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Dusty Bookshelf – CRASH – 1973 – J.G. Ballard

by Tony Shea December 18, 2019

Now that I live in New York, I imagine I will have more time for reading, since the Fall and Winter seasons promise to be dark and rainy and cold (thank goodness), as opposed to the perpetually sunny days of Los Angeles that naturally dissuade you from staying indoors with a good book. And since […]

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Grow a Sac You Bearded Hipsters!

by Nate "Chops" Johnson October 10, 2014

Let me start this article by saying, I realize having a thick beard is socially acceptable right now. A lot of guys are growing them that never did before, and I completely understand why most men have not been able to grow them out previously…work environment, what women want/expect. Men’s appearances are very much driven […]

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Transition Time…Again: Dating

by Lenny Schmidt August 27, 2014

Relationships. The thought of a new relationship was scary, creepy, awful, bad, and painful… notice a theme? This was a transition I thought I’d never go through again. DATING!? Ugh! A new relationship with a new person? Blah! Now I have to learn someone else’s crazy? I have to find someone who will put up […]

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Kings Take Stanley Twice!

by Tony Shea June 14, 2014

For the second time in three years, the Los Angeles Kings are the rulers of the of the NHL, having defeated the New York Rangers in 5 games to win the greatest prize in all of sport, the Stanley Cup. Demonstrating why the west is best, the Kings ground opponents away with a brand of […]

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State of Elation – LA Kings Club Chicago – Head to Finals

by Tony Shea June 2, 2014

The Los Angeles Kings defeated their west coast rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks, last night in a 5-4 overtime victory, taking their second trip in the last three years to the Stanley Cup Finals, where they will face off against the New York Rangers Wednesday night. The crowd inside The Hollywood( my pick for the best […]

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Dear MK : Relationship Q & A … “Fear and Privacy”

by Mary Kay Holmes May 27, 2014

*photos courtesy of EW.com Dear MK : I am truly hoping you can help me. I met the greatest guy recently, and it’s been such a long time since I felt any joy, let alone pleasure. Tall, handsome and amazingly charming; he is a total package. As we patrolled the walls for “biters” he let […]

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State of Bliss – LA Kings Hunt Down the Ducks

by Tony Shea May 18, 2014

It was only a few short weeks ago that the LA Kings made hockey history coming back from a 3 games to 0 deficit to win their first round playoff series against their hated west coast rivals, the San Jose Sharks. It was the kind of victory that comes perhaps once in lifetime and the […]

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Hottest Guy in the World (This Month) – Andrew Lincoln

by Mary Kay Holmes May 11, 2014
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What People Say – About My Beard

by Nate "Chops" Johnson April 8, 2014

This week we’re beginning a new feature called What People Say where we reveal things we’ve overheard during our travels, as well as the answers to embarrassing questions, and irate monologues, and just other random things that we hereby record in the great history book of all things. Fresh from his most recent “Crowd Favorite” […]

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The National Are Everywhere These Days

by Tony Shea April 8, 2014

image via I’ve been getting into The National a lot lately. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and now residing in Brooklyn, NYC, The National has been around since 1999 and have thus far released six albums. Matt Berninger is the lead singer, who the Game of Thrones fans may recognize from the “Rains of Castamere“, and […]

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Chronicles of the Underrated: WWE Wrestler

by Mike Monroe March 5, 2014

So you may be asking yourself “Are we really doing this?”  Wrestling’s fake, right?  So how could there possibly be a most underrated professional wrestler?  Like many as a child, I was one day confronted with the world-shattering news that Hulk Hogan wasn’t really beating anyone up.  It wasn’t quite as bad as when I […]

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Lights! Camera! Beardo!

by Nate "Chops" Johnson February 21, 2014

I was on set at Warner Bros. in Burbank working as a background actor on a show when my phone signaled that I had a message. The text was from my photographer friend, and author of The Beard Book, Mary Lou Sandler, and read “A casting director for a national Fiat commercial contacted us asking […]

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South Mistakes 4 Inches of Snow for End Times – 10 Driving Safety Tips

by Tony Acquaviva February 13, 2014

It was absolute Thunderdome in North Carolina today. Now that the sun has set, people are abandoning their cars and eating one another on the street, in a humiliating orgy of crushed Camaro quarter panels and pink snow. The following is how to survive moderate snowfall (which is what this is). Pay attention, The South, […]

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