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Mall Rats: 10 Uses For Dead and Dying Malls
Empty swimming pools have always fascinated and disturbed me; they're cold, creepy holes for the better part of the year. Mall season has been coming to its end since the '90s, and more and more empty malls and shopping centers are sitting sad and stark, like inverted pools, off highways across the country.
How'd it happen?
City vs. Country: Who's Polluting the Earth More?
I always thought cities won the CO2-reduction argument with their tiny apartments and efficient undergrounds. Turns out, I was right! Sort of.
Lovin' It? Thai Students Happily Work at McDonald's in US
Every Summer thousands of Thai college students come to the US and change into McDonald's uniforms. They not only do it with a smile, they pay money for it.
The reward?
Healthy and Unwealthy: 20-Somethings DIY Health Care
Trading prescriptions. Self-diagnosing on the Internet (guilty!). Skipping doses to make prescriptions last (I've done that with insurance?).
Trading Spaces: 4 Changes For US Economic Landscape
If there's one thing we can agree on (or not!) is that innovation is needed to lead America out of its economic mess. Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, tackles how the greatest recession will reshape America in March's Atlantic.
If Florida's right, city living may be the future.
Losing Our Religion: Religious Influence Declines in US, Again
Two-thirds of Americans believe "religion as a whole" is losing influence on American life. But the drop is nothing new. Public perception of religion has always fluctuated, usually in response to major political events.
Out With the Old? Russian Professor Predicts US Collapse
A Russian professor who's been predicting the end of the US for years is starting to get attention. His argument? Immigration, the economy, moral degradation (whaa?) will trigger a civil war and the eventual breakup of the US.
I Like You! America's New Self-Image
If you've meandered through Europe with a Canadian flag on your backpack, it's time to switch it up. With the US's improving image, it's suddenly cool to be American again — both at home and abroad.
First off, the US is making new friends.
Does Your Personality Match Your State of Residence & Mind?
Think you can judge a person by the state they live in? It might not be such a crazy notion according to new research on the geography of personality. Controlling for factors like race, income, and education, the study profiled 600,000 Americans with a 44-question personality test that evaluates five traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness.
Is It Important for the US to Win the Most Olympic Medals?
Fifty-three percent of American adults think it's important for the US to bring home the most medals from the Beijing Olympics, with 19 percent saying that it is very important.
While it's one thing to root for the home team, it's another thing to say medal supremacy is "important." Where does the importance lie?
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