As a zen-like way of letting out some rage, my roommate and I took turns throwing an avocado into the air and trying to slice it with a saw. Then he taped a target to the bathroom door, and we spent a half an hour shooting our staple guns at

“I have some store credit cards and one ‘regular’ credit card, should I get an Amex so that I can get points?” -Sam

It has been well established that we spend more money when we use a credit card versus a debit card, approximately 12% to 30% more, depending on the source. So just keep this in mind that you may spend more and therefore really pay for those points or miles. If you are not sure whether you would be disciplined or not, don’t do it, and avoid the headaches….

Revolution Café is located in West Oakland in a neighborhood known as The Lower Bottoms, not a particularly endearing name, but somehow fitting for a place west of “Dogtown.’ From the outside it doesn’t look like anything special, but when you walk through the front door its awesomeness will smack you

DJs have it SO much better than people in bands.  Besides there being no heavy equipment to lug around, there’s also no band mates to bicker/split your money with.  It’s really an ideal situation.  I grew up with The Gaslamp Killer and I’ve seen how he rolls these days; dude

Saturday I got super wasted and it was totally an accident.  Things started out innocently enough- a couple of beers with my sister while we waited for my boyfriend to get off of work.  Then he arrived and we had one more .  Then she went home and my boyfriend

The End of Poverty? Documentary Preview Nelson Mandela said, ‘œLike slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.’ Global poverty began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land,

Most everybody knows that 8th Avenue between 14th Street and the early 30s is a gay mecca, the center of the beating heart of Chelsea  filled with all the gay bars, porno magazines and rainbow flags one could wish for.  Most people also know that  further west lies the Chelsea

I feel like I’ve been having a very similar conversation with a lot of different friends, be they close girl friends who date around a lot, older guy friends who crave a steady relationship, or friends closer to my age with little to no dating/sexual experience.  A lot of these