 2, 2009

Lightning Rod

The $25,000 Gandhi Pen

A luxury pen may not be the best way to commemorate Gandhi's birthday

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By Carl Franzen

Sep 30, 2009

Will Recall of "Fatal Floor Mats" Wreck Toyota?

Bloggers take stock of the latest recall from the world's largest automaker

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By Carl Franzen

Sep 29, 2009

Neocons Sensing Neocon Revival

Unhappy with Obama's foreign policy, some right-leaning commentators wonder if Bush's can be dusted off again

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