by Ryan Almodovar Lately I’ve been finding myself becoming more and more dissatisfied with my user experience on Facebook. The website that is supposed to be the great connector, the ‘electric friendship generator’, now just seems unsettling to me, largely driven by the fact that when I check my newsfeed and I have no clue Read More

by Ryan Almodovar This month I’ll be profiling Latino congressman Jose Serrano, a democrat from New York’s 16th district. Serrano’s district is unique because it is one of the smallest congressional districts in the country, encompassing most of South Bronx. It is also one of few districts with a Latino majority population.

by Ryan Almodovar I hate going to department stores. No, I’m not one of those ‘you’ll ruin small town America’ hipsters – I’m on a budget so I’ll take my goods cheap and in bulk, thank you very much. What gets me is that I can’t step two feet into the place without being hounded Read More

by Ryan Almodovar I’m going to admit something that might downright enrage some of you (please hold your boos and angry emails ‘til the end) – I can’t stand the New York Yankees. Relax – I’m not a Red Sox fan, although I’ll own up to being a jealous Mets fan from Queens. I guess Read More

by Ryan Almodovar Sometimes what people consider art just confuses me. I’ll be honest – I’m not the most artistic guy to walk the earth, though I do pride myself on the ability to call a picture ‘nice’ or an installation ‘cool.’ My interest is literally only paint deep, so it’s not uncommon to me Read More

by Ryan Almodovar Last week, I wrote about the Dodd-Frank act, and how its effects are likely to affect your bank account very shortly. Let’s face it: costs are going up across the board, even though the intention of Dodd-Frank was to rein in an out of control banking industry, banks have to put the Read More

by Ryan Almodovar You are probably sick and tired of hearing about the recession and the financial industry. As you know, they contributed primarily through the bundling and the re-selling of subprime mortgages, which of course began a domino effect of financial strife, bailouts, tea partiers with poorly spelled signs, and a new slew of Read More

by Ryan Almodovar It’s a scene that’s unfortunately become all too familiar across the United States. The ubiquitous and ever infamous ‘budget cut’ has become an integral part of our economy, not just on a federal level, but at the state and city level as well.

by Ryan Almodovar I’ll level with you here – I can’t stand YouTube. People will argue that it’s a great way to share media, but in all honesty, you’re just enabling annoying people with webcams to film their crap and mouth off. Naturally, when Charlie Sheen – a veritable master of filming crap and mouthing Read More