How do you launch your own blog or get a job working at theCHIVE.com or Cracked.com  You need experience and connections first… and we can give you both of those.  theSlingshot is looking for a part time intern to help … Continue reading →

Everybody loves candy. Well, pretty much everybody. Repeated surveys over decades have revealed that only Soviet communists, Islamic terrorists, and stodgy boarding school headmasters don’t love it. I mean, even child molesters can’t get enough of the stuff. However, this … Continue reading →

Call me lazy if you’re offended, shiftless if you’re frustrated, “just not a morning person” if you’re my mom… but whatever you call me, please do so quietly if you’re doing it any time before noon. Even if I happen … Continue reading →

According a study by popular online dating site Match.com, one in five relationships are starting on the internet these days. That means you’re definitely not the only one who is too lazy to walk down the street and hit the … Continue reading →

Ah, the humble record store clerk— that persnickety curmudgeon whose job is teetering on the cusp of obsolescence.

Let’s face it, your art education leaves something to be desired. Sure, you can pick the Mona Lisa out of a lineup, but that’s mostly because you saw about half of the DaVinci Code movie before falling asleep. You certainly … Continue reading →

In life, you choose your passions and, more often than not, you stick with them. Some identify most readily the alluring world of sports, characterized by the spirit of competition, corporate sponsorship and as an excuse to get black-out drunk. … Continue reading →

Ancient Mayan calendars suggest that 2012 will signal the end of the world as we know it, while an oft-cited perennial best-seller called “The Bible” suggests that the apocalypse will transpire after seven somewhat vague occurrences. We looked into these … Continue reading →

It’s Wednesday night and you’ve showed up at your local watering hole, looking for a drink or three— a surefire way to repress those four hours of workplace safety training you suffered through. You hear the screech of feedback as … Continue reading →