Twenty Something | Assault on our attention spans brings a case for silence

Submitted on February 01, 2012
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By Christina Capecchi
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Christina Capecchi
Brian Williams took time from his nightly newscast earlier this month to announce that comedian Russell Brand had filed for divorce from singer Katy Perry, ending a marriage that had barely cleared the one-year mark. The news was part of a ping-pong pop-culture recap that ended with Williams describing the latest YouTube sensation: a golden retriever bobbing its head to the strumming of guitar.

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