When androids reach the point of becoming fully interactive and humanlike in every way, will people accept them into their day-to-day lives? Imagine a time long ago, when masses of people hesitated to embrace the slightest hints of technological development. In the early 1900s, at the dawn of the age of the electric toaster, there may even have been a few skeptics or unstable types who thought their toaster might at any point 'decide' it no longer wished to do their bidding, after slaving... [2008-11-06]

At its core, Prison Break has been the story of two brothers. Michael Scofield is the well-educated, clever intellectual, who always manages to come up with a brilliant idea in a pinch, while his big brother Lincoln Burroughs is the strong guy, who turned to crime to put Michael through school and found his way into a heap of trouble. They are perfect opposites: one brains and the other brawn. The premise puts Lincoln on death row, intricately framed for a crime he did not commit. Michael stages... [2008-10-13]

  An actress appears in a popular soap opera wearing a pair of leopard print heels. Within a day, those same shoes are adorning the feet of a few women in Korea's trendy high street hot spots. Two days later, and it seems that half of Korea's young women are wearing them. In areas like Shincheon and Gangnam, it is as though they are being worn as part of a strictly-regimented uniform. Fashion trends in Korea spread like wildfire. If enough popular celebrities are photographed wearing someth... [2008-10-13]