Why a Swift Proposal May Not Mean More Marriages

Taylor Swift’s long-anticipated engagement to Travis Kelce has predictably dominated the recent news cycle. Wedding bells have been ringing in editorial rooms ever since the two started dating in 2023, so when Kelce finally proposed, photos of the Kansas City Chief All-Pro embracing the pop star jumped from screen to screen, prompting a myriad of think pieces. Continue Reading...

Chris ‘Ashton’ Kutcher on Opportunity as Hard Work

PowerBlog readers will be excused for missing this, as I suspect there are not many who frequent the MTV Teen Choice Awards. But don’t let your skepticism prevent you from watching this video of Ashton (really, “Christopher Ashton”) Kutcher’s acceptance speech, in which he exhorts the younger generation to get its hands dirty with hard work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuBSRC1zpHw Continue Reading...

MTV’s Wack Morality

On Dec. 3, MTV announced the launch of “A Thin Line,” a multi-year initiative aimed at stopping the spread of abuse through sexting, cyberbullying and digital dating. MTV says that the goal of the initiative is to empower America’s youth to identify, respond to and block the spread of the various forms of digital harassment. Continue Reading...