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Would You Use Video-Enabled ATMs?
by L.A. Times
Bank of America is rolling out ATMs that allow customers to video chat with real tellers outside of normal banking hours. Would you use it?
Is Texas Losing Its Identity?
by L.A. Times
Fewer Texans are speaking in the traditional dialect, as urbanization, pop culture and an influx of newcomers have conspired to displace the local language.
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There's a belief that ebooks on tablets should soon replace printed textbooks in schools, but some aren't so sure. What do you think?2,435 votes2012/07/27 20:48:25
For every interesting class, there's got to be a super boring one. Which high school subject did you absolutely dread?2,474 votes2012/07/27 20:00:45
Everyone's got a favorite subject, right? So be it math, science or P.E., we want to know which class you didn't mind all that much in high school.2,743 votes2012/07/27 19:23:31
Usually, graduation speeches encourage grads to charge into the world with their chins held high, diploma proudly tucked under your arm. But that's not exactly how this guy rolls.489 opinions2012/06/11 13:00:00
Hablas español? You're in luck. Pizza Patrón, a pizza parlor in Dallas, is giving away 80,000 pizzas on June 5 to customers who order in Spanish.1,049 opinions2012/05/24 21:00:00
Adele wasn't exactly a big hit on the cover of British Vogue. And we have no idea why.526 votes2012/05/18 18:00:00
Yet another photograph taken from the rear of Pippa Middleton is making worldwide news, but this time she isn't the centerpiece, and neither is her rear.513 votes2012/04/17 13:00:00
For those of you old enough to remember actual encyclopedias, today is a sad day.323 votes2012/03/14 18:05:33
There are so many adorable photos coming out of the Westminster Dog Show, we didn't know where to begin. But here are some cute pups to start you off.487 votes2012/02/14 19:37:26
There may be nothing new under the sun, but we’re not sure that this particular look should be staging a comeback.1,671 votes2011/11/20 19:25:03
Do you despise hearing that the latest celebrity was caught sexting? Or are you more irked to learn that you've been "defriended"?609 votes2011/10/20 19:00:00
You may have heard that the Oxford English Dictionary was wiping the term "cassette tape" from history by booting it from its esteemed pages. Now they want to add ... mankini.199 votes2011/10/06 18:24:48
It may be time to forget some of what you learned in your high school French class. In France, feminists are pushing to do away with the term “mademoiselle,” the French title for a young, unmarried woman.793 opinions2011/10/01 22:01:11
At this time of year, many of us turn to Vogue to tell us what's "in" and what's "out" for fall. But we don't expect to be told that "slave earrings" are trendy.817 opinions2011/08/24 18:15:32
Oh man, we almost forgot about Jimmy McMillan. We're excited to see the guy back in the news, but wish it could have been under better circumstances.199 opinions2011/08/05 19:03:57
One city council member in Flushing, Queens, is requesting that all storefront signs be printed in at least 60 percent English.753 opinions2011/08/02 18:39:47