Free Course: Eliminate Your Inner “Nice Guy” and Pass Girl’s Secret Tests

Awesome Men Throughout History: Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine

As we all know, public life used to be disgusting. Before the advent of things like penicillin, indoor plumbing and below-ground sewers, cities were dirty and stank to high heaven and disease was rampant thanks to all the rats and flies everywhere. It was horrible. Good old days, my foot.

The Self-Made Man: Joe Sib

We’ve profiled a lot of interesting self made men here at TSB, but SideOneDummy Records co-founder Joe Sib might be our most unique subject yet. For one thing, Joey Ramone threw his bachelor party. If we’re trying to define what makes someone cool, that tops the list. Sib was also the frontman for the L.A.

Top Five Destinations of Modesto

I didn?t have a strong prior opinion on Modesto. I?d seen it in things like ?American Graffiti? and ?maps? and in my gut it felt like a city. With a name like Modesto, it felt like a city probably a little better than the rest of the ones you?d find in the central valley of

Top Five Movies of Helena Bonham Carter

I look at Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter movies, and think to myself, ?Maybe I should give that series another shot.? That?s the thing about examinations regarding individuals rather than subject matter. Depending on the person, you remember what makes them good or bad and project that onto other

Awesome Men Throughout History: Akira Kurosawa

Top Five Destinations of San Jose

I think California has to have the highest number of songs written about its locales than any place else in the world. (I mean the Beach Boys pretty much made their complete career writing about southern California.) One that always comes to mind when thinking about California songs has the topic of this essay in

Top Five Movies of Elisabeth Moss

I can?t imagine what it would be like to be Lisa Kudrow or Kate Jackson. However, in every group of three, one has to be last and in ?Friends? and ?Charlie?s Angels? (the original), it would be tough to stand up to Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett. It doesn?t matter how

The Self-Made Man: Ben Silbermann

Last week’s Self Made Man, printer, Founding Father, and lecherous diplomat Ben Franklin, was one of the most gregarious people in American history, but this week’s Self Made Man, Pinterest co-founder Ben Silbermann, is cut from a different cloth. Silbermann rarely speaks to the press or gives interviews, and is a much more introverted person

Awesome Men Throughout History: Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins’ recent pro-gay rights statements alerted me to two things; the first is that Henry just gets cooler and more civic-minded as the years go by, and the second is that a surprising amount of people don’t really know who he is. That is just shameful, especially since he might be one of the

4 Ways to Stick to your Fitness Resolution in 2013

So, you?ve consumed about enough pumpkin pie and eggnog to feed the NFC and haven?t exercised in over a week thanks to an endless barrage of cousins and last-minute trips to pick up presents for your third-cousins you don?t even know. There?s no time like now to start thinking about your 2013 fitness resolution. New

5 Ways to Save Money This Christmas

People tend to throw caution to the wind and spend all sorts of money during the holiday season (whether they have it or not). I mean, it?s pretty easy to do so. With all of the holiday gifts, food, booze, vacations, outings, entertainment, etc., it can be easy to rack up a hefty bill. And