For members of Jessieville High School's quiz bowl team, reaching the state tournament this year is about more than answering questions correctly — it is about commitment.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...