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3:25 PM
by Gene
OH oh, in Useless News' mammoth plug for JKCORP the man who says unadulterated TIME WARNER is a PANACEA may not be as GUNG-HO as he USED to be:[N]ew forms of media undoubtedly have some benefits, says Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good for You
. Video games improve problem-solving skills; TV shows promote mental gymnastics by forcing viewers to follow intertwining story lines. But books offer experience that can't be gained from these other sources, from building vocabulary to stretching the imagination. "If they're not reading at all," says Johnson, "that's a huge problem."You mean they can't stretch their imaginations with HOT COFFEE?!?!?