Monday's Talker is about putting a modern twist on an age-old tradition, the marriage proposal.
Technology has become so intertwined with our lives, there's now a whole genre of proposals called "romantech." That's romantic, with the help of technology.
One would-be groom used a tablet computer to play a custom "will you marry me" cartoon.
Another made a phone-app to send his gal on a bridal scavenger hunt.
The makers of the videogame "Portal" were privately commissioned to build three extra levels to their game. The last one ended in a wedding chapel.
Last year, Groupon worked with a Cincinnati man to post a mock engagement deal for his girlfriend. She clicked "buy."
And a proposal that just happened in Portland, Oregon is being hailed as possibly the most epic proposal ever.
With the help of 60 friends and family, Isaac Lamb had his girlfriend Amy Frankel sit in the back-hatch of a Honda CRV wearing headphones.
Then he cued up a song to which their friends and family lip-synced and performed a dance number behind the slow-moving SUV.
Amy said "yes."
The performance, called "lib-dubbing", has become an artform itself, with the explosion of high-quality video cameras, and YouTube.
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Controversial magazine covers have been happening a lot lately as publishers are struggling and controversy often sells. But, the June issue of Allure magazine is a different case.
Controversial magazine covers have been happening a lot lately as publishers are struggling and controversy often sells. But, the June issue of Allure magazine is a different case.
Beauty used to be in the eye of the beholder. Nowadays, a phone-app is making some of the judgments. More than 5 million people have bought the "Ugly-Meter" app. Here's how it works: You take a photo,
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There's debate about how a school in Georgia -- and the local police department -- handled a 6- year- old who apparently threw a violent temper tantrum.
