Unplugged

WATCH: The Best And Worst Moments In MTV History

Brian Boone | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Mtv History, Slidepollajax, Mtv, MTV Unplugged, Unplugged, Vmas, Trl, MTV VMAs, Total Request Live, Bv Pop Culture, Books News
Brian Boone

MTV was once my electronic cool older brother, exposing me to sweet new bands, showing me cool videos, and telling me that weird comedy like "The State" is hilarious.

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Technology and Gadgets Weighing You Down? It May Be Time for a Digital Diet

Jeana Lee Tahnk | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Unplugged, Tech Addiction, Digital Diet, Technology, Technology News
Jeana Lee Tahnk

A recent study found 72% of people identify bad mobile-phone behavior as a pet peeve, but only 18% admit they are guilty. We laud technology for its ability for instant communication, but over-usage and over-dependence have the opposite effect.

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The Writer, Unplugged

Melanie Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogs, Unplugged, Social Media, Art, Twitter, Academy Awards, Writing, Creating, Facebook, Books News
Melanie Benjamin

It is the crazy dilemma of the artist today: We must engage, but we also have to retreat, on occasion. But to do so feels luxurious, indulgent, even foolhardy -- when, really, it shouldn't.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Book Expo '09 & The 27s plus The Singular Thomas Dolby

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nikola Tesla, Italian, Brian Jones, Catholicism, Josh Hunter, New Wave, Eric Segalstad, Dolby's Cube, Who, The Magic Show, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Stevie Wonder, Lene Lovich, Dynasty, Margaret Thatcher, Burt Bacharach, Albert Einstein, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Dan Hicks, Peter Ham, The Kushans, Albert Schatz, Jesus, Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Mario Puzo, Depeche Mode, Poughkeepsie, Rose Bowl, Prefab Sprout, Thompson Twins, Roger Waters, Foreigner, Entertainment News, Carol De Gierer, Doug Henning, Pink Floyd, Enchanted, Joni Mitchell, Chris Bell, India, Unplugged, Promises in the Dark, Thomas Dolby, Poughkeepsie Journal, Live Aid, Jim Morrison, The Wall, Ronald Reagan, Mephisto on Wing, Latin, Broadway, Neil Young, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Issa, The 27 Club, Janis Joplin, Grand Theft Auto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Antoinette Pannard, David Bowie, Mtv, MTV Unplugged, Amazon, Kathleen Beller, Bill Clinton, Angels & Demons, Pocahontas, Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Cobain, George Clinton, Bookexpo, Robert Johnson, Grammy Awards, Best Buy, Lois Drake, Pop Music, The Godfather, Jazz, Indiana Jones, Howard Jones, The Betsy, New Age, Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix, Robyn Hitchcock, Dan Brown, Pippin, Godspell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.

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Is it Time to Retire the Never-Ending List?

Linda Stone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Unplugged, Disconnecting, Attention, The Balanced Life, Time Management, Work-Life Balance, Healthy Living News
Linda Stone

As I was scanning a long list that I was adding to endlessly, I realized, "I'll never get it all done. That's probably just fine. But this endless list and this feeling of being completely scheduled...it's not working right now."

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Life, Unplugged: On The Virtues Of Disconnecting

Rachel Mosteller | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ariel Meadow Stallings, The Balanced Life, Shutdown Day 2008, Internet Sabbath, Offbeat Bride, Disconnecting, Unplugged, Healthy Living News
Rachel Mosteller

What do the writer Ariel Meadow Stallings, Shutdown Day 2008 and the term "Internet Sabbath" have in common? They all want you to turn off your comput...

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