College Times

Daily Buzzkill

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

You never know you're going to miss someone until it's too late.

Summer Blues

Thu, 22 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The truth plain and simple is that summer makes me homesick. I mean comparatively every season aside from summer here is heaven whereas the unpredictable climate of New York is well exactly that... unpredictable.

The coolest applications for the everyday Joe

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Technology is advancing at an exponential rate, particularly in the world online. The three applications that I found below represent the pinnacles of their respective fields but even then, they're only a glimmer of what we can expect in the near future.

Truth in Advertising

Thu, 29 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I keep having to say "I lost 13 pounds." The hell with that nonsense. It's time to tell the truth: I worked it off.

What is the deal with Sign Holders?!

Thu, 22 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Okay, am I the only one that thinks this is the most pointless job around? I mean the sign holders are so distracting that you rarely even read what the sign says! Usually you're just staring at them thinking, "Wow, what a crappy job," or watching the crazy shows they put on.

Another Miley Cyrus scandal

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

After Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Lynn Spears, pop starlets have endured enough controversy. That was until Miley Cyrus showed up.

Anti-smoking ads even a smoker can respect

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Tired of dead people and black lungs? Here's a list of Anti-Smoking PSAs that really get the job done.

Arizona in Song

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I noticed a lot of Arizona imagery in some of the songs I've been listening to lately. Here's the best of the best.

Defining Awesomeness

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This blog had one purpose and one purpose only: To celebrate and comment on the YouTube video of a guy jumping into his pants from various original positions.

End of 'Talk Sex with Sue Johanson'

Thu, 22 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Oxygen's steamy Sunday night sex advice call-in show "Talk Sex with Sue Johanson" has called it quits after its six season run.

To be honest, the only time I ever watched "Talk Sex" was when I was drunk, extremely bored or both, but oh, how much fun it was to watch a 77-year-old woman instruct a caller on how to give a proper blow job.

Hey Mr. Wizard, Give Me Back My Penis!

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Men in Congo's largest city are hiding in fear after it was reported a band of rogue sorcerers were arrested for stealing and shrinking penises. But CT's Jessie Whitfield fears one suspect is still on the lam.

My Suns: A Rebuttal

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

When it comes to sports, I’m an optimist. I’m a fan of the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Cubs – so if I wasn’t, I probably would’ve blown my brains out by now. So, now that my beloved Suns are in a two-game hole to the defending champion San Antonio Spurs, I can’t help but hold out hope that they are going to pull out the series win.

Real World Happiness

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Many students have set expectations about life after graduation. Most of them are wrong.

Remembering Tim Russert: Big head, big laugh, huge heart

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

"Russert's style was an innovation in news interviewing on television. It's made a huge difference." - Ted Koppel

Sunday morning, I asked Bill Teller, one of the shift managers at Kaldi's Coffeehouse in downtown Clayton, Mo., if he thought the media coverage of Tim Russert's sudden death on Friday had become excessive.

The worries of a soon-to-be graduate

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Three and a half years ago, I set foot on ASU's campus for my freshman year. Green and na've as all get out, I was eager to experience "college life" - whatever that meant. As it turned out, college life turned out to be filled with booze, sex and drugs. Go figure.

Travel? Stamp collecting? Illicit drugs?

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Filling time after graduating college

TV: not just mindless drivel

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

How a TV show led to the answer to we've all wondered: What's in Twinkies anyway?

Viva la Revolution!

Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Maybe it's closer than you think

Bar Mating Rituals

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

One hour till last call and things get crazy

Letter to the Prime Minister of Canada

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

on a matter of utmost urgency...

Pain (at the pump) Relief

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The elderly, the working poor and students have been among the hardest hit by soaring energy prices. Luckily, a couple of recent Valley developments could ease their suffering just a bit.

Weezer's new Music Video pretty much sums up what's wrong with the internet

Thu, 29 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In the age of the internets, the new American Dream has little to do with working for your goals and everything to do with goddamn YouTube.

Celebrity Contradictions

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Lawmakers in LA look to set up regulations for paparazzo in Tinsel Town. Doesn't it seem a little late?

Celebrity Shortcomings

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Chin up Smelly Efron, you could do worse.

Give me fall or give me death

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Okay, I know I am being dramatic, but seriously, can we please get to the temperature where it is appropriate to wear boots and sweaters and jackets? The turn-around for fashion week makes my stomach hurt. I've been crushing the lace- and boho - and super cute knits - look for a couple of months now.

Karolyi is certain: China will play games

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Bela Karolyi has good reason to be concerned about the members of his U.S. women's gymnastics team en route to China.

In 1981, Karolyi, already the world's most successful gymnastics coach, was wandering the streets of New York. Shadowing him were dispatches from the Romanian government's secret police, which kept tabs on where he went, what he did, how he behaved away from home.

Midterm Blues

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It is midterm week for me and my brain is going to explode. I am trying to memorize and understand all of the materials I was so reluctant to learn from the semester. I find myself in a sea of textbooks, notebooks and note cards wondering when my brain will explode.

More on the Large Hadron Collider

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Science has always baffled me. I remember being young and really interested in the most elementary parts of it, like learning about life cycles and stuff like that, but when it came to anything more in depth, I found myself a bit overwhelmed.

Now, at the age of 25, that same curiosity factor is still there, but I still find myself no less overwhelmed.

Seriously? Socks with sandals?

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

What is with young guys wearing sandals and socks?

I'm open to anyone's interpretation of why they choose to do so, because the ones I've heard so far are lackluster.

Simple Rules for a Better Concert

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Recently, I was able to go see Mars Volta play at the Dodge Theater. While my friends swore up and down that Volta was great last time they were in town, I was left with nothing but bitterness, some hearing loss and $40 missing from my wallet.

Stan Winston Leaves a Legacy

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A few words on the passing of a Hollywood giant.

Support for Obama, Times Two

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Further proof that Obama's got it going on, women of the world have united in support for Obama's campaign with help from their boobs.

Things we wish would change as fast as the weather this week

Thu, 29 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Weather should change gradually – you know, with the “seasons”, a concept completely foreign to us desert dwellers – but I can think of more than a few other things I wish would change drastically in a week’s time

People Who Deserve Props

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A little bit of positivity that we all could use.

A Culture of Hate

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Staying positive in a world of people that seem hell-bent on declaring their superiority over everyone they see isn't easy. What to do: Hate the haters? Ignore them? Join them?

A hippie with bloodlust: My defense of mixed martial arts

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

My friends call me a hippie, but I love fighting - not uncontrolled street fights or war - but the kind in Fight Club and in mixed martial arts. To me, the art of combat, helps us evolve as human beings.

Animals are smart too!

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Often times when people ask me why I am a vegan, they barely wait for a response before they hit me with 1,001 reasons why I’m an idiot for choosing this as my lifestyle. Usually, I am patient and simply agree to disagree with them. I, for one, am okay with other people eating meat and animal products; I mean I work at a steak house so I kind of have to be.

Annoying Neighbors

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

So when I moved into a second-floor condo and I brought three sometimes noisy dogs with me, I should have known I was asking for trouble. Now after about a month of fairly peaceful living, the token crazy single cat lady has begun to emerge. She lives directly below us; I guess that's one of the risks involved in buying a second floor condo.

Apocalypse Later

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Thousands of years from now, when humanity is no more, will the media dedicated to the end of the world be seen as prophecy or morbidity? That's a question I find myself wondering in the wake of the Large Hadron Collider, the super physics experiment that has everyone questioning if we're one whoops away from being completely destroyed.

Court to FCC: Get real

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Whatever Janet Jackson does in the remaining time she has in this world, she probably can't alter the first sentence of the obituaries that will run when she departs it. Unless she becomes a serial killer or a Nobel Peace Prize winner, she will forever be remembered for her bare right breast.

Cross-over Sports Venues

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

According to preliminary reports, the National Hockey League is set to complete one of its most brilliant moves, ever, and stage an outdoor game at Chicago’s Wrigley Field in 2009.

Defining Geek Culture

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The interwebs are aflame with the latest entry to the Merriam-Webster’s dictionary: fanboy. Defined by Webster’s, fanboy is “a boy who is an enthusiastic devotee of such things as comics or movies.” Congratulations fanboys. You are now legally accepted into the English language.

Do to the Bumpty-Bump (bumper stickers that is)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Some people say putting bumper stickers on cars is stupid. I say those people are stupid.

Don't Mess with Gary Coleman

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

What to do if you run into a pint-sized child actor in the wild.

F stands for Fashion and Fall

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Am I the only person who noticed that almost all the new shows on TV this fall are about fashion in some way? I don't think I could have asked for a better line up. My DVR has slowly been anticipating the premiere of fall's new and returning shows, and so have I.

Faults and Foibles

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

We all have them. Why not embrace them?

Getting away with murder just got a little harder

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Finally, CSI catches up with "CSI"

Going Crazy

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Cursing in College Times? Expected. Cursing on a major television broadcast? Really freakin' funny. Check out some of the best live television meltdowns in modern history.

Gold with Envy

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I'm tired of Michael Phelps. I want my own gold, too.

Grandma and Grandpa - Getting' it on

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

According to a study by Swedish researchers at the Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology at Gothenburg University, seniors are having more sex than ever.

And I'm not talking about seniors in college or those in high school.

Greg Norman Never Learned the Heimlich

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Is it better to have tried, and choked, than never to have tried at all?

I find myself asking this question more than usual lately, as a number of notorious two-handed-neck-huggers have made runs at shaking their notoriety lately.

Greg Norman, the 53-year-old golfer nicknamed The Great White Shark, made quite a splash last week - especially among the sports world, proponents of plaid pants and the Viagra generation - by making a serious run at becoming the oldest player ever to win a major title.

Has the porn industry gone soft?

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Shocking as it may be, adult video sales and rentals are down double-digits for the first time in 40 years. In 2005, the United States pornography industry grossed $4.28 billion, but in 2006 it dropped to $3.62 and according to industry insiders, the yearly revenue continues to decline.

Honk if you want the bird!

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A few days ago my friend Dorsey came over to my apartment slightly embarrassed.

He had seen a tall girl with long brown hair, dressed nicely while riding a blue bike with a basket. As he passed on his motorcycle he waved, thinking it was me. The girl waved back, but curiously with only her middle finger.

Horses and sex don't mix - not even on Broadway

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Two things that I find pleasing to the eye – horses and naked men. Okay, what I want to make perfectly clear here is that I do NOT wish to see them together interacting in ANY way.

How 'green' can someone really be?

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It's amazing how much clarity 112 degree heat and a broken down automobile can bring.

I found that out firsthand the other day, when after running a pointless errand (buying a shower squeegee of all things, don't ask), I re-entered my scorching car, turned the ignition, but it refused to start.

Jack Thompson = Crazy

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Video Game Crusader Jack Thompson has built a rep on stirring controversy. He failed to mention that he's also a tool.

Leave the Crocs at home

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This year, can you make a promise to me? It would really mean a lot. I'm going to be a bit overwhelmed with school, work and other activities, and I'd appreciate if you didn't make an effort to send me over the edge into a fatal brain aneurysm. I mean it, kids.

Mean Girls Suck

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It may have had something to do with the fact that I always preferred dirt over dresses, but as a child and early teen I found that the majority of my close friendships were with guys. I could just relate more closely to them and what I admired most was that if they had a problem with me at any point, they would let me know about it up front, no drama.

Money Talks

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Piggy banks are pretty much to coolest invention ever.

Well, not really, but they're pretty damn close.

How did I come to this stark realization?

My Guilty Musical Pleasures

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In the iPod of this CT writer we find unspeakable horror. Then again, they're probably on your playlist, too.

Nate's Weather Rant

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Have you ever noticed how competitive people are when it comes to weather?

It's almost as if people from different parts of the country want to convince the rest of the United States that the weather in their neck of the woods is the worst there is, yet they as locals are the best equipped to handle it.

Natural toothpaste sucks, but it's way better for you

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I have been using natural toothpaste for about a month now, and I would just like to share this with you: It's utterly disgusting.

I purchased two kinds: one from Trader Joe's (their brand) and one from Target (Tom's of Maine brand), but I don't think the brand matters that much, because I am convinced that natural toothpaste in general sucks ass, and I'm about half done with both of the tubes.

New technology keeps clumsy people safe

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Simultaneously making our lives easier and infinitely more entertaining

News Anchors Need to Get Real

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Every night, news anchors hope to enlighten us with world events. For those who can't muster up the goods, we offer these tips.

No More Labels

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Growing up is such a trip. And I don't mean getting older; we all get older, but we don't always grow up.

Obama Sex Video?

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

According to The Daily Telegraph, inboxes are filling up with excited e-mails labeled, “Barack Obama sex story with girl.” Whoo-hoo.

Only Really Cool Kids Deactivate

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A few months ago, I deleted Myspace and deactivated Facebook. I was proud of my decision and felt less distracted by who's dating whom and what everyone is up to tonight. I thought I was one of few, but I've been put in my place.

While hanging out by the pool this weekend with a few friends, one said that she was "deactivated.

Pick-up Lines = Lame

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Here's a tip boys: Forget everything you've ever heard in regards to how to pick up a woman.

Odds are any technique or strategy you're using won't work because landing yourself a lady - and by lady I mean not a whore - doesn't take a pre-meditated plan.

Pimpin' ain't easy, unless you're in politics

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I don’t know much about politics, but I do know one thing – politics and pimp status go hand-in-hand. When you’re a politician and P-I-M-P, it’s all about multi-tasking and effectively managing your time spent on work and more importantly play.

Pipe Dreams

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Last night the roof of my apartment started leaking from the A/C vent - probably because the rent is crazy cheap and you get what you pay for. But as I stood there watching the water drip relentlessly into the impromptu collection of bowls and buckets, I was struck with the awful reality: This is the kind of life I can afford.

Pre-Wedding Tradition

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

For those of you who remember my crazy stories of dating disasters and “almost” relationships from my “Sexless in the City” column, it may come as a bit of a shock that I am now engaged. In fact, it’s a big shock to me, too, a really good one though.

Quarter Life Crisis? No Way!

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Last week, on one of my few days off, I decided to do something I rarely do. I went to a bookstore. Don't get me wrong, because I am a self-appointed wordsmith and absolutely love books and everything about them, but it's the thought of new books that really turns me off.

Requiem for the Hummer

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The tank-like SUV gets the shaft.

Revving Your Engine Can Get Women Revved Up

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I've been largely known to dismiss in disgust men who rev their engines obnoxiously in an attempt, I'm guessing, to display their masculinity. It doesn't get me hot and bothered nor do I feel a wild urge to rip my clothes off and throw myself onto the hood of their car in a fit of overwhelming, horny frenzy.

Rock-afire Explosion!

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Most self-proclaimed music experts from my generation would have you believe that their highly-refined taste in music is a product of both nature and nurture, that they were weaned on only the best – but I’m not one of them.

Scottsdale Bingo

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

After a rather uneventful trip to Scottsdale Fashion Square yesterday I came to a realization – the city isn't for me. It doesn’t mean I dislike all the people from Scottsdale by any means but just the general vibe, and the pretentiousness of some they key stereotypes you see over and over again.

Serious Journalism about Important Topics

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

If this is your first time on the internet, welcome; what you are reading right now is called a blog - that's short for web log. When I write a blog, I can use the first person, I can write in broke-ass English iff'n I please. I can editorialize, hell, I can even swear a little if I want to.

Sex cures the common cold?

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

According to psychologists at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania, sex cures the common cold. Forget week-long bouts of runny noses, sore throats and achy muscles and say hello to the opposite sex. Engaging in intercourse once or twice a week can boost your immune system...

Shaq Attack

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

So Shaq's under fire for attacking Kobe; the real news here is that he's a worse rapper than he is a free throw shooter

Smoking in Movies: The Sequel

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Yet again, we find a study that "proves" the relationship between smoking and movies - is anyone really surprised by this?

Stay in School!

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Originally, I was among the first to jump on the “getting a college degree is pointless” bandwagon, but now as I look back fondly on my years in school, I guess it wasn’t a total waste.

Stupid.com

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Sometimes when I need a break from homework or other work, or when I just feel like it, I have a handful of websites I check out just for fun. I like to check the news, because I’m a geek, but also because I like to know what’s going on and if I should be more worried than I already am.

Swallow a pill. Lose a bad memory.

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Science can be scary!

Teen pregnancy as a TV series?

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

When did teen pregnancy become entertaining?

You know, the stuff of a break-out summer comedy, an Oscar-winning independent film, and now the ABC Family series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." Nothing quite says "a new kind of family" - the network's slogan - like a 15-year-old's unplanned pregnancy.

The Afterlife

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Life after college can totally suck

The Joys of Back to School Season

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

My first summer after graduating from college has felt, for the most part, an awful lot like all the others. I work a lot, I sweat a lot, I escape both the work and the heat for only a few brief occasions. I suppose the only real difference this time around is that I actually love my job instead of loathing it (I'll spare you the details of my summers of telemarketing, late night shipment-receiving and overall bitterness).

The Psychology of What We Wear

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I often think about how what we wear affects us psychologically, because I see a clear difference in the little things that I have to "go through" for fashion and beauty that my boyfriend doesn't.

The Razor's Edge

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Oasis lead guitarist Noel Gallagher (don't tell Liam I said that) was pushed off-stage during a concert in Toronto Sunday by an assailant who has since been arrested, the London Free Press reported.

The real football

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I'm going out on a limb here and admitting that I love soccer. So much so that I'm going to use my lunch hour today to watch the second half of the quarter-finals of the Euro Cup. (Turkey vs. Croatia. It should be a good game!) I've loved soccer pretty much my whole life, which is why I absolutely, completely hate when people detest soccer.

Trials with co-habitation

Thu, 22 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Nothing brings out my crazy quite like living with a boyfriend.

We're All a Bunch of Weirdoes

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I was talking with my friends the other day about myriad of topics. We vacillated between why Johnny Depp is so hot, what makes a good movie, why Bush sucks, why Johnny Depp isn't that hot and peppered among these talking pieces were weird things we do that we don't think are weird.

Weird Roommates

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I've had my own bad experiences with roommates, but odd doesn't even begin to describe some of the latest roommate wanted ads I've come across.

What is sexy?

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

According to a recent study, petite, leggy women with big busts are the most sexually attractive, but I beg to differ.

What's with all the pluralizing?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Destroying the English language one word at a time.

With the death of George Carlin, cerebral comedy just took a big hit

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Wonder if he got "the two-minute warning"?

George Carlin's fans know what I'm talking about. It's part of a routine he did in the '70s, about the possibility of getting notice that you're about to die ... a voice inside your head that goes, "TWO MINUTES. Get your (Bleep) together.

Donate Life

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

No one knows where your spirit goes after you die - but at least we can determine were your body goes. And if it'll be put to good use.