Say whatever you like about Guy Ritchie, but never suggest that he doesn’t like women with stupid accents. Because that’s incontestable fact. Until recently Guy Ritchie was married to Madonna, whose bizarre mid-Atlantic accent made her sound exactly like Lloyd Grossman choking on grape s...

I wouldn't have thought it was possible for me to not be excited about a pitcher who struck out 14.1 batters per nine innings last year, but in Grant Balfour's case I'm not so sure. While the strikeout rate in 2008 was incredible, there are a number of strikes against him. He walked 4.1 batters per ...

There is great news from MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership. Read the announcement below to learn how SOME of the stimulus dollars will actually be put to very good use! Economic Stimulus Package Includes Funding for Mentoring March 5, 2009: When President Obama signed the American Recovery and R...

You have spotted an scarcely inhabited business niche. Your business model appears to be a surefire hit. You have gone through your business plan with a fine-toothed comb. However, you still have a problem — where are you going to find startup business funding? That problem has kept umpteen po...

Anthropologist and author Grant McCracken looks at the state of our economy and asks the question “What will the current downturn mean to consumers?” He then offers up various models to explain the possible lasting impacts this trip through the recession looking glass might have on our s...

“The Stinsons” March 2nd, 2009 Listen to any fan of How I Met Your Mother talk about why they think other people should watch the show and, chances are, they are likely going to eventually say something along the lines of “this is not a traditional sitcom.” This is something ...

The uninspired new revival of “Guys and Dolls� provides a valuable lesson in the importance of chemistry by demonstrating what can happen without it....

It’s Messed Monday so We’re Showing You the Sources of the Stank.. lets start out with Mugs Eating Cake WHY ? 85 year old Robert Mugabe, the dictator of Zimbabwe, eats cake during his birthday celebrations in Chinoyi earlier today, where he insisted that his Presidential powers are still...

Author and anthropologist Grant McCracken had a good line a few months ago on the conventional wisdom about the generational divide: The other day I found myself thinking that every time I hear Millennials described: 1.  the tone is that of a smug outsider. 2.  the speaker is not a Millennial. I'm...

Cary Grant For your weekend’s interesting read, here are a few men’s fashion and styling quotes from famous people that I found from Esquire’s Handbook of Style. I hope you learn a thing or two. CARY GRANT : All it takes are a few simple outfits. And ther’s one secret - The S...