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Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger Is A Sexual Idiot
This week I received my latest edition of Sports Illustrated (May 5, 2010). The magazine’s cover story ‘The Hangover’ is on the Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The subtitle references his…
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Boys! Men! Please Stop the Emo Hairstyle Insanity
You don’t know what an ’emo’ hairstyle looks like? You probably didn’t know what it was called but you damn well have seen these hair follicle disasters.
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Parent Tip: Keeping Track of Toy Batteries
Instead of loading up on tons of batteries for you child(ren)’s various toys, here’s how to make more specific battery purchases for child’s toys.
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Grant Memorial: The ‘Ugly Betty’ of U.S. Presidential Monuments
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is classified as a presidential memorial, like the Lincoln, Jefferson and FDR, but in terms of recognition it is the poor stepchild of Washington, DC…


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Media Myth Surrounding the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debates & the Boston Globe
The groupthink about the 1960 U.S. Presidential Debate is that John Kennedy won over the television debate audience while Richard Nixon reigned over those who heard it on the radio.…


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Let Hallmark Help You Define (Again) Your Relationship With Your Mother
Shopping for a Mother’s Day card is difficult when your mom is not a ‘Hallmark Card’ mom.
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HOLLYWOOD: Needy, Nerdy Geek Squad Alert
Commentary regarding GQ Magazine’s back-to-back covers of men who still seem to be boys.
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Crappy Headphones and Riding the Metro
Riding public transportation with people who have crappy headphones in which you can hear everything that they’re listening to, whether you want to or not.



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When the Long-suffering Wife Is Worse Than the Mistress
The emotional and media triangle of John Edwards, former U.S. Presidential Candidate, his wife, Elizabeth Edwards, and his mistress, Rielle Hunter.








