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Indispensable Tip for Success: Choose Friends Wisely

I absolutely love having friends of wide-ranging walks of life, belief systems, and interests. Keeping a diverse group of friends exposes me to fresher perspectives and gives me the opportunity to exercise my eclectic assortment of hobbies and interests. Everyone wants a group of loyal friends, but a wise man knows not to passively become

6 Push-up and Sit-up Variations to Help You Get Jacked

If you?re looking for body weight exercises to spice up your workouts, I?ve got some great variations on two old standards you can try right away. These require little to no extra equipment and can really help you get shredded. They’re especially great if you?re traveling and don?t have access to a gym. You can

Awesome Men Throughout History: Arthur C. Clarke

A decent amount of TSB’s Awesome Men Throughout History have been writers (to my eternal shame), but their accomplishments are usually limited to the immediate impact of their writing, and the quality thereof. By contrast, this week’s subject?novelist, sci-fi pioneer and all-around chill bro Arthur C. Clarke?made his mark on the modern world in three

Top Five Movies of Uma Thurman

I love when I get to reflect back on an actress like the beautiful Uma Thurman. So many things come to mind because of her long and varied movie career. There are comedies. There is fantasy. There is sci-fi. There are co-stars like Bill Murray. There was my internal debate on whether or not I

Top Five Destinations of Sacramento

Why is the knowledge of state capitals a big deal? Why is that something we memorize or study at all? Maybe it has to do something with the seat of the state government, but in most cases, our dealings with state governments other than our own are limited. So why? In some cases, it happens

The Self-Made Man: Russell Simmons

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has had one goal throughout his enormously successful career: ?to present urban culture in its most true form to the people who love it and the people who live it.? Certainly a lofty goal, and not an easy task, but Simmons made himself a multi-millionaire by leading hip-hop’s entry into, and

Top Five Movies of Kate Bosworth

When you go see a lot of movies or you work at a movie theater, you see a lot of trailers for upcoming films. During 2001, I happened to fit both of those criteria, so it seemed like every week I?d see a trailer for ?Blue Crush,? starring Kate Bosworth. I can?t remember what movies

Awesome Men Throughout History: Haruki Murakami

Writers can be a frustrating lot. Granted, writing is a frustrating job, but a lot of writers seem to constantly be on the lookout for a persona to graft onto themselves, which makes the whole industry look like a bunch of nerds trying way to hard to be interesting.

Top Five Destinations of Stockton

In my five-second look around the internet, I determined that John Stockton and Stockton, California have virtually nothing in common except their name. For example, one was drafted sixteenth in the 1984 draft and the other wasn?t. One has passed the ball to Michael Jordan while playing in the Olympics, the other has never even

The Self-Made Man: The Brothers Chaps

Even though there hasn’t been a new Homestar Runner cartoon in almost three years, I still visit the site all the time to watch the old ones. I can probably recite Crack Stuntman’s entire knife safety rap song by this point, although I won’t because we don’t have that kind of time (and I’d never

Top Five Movies of Gemma Arterton

I don?t think I was really aware of Gemma Arterton until I saw the trailers for ?Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters.? I?d seen her sure, I just didn?t think that much about her. I think that comes with my fascination for fairy tale characters.

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