- via USA Weekend Flappers dancing on tables, gangsters solving problems with machine guns, rumrunners slipping down the coast on moonless nights — they’re all there in our new film series about Prohibition, co-directed with Lynn Novick. We could hardly tell the tale of this violent, sexy, profoundly instructive period of American history without such Read More

 via Mashable – For many, the name Steve Jobs is synonymous with inspiration. Throughout the years, he’s not only changed our lives with innovative products, but also with memorable words. Among the ways people are commemorating Jobs’ passing is posting their favorite Jobs-isms. We took to Tumblr to track down what Jobs quotes have resonated Read More

During this economic crisis that has hit the country since 2008, landing a job has become almost impossible. To make matters worse, the job market is shrinking more and more for those who just graduated from college. Companies are taking advantage of the situation by asking ridiculous amounts time of experience. Since a lot of Read More

My “ma” as I like to call her has supported me from before I was born – she actually saved me from carrying a combo of my Abuelas’ names. She made every birthday special, let me be a Girl Scout (no camping of course!), bought me my college graduation ring herself, relished in my wedding Read More

via Life Hacker Job boards and Craigslist are no longer great places to find jobs because everyone is already using them. It’s no longer enough to put your resume out into the world and wait for someone in HR to notice your resume that looks just like every other applicants. In order to find a Read More

via Salon.com Washington, D.C. will soon require children in public and public charter schools to take a standardized sex-ed test — the first of its kind in the U.S. The 50-question exam will test students’ knowledge on health and sex education and will include topics such as: nutrition, mental health, and drug use as well Read More

via Gizmodo Charles Wickersham, a 21-year-old man, was fishing in the Bay Area when he was attacked and bitten by a shark. He’s currently still in intensive care on his way to recovery. While PETA’s expressed a little sympathy for Mr. Wickersham, their main concern seemed to be for the fish.

I am proud of my sister for many reasons. Among them: this weekend, she will be participating in the “Walk for a Cure” to raise money for breast cancer research. When she told me about it, and about all the work that goes into training for such an event as well as the peculiarities of Read More