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Sites allow pastors to connect with a younger generation. Pastor Ben Arment spends several ... Cyber-Savvy Pastors Blog When th

Sites allow pastors to connect with a younger generation.

Pastor Ben Arment spends several hours each week carefully preparing his Sunday sermon for the 100 members of History Church in Oak Hill, Va. In contrast, he takes just minutes to jot down a few thoughts on faith for his blog; within 24 hours, his message reaches about 300 people.

Like History Church services themselves, Arm...

We preview flicks like "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby." Despite this movie'... John Tucker Must Die...

We preview flicks like "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

Despite this movie's bloodthirsty title, at no point do any of the characters display actual homicidal rage. The "death" referred to in "John Tucker Must Die" appears to be a reference to social "death," or extreme embarrassment, rather than a physical demise. In high school, of course, they can feel like essentially ...

ROBERT PUTNAM WROTE the book on loneliness. More precisely he wrote the latest book on the latest... Beside Ourselves: The Lone

ROBERT PUTNAM WROTE the book on loneliness. More precisely he wrote the latest book on the latest version of American loneliness, following David Riesman's The Lonely Crowd (1961), William Whyte's The Organization Man (1956), and Thorstein Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899). Putnam's contribution is called Bowling Alone; it came along six years ago, and it was cover...

At school and at home, the 16-year-old rising junior at Monroe Area High School leads the normal ... Lost in MySpace.com...

At school and at home, the 16-year-old rising junior at Monroe Area High School leads the normal life of an American teenager, going to school, hanging out with friends and spending time with her family.

But on the virtual playground of the Internet, Lipcsei goes by the nickname “Stinky,” socializing with other double agents on one of the largest online communities on the Web.

“It'...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 23 — With their race quickly becoming a national symbol of rifts in the D... Lieberman and Lamont Call

BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 23 — With their race quickly becoming a national symbol of rifts in the Democratic Party , Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and his challenger, Ned Lamont, are turning to national political figures to help bolster their campaigns for the Aug. 8 primary.

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Senator Joseph I. Lieberman buying a...

But Clinton's visit, while a timely boost to an incumbent suddenly struggling to stay even in a ... Clinton To Stress Party Uni

But Clinton's visit, while a timely boost to an incumbent suddenly struggling to stay even in a Democratic primary with an anti-war challenger, Ned Lamont, offers multiple story lines and imagery, not all of which will be flattering to Lieberman.

One of the scheduled speakers is Waterbury Mayor Michael Jarjura, re-elected as a write-in candidate last fall after losing a Democratic primar...

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Brad Pitt says being a father has changed his priorities.

''Man, I got kids now,'' the 42-year-old actor said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC's ''Today'' show in New York. ''It completely changes your perspective. And certainly takes the focus off yourself, which I...

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he Rev. Ben Arment spends several hours each week carefully preparing his Sunday sermon for the 100 members of History Church in Oak Hill, Va. In contrast, he takes just minutes to jot down a few thoughts on faith for his blog; within 24 hours, his message has reached about 300 people.

Like History Church services themselves, Arment's web log, "History in the Making," takes an unorthodo...

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As a freshman at the University of North Texas, Daniel Folmer would sometimes play video games for 12 hours straight. He stopped going out with friends. He sank onto academic probation.

When his girlfriend came over, he stayed in his virtual world. Then she told him something that ...

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Brad Pitt says being a father has changed his priorities.

''Man, I got kids now,'' the 42-year-old actor said in an interview that aired Monday on NBC's ''Today'' show in New York. ''It completely changes your perspective. And certainly takes the focus off yourself, which...