What Is Work? Odd Jobs for Laid-Off Full-Timers
Here are some tips from New York City voice-actor Jeremy Redleaf on transitioning from a full-time job to freelancing/odd-jobbing, or from one freelance gig to another.
Here are some tips from New York City voice-actor Jeremy Redleaf on transitioning from a full-time job to freelancing/odd-jobbing, or from one freelance gig to another.
Lesley Stern | Posted 09.06.2009 | Comedy
As someone who has accidentally shoplifted several hats simply because she forgot to take them off before leaving the store, my first bit of advice is, to put whatever it is you're shoplifting on your head.
Sharon Glassman | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living
Freelancers and job-seekers can spend the workday seeking work, earning a weary brain, tired body and no Benjamins to show for it.
Janice Taylor | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living
Is 'chunky' in or out? The shows - Drop Dead Diva, More to Love, Dance Your Ass Off and Ruby - range from dance to comedy to reality - some promote health and weight loss, some say you're fine just as you are, as they light up the grill and fill up on dessert. Mixed messages for sure.
Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living
To reduce severe accumulation of stress, you must find as many ways as possible for your brain and body to release endorphins, which turns stress response off. Here are 8 things you can do.
Sharon Glassman | Posted 09.03.2009 | Style
Today, we meet Mollena Williams, a woman whose passion for kinky sex led to her dream career as the "Executive Pervert" for the alternative lifestyle dating sites bondage.com and alt.com.
Mark Blankenship | Posted 09.02.2009 | Entertainment
Are you serious, True Blood? Are you really going to spring Godric on me in the last moment of Episode 7 ("Release Me") and then cut to the credits? D
Jilly Gagnon | Posted 09.02.2009 | Comedy
You're welcome to remove and attempt to reuse staples from documents stapled before this change goes into effect, but the management would like to remind you that blood traces are not acceptable on finished reports.
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.28.2009 | Comedy
You have to admire the gumption of Baucus and the Blue Dogs. Ignoring the will of the people. Happily to derailing the Democratic party agenda. Stabbing their President in the back.
Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living
We have had several delicious meals featuring string beans, jalapenos and parsley, and there will be plenty more when the tomatoes, eggplants, bell peppers and cauliflowers are ready to eat.
Lesley Stern | Posted 08.23.2009 | Comedy
Cavities: If only all dental problems were this easy. Just fill the cavities with gum (preferably sugarless) or wax. A nice peppermint scented candle will freshen your breath at the same time.
Craig Bierko | Posted 08.20.2009 | Comedy
Cronkite will play "Alfred Keagan," a lovable bank security guard who can't seem to face the loss of his Korean war-bride.
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.17.2009 | Comedy
This past Thursday, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow had Pat on her show, where they had a long discussion about how Pat thinks the white man is the true victim of racism in America.
Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Comedy
Bill O being Bill O, couldn't leave it merely to the lawyers, and chose to confront Glenn on Glenn's television show. Take a look.
Lesley Stern | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home
Aside from its obvious usefulness as an anti-terrorist tool, duct tape is one of those simple products that fulfill a wide variety of needs, (kind of like cheap vodka).
Jilly Gagnon | Posted 08.14.2009 | Comedy
"I would trust citizen journalism as much as I would trust citizen surgery." - Morley Safer, in a speech after receiving the Fred Friendly first amendment award from Quinnipiac University
Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living
I am often asked why I don't dye my hair. "I do," I always respond. "I dye it gray so I'll seem more mature." To which people invariably say, "It's not working."
Teddy Wayne | Posted 08.09.2009 | Comedy
As a frequent collaborator with Sacks, I decided to turn the tables and interview him about his own craft, his theory about OCD and comedy, and, inevitably, Milton Berle's penis.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sahil Kapur | Posted 08.09.2009 | Comedy
The Daily Show's John Oliver is unhappy with mainstream journalism, and even drearier on the notion that he's something of a journalist. "I watch cab...
Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living
Gliding along indistinctly through the everyday world is something I've learned to do well. A friend once said, "You're the kind of person who spends a lot of time below the radar."
Erica Abeel | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living
The biggest obstacle to the writer's productivity, though, is the gaping maw of cyberspace. Each post a gateway drug to the next.
Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 08.06.2009 | Comedy
Not every potential investor was caught in the insidious web. But those lucky enough to avoid the trap cannot escape a feeling of lingering dread, a residue of evil that time has not washed away.
Jilly Gagnon | Posted 08.03.2009 | Comedy
The fact that the investigation around which his new novel will be based has not yet taken place did not seem to faze Dan Brown.
Xeth Feinberg | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy
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Jilly Gagnon | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy
Summer's in full swing, which means low-level "celebrities" competing for "charities" of their "choice."
Sharon Glassman | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York