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Posted March 28, 2012
Ahh, spring. The time to leave behind the lazy, bear claw-eating days of winter and attempt to shed fat rolls before hitting the beach in July. Whether you?ve been working out regularly the last few months or putting The Dude from ?The Big Lebowski? to shame, spring is the perfect time to set new fitness
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Posted March 27, 2012
If you can?t tell from the essays that I write, I like lists and right now I?m doing my third entry in the top five actresses from ?American Pie? and their top five movies with the lovely Tara Reid. I know that after ?High Fidelity? the classic Nick Hornby novel, top five lists can be
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Posted March 27, 2012
This week’s Awesome Men Throughout History assumes that you’ve all heard Chubby Checker’s ?The Twist? before. Some of you have probably done it at a wedding reception after a few trips to the open bar. Don’t be ashamed, we’ve all been there. Thing is, Chubby Checker didn’t write that song. He wasn’t even the first
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Posted March 26, 2012
Telling people that they can save money by flying on low-cost-carriers is a little like telling them that they can save money by shopping at Walmart.? Sure, it is cheaper, but you more or less get what you pay for.? Part of the issue is not actually about overall quality, it has to do with
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Posted March 22, 2012
It may not be immediately obvious, but entrepreneurism is possible outside of the tech industry. UFC president Dana White is a good example. Sure, he may engage in really douchey behavior like walking around in fur coats and handing out cash bonuses like he’s the Godfather or something, but beneath all that is a pretty
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Posted March 22, 2012
There are many different reasons to travel places. It could be to see beauty that doesn?t exist anywhere else on earth, like going to Yellowstone, Yosemite or the Grand Canyon. In that vein, it could just as easily describe Paris or Manhattan in the springtime or Winter, Wisconsin in the summer. An argument could be
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Posted March 21, 2012
Working out is, without a doubt, one of the best things you can do for your body. Working out without taking the proper precautions, however, is akin to bungee jumping without the bungee cord. While you most likely won?t plummet to your death doing squats, you do run the risk of serious injury by putting
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Posted March 21, 2012
The number of exchange-traded funds, ETFs to Wall Streeters and anyone who wants to sound like they know what they are talking about, has grown very quickly in the past few years. These funds are built by finance companies, using existing stocks, in order to mimic the market movements of a certain index, industry, country
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Posted March 20, 2012
Mena Suvari is next in my continuing coverage of the aging ing?nues that make up the lovely side of the upcoming ?American Reunion.? Why do these movies and the denizens of its world deserve so many words? Because, I believe January through April contain the dregs of the year?s release schedule. Until April or May,
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Posted March 20, 2012
I mentioned Steve Albini in this week’s Self Made Man/Entrepreneurs column and realized, after I sent it in, that Albini’s an awesome man. A polarizing man, yes, but an awesome one nonetheless. Albini is an independent/underground music icon and a model for sticking to one’s principles and creative vision through good times and bad. He’s
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Posted March 15, 2012
If you’re like me, you probably get Groupon offers for esoteric crap in your inbox two or three times a day. And, again if you’re like me, you’ve wondered who exactly is responsible for all these yoga class and hot stone massage discounts you keep getting, and how the Groupon service even got started.? Of
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