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Above all, this Christmas taught me that Hugh Hefner had it right all these years. I’m not talking about the way in which he surrounds himself with beautiful, scantily-clad blondes, or how he enjoys the finest things money can buy, or even the way he opens his mansion up to Hollywood A-listers and world leaders […]

User testimonials, as anyone who has taken Advertising 101 will tell you, can be one of the most powerful means of persuasion. A simple, genuine testimonial from an actual user of any given product can easily take the place of volumes of the most persuasive copywriting. With that in mind, X Out of 10 proudly […]

I wasn’t expecting Citizen Kane, but I guess I expected the guys who did Super Troopers to create a movie that was… I don’t know… funny. Instead, they created a movie that was just plain horrible: horrible script, horrible acting, and horrible execution.

The Broken Lizard guys took a concept that could have been hilarious—come […]

These days, it seems like the Top Albums of the year list has supplanted the New Year’s Resolution as the most often over-shared bit of personal information. So of course, I wouldn’t feel complete without creating a list of my own.
The ten albums in this list represent the music I’ve enjoyed most this year, and […]

Tsotsi (Presley Chweneyagae) is a young thug (literally: tsotsi is a Sesotho word meaning “thug”) from the poorest of the poor Johannesburg townships. With his gang, he robs wealthy Johannesburg businessmen, kills indiscriminately, and never shows a hint of remorse.
After a brawl in a bar where he savagely beats a member of his gang, Tsotsi […]

This shirt came with me on a recent trip to Vegas, mainly so I’d feel like a high-roller when I sat down at the $5 minimum blackjack tables. I think I played it off rather convincingly.
Banana Republic’s website shows a fellow with perfectly-trimmed 2nd-day stubble wearing this shirt with black slacks and a sport coat […]

Christmas shopping has always been tough for me. I’d like to think of myself as a good gift-giver, but some folks are just impossible to shop for. Enter Gifts.com.
At Gifts.com, you can search for gifts by recipient and interests, and by gift categories, such as “Stocking Stuffers” and “Hot Gadget Gifts.” But far and away, […]

Moon Temple—or “the Temple” as it’s known to Wallingford locals*—may not be the fanciest Chinese restaurant you’ve ever seen… okay, it’s probably not anywhere close to the fanciest Chinese restaurant you’ve ever seen… but it sure is a great place. The food is cheap and fresh, and the chefs are always willing to accommodate your […]

Shopping for a slightly hipster-ish closet nerd with a distinct sense of style? Before you get out the plastic and head off to the mall, check out Uncrate. It caters to that particular segment of the Web 2.0 set that also subscribes to GQ, showing off the coolest, most stylish and most luxurious consumables out […]

My knowledge of MySQL and PHP would fit on the head of a pin with room to spare. That’s why I was amazed that I was able to install and configure WordPress on my server in less time than it takes to watch a TiVo’ed episode of The Daily Show.
There are no praises I can […]