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 →

This will make you think twice before you send that e-mailing calling the autor a naughty word (I’m looking at you homeless guy in the library).

I give up.  I’m just going to throw my wallet at the next advertising executive (or vagabond, TBD…) I see walking down the street.                                 … 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 →

Some people marry for love, and others?  Well, have a look for yourself.    

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 →

Ah, the ballpark. Or football stadium. Or soccer pitch. Wherever it is you go to celebrate the athletic feats which you once aspired to, but eventually gave up on, it’s a place rife with memories of triumph and defeat. Unfortunately, … 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 →

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  Bacon Once relegated to the side of a hearty breakfast or sandwiched between some lettuce and tomato slices, bacon has quietly propagated itself to become one the most ubiquitous meats in existence. While the fatty, succulent pork product is … Continue reading →

Ever peruse Russian mail order bride websites alone in your bedroom at 3 a.m. and wonder who ACTUALLY marries (buys?) these girls?  No? Well, I’m gonna show you anyways.  

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 →