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Awesome Men Throughout History: Richard Feynman

I don’t know about you guys, but I need something lighthearted after the Super Bowl. Yeesh. It was like watching the The Godfather if Denver was Sonny Corleone and Seattle was all those guys hiding near the tollbooth. Luckily, this week’s Awesome Man Throughout History is a real doozy: Richard Feynman. Equal parts physicist, educator,

Top Five Movies of Brooke Smith

I would have to think that every actor has a role like Brooke Smith?s ?Sobbing Prisoner? in ?The Man Who Wasn?t There.? I figure if a character doesn?t have a name, it probably isn?t a big part. Another way to check might be whether there?s a link to the character name on the IMDB page

Self-Made Men: Chris Baty

This week, Self Made Men looks at another non-traditional entrepreneur, specifically one who made something of himself in the non-profit sector. That’s not an easy world to work in, by the way; non-profit life requires all the long hours, networking, and hustling of the modern start-up, but for significantly less money and grandeur. It’s not

Top Five Destinations of Honolulu

Within the first year of writing for TSB Mag, I looked at the possible destinations of Oahu. Well, as part of my continuing look at cities and what to do when you visit, I think it is time to revisit Honolulu as it is the major city of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu and it

Awesome Men Throughout History: Iceberg Slim

This week’s Awesome Man Throughout History?author and criminal Iceberg Slim?was a pimp, which is dodgy territory for a men’s magazine. Getting laid is awesome and all, but I’m not here to suggest reverence for the degradation and exploitation of vulnerable women, which is the primary business of a pimp. Iceberg Slim’s books are what introduced

Must-Read: You’re Losing Money

Right now, as you’re sitting here reading this, you are most likely losing money. Well, not like someone is stealing your money by raiding your bank or going through your wallet. But, instead that because you’re not investing properly and doing the proper things with your money, it’s basically like it’s getting stolen right out

The Rock’s Training Plan for Hercules is F’ing Insane!

Having recently completed shooting for Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson is unbelievably jacked. Sure, I hear what you?re saying, Rock was already a slab of muscle as evidenced in his recent films Pain & Gain and Fast & Furious 6. But if you?re a fitness geek like me and you follow Rock?s

Top Five Movies of Imogen Poots

I have to admit that I saw the name Imogen Poots more than a couple of times before I thought to see what she looked like. She?s not a contemporary of Dame Judi Dench or Dame Maggie Smith like I thought from just looking at that name and imagining rings of grey hair, a shawl

The Self-Made Man: John McConnell

When it comes to activism, there are two kinds of people: people who bitch, and people who act. It’s one thing to complain about society on Tumblr and fall back on a list of very convenient mental disorders when challenged to get off the porch and act on those beliefs, but it’s quite another to

Top Five Destinations of Juneau

The first thing I thought about when I sat down to write about Juneau, Alaska was that it would have worked well in an Abbott and Costello routine. Lou: Hey Abbott, where are you going on your trip? Bud: Juneau. Lou: But I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking where you?re going. Bud: Juneau. Lou:

Top Five Movies of Kim Basinger

I really thought that I would have the easiest time selecting great Kim Basinger movies. It seems like she?s been around all of my movie life and looking at her movie credits, she has. However, being around doesn?t necessarily mean there are movies that I want to see again or watch for the first time.

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