Get Mental About Fitness
The last couple miles on a run. Those last few reps on the bench. Heck, even the last inning in a grueling whiffle ball game. These are the make-or-break moments in fitness. There comes a point in any physical activity no matter how low-key (e.g. light...
Top Five Movies of Eva Green
Who doesn’t want to be a spy? In what books or movies aren’t spies cool? They travel, they lead exciting lives and they always meet the most beautiful women. Just the words “Bond girls” bring forth ideas of perfect women and isn’t that reason...
Awesome Men Throughout History: Norman Wexler
You know, I don’t think there are any Awesome Men Throughout History who are screenwriters. None that I can immediately recall, anyway. That’s weird, because screenwriters are tailor-made for columns like this: they’re usually obscure...
An Ode to Cash
Why Greenbacks are Still the Best Way to Pay It seems, sometimes, like cash is a dying form of payment. At most retail outlets, credit and debit rule. There is even the promise of contactless “chip-and-pin” smart cards and more-widespread use of...
The Self-Made Man: Elon Musk
If you’ve heard of Elon Musk, it’s probably because of a) his weird name, b) his connection to PayPal, or c) Tesla Motors, possibly because of his Nixonian paranoia about preventing media leaks. Elon’s definitely an unusual guy, but...
8 Tips for a Fatter Wallet in College
College is damn expensive. If you’re in college, chances are you’re going to wind up with a mountain of debt as it is. Help your future self out and be smart to save what money you can. You’ll thank yourself later. Here are 8 tips to get started. 1....
Top Five Destinations of Chicago
One of the stories my friends like to tell about our shared past is my reaction to a friend’s description of his travels abroad. He started in Stockholm, Sweden, made his way across the continent visiting places like Copenhagen and Amsterdam as he made...
31 Days to Improve: Make the Most of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Hopefully you haven’t spent the last week or so in a recliner huffing Klondike bars. If so, you haven’t quite been living up to the ideals of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. That’s right, guys. May is much more than everyone’s favorite...
Top Five Movies of Eva Mendes
This Friday, Pantelion Films releases the small film “Girl in Progress” in a limited basis in the U.S. to go head to head with the second week of the record-breaking “The Avengers” and the first week of the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton team-up “Dark...
Awesome Men Throughout History: Genki Sudo
Brock Lesnar’s retirement from mixed-martial arts and return to professional wrestling has reignited the debate, at least among people I know, about whether or not he should have ever been a part of UFC in the first place. A pro wrestler, some argue,...
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