Why aren’t there “phone books” (directories) for cell phone numbers? Finding your name and number in the phone book once meant that you had officially made it in the world. You see that in the film ...

Once a mainstay of homes, businesses, and phone booths everywhere, the phone book has (mostly) gone the way of the dodo. Spokeo examined historical documents, news reports, and other sources to ...

One of the classic scenes from Steve Martin’s 1979 movie “The Jerk” focuses on the character he plays, Navin R. Johnson, just as a delivery man unloads from his van the new phone books. Johnson grabs ...