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Floundering Auto Industry = Good for Grads

Automobile sales plunged this summer due to the high price of oil and the short supply of fuel-efficient cars. If you’re looking to nab a new set of wheels, work this recent slump in the car industry to your advantage. ...

By Chris Zoia on 7/30/08
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Kiss My Face!

Kissing girls is the jam, but the build up is always incredibly stressful and awkward. Thus, just like boxing, running fast, driving tanks, and shooting terrorists, it’s much easier to do in video games than real life. Enter Mentos Kiss Fight, a free online game that can only be described as Mortal Kombat meets Leisure Suit Larry...

By Christopher Schonberger on 7/31/08
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Q&A with the Résumé Girl

A good résumé is your VIP pass into the world of employment. It doesn't guarantee that you'll get snapped by paparazzi or pick up a tasty heiress, but at least you're "in the club." And once you're in there, you never know what might happen....

By Christopher Schonberger on 7/30/08
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Gimme Gimme More

Boomerangers. Millenials. Kidults. Generation Debt—these are just some of the terms used to describe us twentysomethings. Why? Because we rack up crazy student debt, head back home after college, move to expensive cities even though we have horrible salaries...

By Dan Marley on 7/29/08
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Watch Me As I Fauxke This Cigarette

Let’s chat about smoking for a minute. Despite a recently passed no-smoking-in-bars law, tobacco continues to reign supreme in Paris. And while I’ve never really had any interest in being a smoker, it has become exceedingly clear that you won’t get far very in this town unless your lungs are lined with filth. ...

By Tory Hoen on 7/28/08
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Highsnobiety: The Weekly 5

Victim x Manhattan Portage Wool Collection
No recent grad is complete without a fresh messenger bag, and nothing is more classic than the simple red logo of Manhattan Portage. Get on your single speed Schwinn and roll...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 7/25/08
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FPF: Week Ending July 27

This week on Front Page Flash: Obama "on tour," justice in Serbia, Bush agrees to an Iraq "time horizon," China preps for Olympic protests, and hurricane season heats up. Plus, election update...

By Gradspot Dot Com on 7/24/08
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Class Act

It's been a while since we actually talked of teaching so I thought I'd bring it back to the essence. All of my classes are a lot of fun, we play a lot of games and whatever the level I have a good rapport with my students. They tend to view me less as a teacher...

By Tom Wiseman on 7/24/08
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If Fonts Could Talk...

The folks at College Humor have outdone themselves this time, imagining what it would be like if our favorite (and most reviled) fonts came to life. In case you were wondering, the answer is yes—Wingdings is a raving lunatic...

By Christopher Schonberger on 7/23/08
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Eat Cheap 2008

Now that we’ve fallen upon hard times, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to wine-and-dine at an affordable price. Thankfully, New York Magazine's Eat Cheap 2008 guide can help grads in NYC navigate the best budget eats without sacrificing quality. ...

By Chris Zoia on 7/22/08
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