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2010 Will Bring Actual Change We Can Believe In
One year ago this time I was in New Orleans ringing in the New Years in Jackson Square, with what seemed to be millions of fellow party-goers and Mayor Ray Nagin. To the young, partying traveler, NOLA is one of few place… -
Greatest Travel Movies of the Decade
(in awesomeness order) (the best travel movies in recent history) (according to me) Official Winner: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Maybe it's the holiday spirit, maybe it's the NJ cold and snow meltin… -
Guinness Is Burning!!!!
Just when you thought 2009 couldn't get any worse, it's just been reported that the iconic Guinness plant in Dublin city center fell victim to a "large scale fire" early Monday morning. The fire was apparently sparke… -
Brittany Murphy: From Jersey Girl to Valley Girl to Hollywood Tragedy
The only Brittany Murphy movie I've ever seen is Clueless. I know, it's crazy (Why didn't I watch 8Mile or Sin City? I don't know, but I plan to...). But the amount I watched that one movie as a child of maybe 8 or 9 ma… -
I Want to Ride My Bicycle
Being a troubled young biddy riddled with serious, years-old issues of anxiety and manic depression, my life goes through sweeping phases of "I'm OK" or "I'm really, really not OK at all..." The first phase is generally… -
Will I Ever Be Good Enough for Miami?
Like many red blooded Americans, I have dreams of one day going to Miami. Also like many red blooded Americans, I weigh a lot more than I should. Quitting smoking, depression, not being able to cook, whatever. I know… -
Top 10 International Club Bangers of the Decade
(in chronological order) (the ten best songs from Non-America that had us dancing on couches) (according to me) "One More Time" Daft Punk, 2001 At least one song by French house musicians Daft Punk had to be on the… -
How Far Can Your Accent Take You?
Ever since this Aussie blogger opened his yap about how his accent could get him laid anywhere in the UK, I couldn't help but wonder about the full affect one's accent has on their lives. Most Americans instantly identi… -
It's Just Like...DUDE!!!! (And Other Untranslatable Ways of Expressing Anger)
My ex-boyfriend and I used to fight. A lot. Seriously, like, all the time. So much so, in fact, that I kinda feel like I'm some sort of expert on verbal fist fights. We'd start out on the phone, hang up on each other… -
Real Life Boyz N The Hood As A Tourist Attraction?
Back when Laurence Fishburne was just "Larry." Source. Years, even decades after the movies Training Day and Boyz N the Hood permanently stamped their imprint upon popular culture, Alfred Lomas-a former gang member an…













