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ProPublica. How Jessica Logan's call for help became evidence against her. Link

New York Times. "Squid Game" Haloween costumes are banned by several New York schools. Link

New York Times.  Video games aren't addictive.  Link

Rolling Stone.  Blaming video games for school shootings is misguided, dangerous.  Link

NPR. Walmart bans violent imagery, but not gun sales.  Link 

Newsweek. Mass shootings more likely to be blamed when the perpetrator is white. Link

The Washington Post. No, there's no link between video games and violence. Link

LA Times. No link between video games and violence, studies have shown. Link

MIT Technology Review. The connection between video games and mass shootings isn't just wrong. Link

CNBC. No evidence that violent games are causing mass shootings, despite politicians claims. Link

ABC News. The connection between violent video games, racial bias, and school shootings. Link

Nautilus. Your romantic ideals don't predict who your future partner will be. Link

National Geographic. How video games can help kids socialize during this isolated time. ​Link

Yahoo! Finance. There's no evidence to back up Trump's claim that video games cause mass shootings. ​Link

The Washington Post.  What Parkland parents think of a new video game the lets people shoot up a school.  ​Link

Philadelphia Inquirer.  Blaming social media for youth suicide trends is misguided and dangerous.  Link

NBC News.  These robots were built to be punched, stabbed, and cursed.  Link

Ars Tecnica.  For teens, digital technology is good.  Or bad.  Or maybe neutral?  Link

Philadelphia Inquirer. New bill targeting video games won't reduce violence.  Link

Ars Technica.  What do you actually know about the risks of screen time and digital media?  Link

USA Today.  Video games make kids violent? Trump thinks they could.  Link

The Washington Post.  If video games spur gun violence, it's only in the United States.  Link

US News and World Report.  More evidence video games may trigger aggression in kids.  Link

Philadelphia Inquirer.  Could a tax on video games help prevent school shootings?  Link.

WHYY.  Pa. weighs plan to tax violent video games to fund school security.  Link

The Verge.  The problem with studies saying phones are bad for you.  ​Link

US News and World Report.  Movie violence doesn't make kids violent, study says.  Link

Psychology Today.  The over-hyped data on video games and aggression.  Link 

SPSP: Character and Context.  Race, violent video games, and the Grand Theft Fallacy.  Link
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Buzzfeed.  Trump says video games cause violence, but research shows they actually do the opposite.  Link

Washington Examiner. Please stop resurrecting the moral panic over video games and school shootings.  Link

New York Magazine.  Trump thinks we need some kind of 'rating system' for movies.  ​Link

Huffington Post:  How Bad Journalism Promotes Moral Panic About Media Violence: The Example of The Lancet.  Link

Forbes.  Three reasons why it's silly to say that VR games help train mass shooters.  Link

New York Magazine.  Trump thinks we need some kind of 'rating system' for movies.  Link

Yahoo Finance.  Despite Trumps meeting, video games and violence still don't add up.  Link

US News and World Report.  Don't fall for the 'Grand Theft Fallacy' Link

PBS.  After compulsively watching teenage girls lands in rehab for 'digital addiction'  Link

​Healthy Day.  A Man's Health May Rely on Health of His Marriage.  Link

The Guardian.  'As addictive as gardening': How dangerous are video games?  Link  ​

Building Boys.  How the war on violent video games is hurting your son.  Link

Daily Mail.  Countries that play more violent video games have fewer murders.  Link

QZ.  Two studies suggesting a link between violent video games and real-life behavior have been retracted.  Link

Geek Parenting.  Gaming and childhood development: The foggy link.  ​Link

Huffington Post.  How will video games fare in the age of Trump?  Link

Elite Daily.  You Won't be Nice to Your Partner if You Think They're Uglier Than You, Science Says.  Link

Ploygon.  The flawed report that made erroneous claims about violent video games.  Link

Fox News.  Controversial game gun study gets retracted.  Link

Kotaku.  Another day, another alarmist warning against violent video games.  Link

Daily Mail.  Who's to blame teenagers for having sex?  Link

Science Daily.  Media not the scapegoat when it comes to teen sex.  Link

Observer.  Stop freaking out about violence in video games.  Link

Gawker.  Is Hollywood sugarcoating of violence a good or bad thing for moviegoers?  Link

Quartz.  Your sexuality has seasons.  Link

MTV.  Lies presidential candidates told this week: Guns don’t kill people, absent dads do.  Link

​Prevention.  8 things you need to know about dating after divorce.  Link

Bustle.  How to help a partner with low self-esteem in six creative ways.  Link

Health Day.  Single and happy? Your view on relationships may be key.  Link

Philadelphia Magazine.  Having a thin boyfriend may lead to eating disorders.  Link

US News and World Report.  Study: Video games don't trigger aggression in adults with autism.  Link

Huffington Post.  PG-13 rated movies, societal violence, and the "yes I said it / no I didn't game"  Link

The Globe and Mail.  Men, elections, porn, the Super Bowl: The lasting effects of testosterone. Link

ABC News.  Before confession, suspect in Patz killing confided in many.  Link

Time.  Sex and the Super Bowl.  Link

The Sydney Morning Herald.  New Year resolutions and the ‘fresh start effect’ Link

Today Show.  Put down the phone! How to break your kids free of technology on Thanksgiving.  Link

New York Times.  Blame the princess: Chasing the fairy-tale wedding.  Link

Philadelphia Inquirer.  Cuffing season, for serious coupling.  Link 

GameSpot.  Violent video games don't lead to increases in violent crime, study finds.  Link

Polygon.  Do violent video games actually reduce real world crime? Link.

US News and World Report.  Video Games Come of Age as a Spectator Sport. Link.

Gamasutra.  Video games and gun violence: A year after Sandy Hook.  Link.

US News and World Report.  Kids who see movie violence also see smoking, drinking, sex: Study.  Link.

Health Day.  Gun violence in PG-13 movies has tripled since 1985.  Link.

Take Part.  Mental health in schools.  Link.

New York Times.  An annual diet craze is risky.  Link. Link (pdf).

U.S. News and World Report.  Sex matters: You think I’m fat don’t you?  Link.

Time.  The strange link between winning elections and pornography. Link.

U.S. News and World Report.  Romance in a box? Company offers genetic love matches. Link

The Washington Post.  Single, free, but not so healthy.  Link

New York Times.  Dieting is a short lived New Year's resolution.  Link 

Wall Street Journal.  Inside the brains of Bieber fans.  Link 

Time.  How do I love thee?  Let me Tweet away.  Link

The Economist.  Politics and Pornography.  Link

LA Times.  Elections sway porn demand.   Link

ABC News. Violent video games harmless for most kids: Studies. Link

New York Times (David Brooks’ Blog).  The thrill of victory. Link

The Big Issue.  Is there a hero gene? Link

Fox News.  Certain personality types more likely to be promiscuous.  Link

CBS News.  Call of Duty shatters video game sale records. Link

Huffington Post.  Love and lust are seasonal, Google study finds.  Link.  

NBC News.  American show more interest in sex during the study, study says.  Link. 

London Mail.  People watch more porn in winter and early summer.  Link. 

Live Science.  Teens and video games: How much is too much? Link.

Philadelphia Inquirer.  Goal posters. Link.

CBS Philly.  Doctors: Getting hitched is good for your health.  Link

ABC News.  Too real means too creepy in Disney animation.  Link

The Atlantic.  Republican porn clicking to skyrocket after elections.  Link

Business Week.  Games do cause violent behavior (but not much). Link.

The Christian Science Monitor.  Was Adam Lanza an Anders Breivik copycay? Link.

Electronic Gaming Monthly.  Off Target.  Link.

PC World.  Relax, Wii motion controls don't foster violence.  Link.

MSNBC.  Porn surge found in states that help elect president. Link.

The Huffington Post.  Call of Duty blasts last years sales records. Link.

Live Science.  Teens and video games: How much is too much?.  Link.

The Toronto Star.  When leaves fall. . . . So do our sex drives.  Link.

Orange County Register.  TV offers mental therapy as entertainment. Link.

Villanova Magazine.  Psychologist served on task force on violent video games.  Link. (page 55)

Live Science.  Teens view reality TV as "inspirational."  Link.

MSNBC. Violent video games harmless for most kids. Link.

Ars Technica.  Study shows complicated interplay between anger, aggression, and gaming.  Link

The Christian Science Monitor.  Royal wedding: Women see romance, men see history. Link

The Sun.  The have-a-go hero in all of us. Link.

Next Generation.  Video games cause violence: But not much. Link.

Escapist Magazine. New study: Most teens are unaffected by violent video games. Link.

Wired News.  Study: Wii controls don't make you violent.  Link.

Next Generation.  The year in politics. Link.

Hollywood Reporter. Violent video games have benefits, says studies.  Link.

National Post.  New study finds link between pornography and victory.  Link.

1UP.  Study says Wii controls don't contribute to aggression.  Link.

BBC1.  Doctor claims video games don’t lead to violence.  Link.

San Jose Mercury News.  The violent games that shooters play.  Link

CNBC.  Genetic love match? Dating sites try DNA testing.  Link

U.S. News and World Report, Never married, over 40, well-adjusted.  Link

The Catholic Review.  Violent video games and their effects on players.  Link

MSNBC.  Who's sleeping around?  Scientists can tell.  Link

Los Angeles Times.  Can you find your mate by DNA testing? Link

Examiner.  The warm harlot study: A surprising study on promiscuous people.  Link

The New Zealand Herald.  Breaking up is hard to view.  Link

The Patriot News.  More and more couples finding connections online. Link

Newsday.  Genetic love matches go check swab to check swab.  Link

The Sydney Morning Herald.  Cosmetic surgery becomes a reality for young viewers.  Link

Men's Health.  Her sexual temperature. Link

Blueprints.  Villanova university professor's research yields fascinating results in romantic   relationships.  (link coming soon).

New Jersey Star Ledger. She thinks he thinks she’s too fat.  Read their report. Link.

Psychology Today.  Promiscuity: Spread the Love.  Link.

Game Spot. Video games "mostly" harmless.  Link.

New York Daily News.  Even skinny women found to have weighty fixations. Link.

The Times Picayune.  Couples don’t see eye to eye on image. Link.

Washington Examiner.  A double helix made in heaven? Matchmaking companies tout benefits of gene tests.  Link

Match.com.  Decode your dates sexual past.  Link.

Academics.  Sustaining a Culture of Faculty Research Mentorship: The Importance of Making a Good First Impression. Link (pages 16-18).

Netscape: Love and Personals.  How to tell who is sleeping around.  Link.

Society of Interpersonal Theory and Research Newsletter.  Complementarity, college roommates, and reality television. Link.

Poughkeepsie Journal.  Being married can be good for men's health. Link.

The Indianapolis Star.  Wedded bliss good for your health?

Montgomery Advertiser.  Research: Married life a healthy choice.  Link

LiveScience.  Who sleeps around?  Scientists know.  Link 

US News and World Report.  Op-ed: In defense of violent video games.   Link 

TechNews. Video Games and Violence, Part 1: Risky Business.  Link

AP.  Have Aurora, Newtown affected screen violence? Link.

Yahoo! News.  Mobile Gaming: How much is too much for kids?  Link.

Christian Science Monitor. 12-year-olds stabbing case: a Slender Man horror story.   Link.

Polygon.  HBO documentary examines addiction, ethics, of game design in the shadow of child’s death.   Link.

CBSPhilly.  Psychology professor explains the bystander effect.  Link.

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