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Music

“Gifted” (Masuka Remix) by N.A.S.A. feat. Kanye West, Santigold & Lykke Li

Back in 2009, a group called N.A.S.A. put together an album called The Spirit of Apollo packed with guest stars. One of those songs featured a trio of big time guest stars in Kanye West, Lykke Li and Santogold.

By stuart

May 14, 2015May 14, 2015

Basketball

We Hate Dwight Howard: The long list of NBA players that hate Dwight Howard

It’s no secret that Dwight Howard isn’t very well-liked. In fact, he may be the most disliked NBA superstar in the history of the league.

By stuart

May 13, 2015September 24, 2015

Media

Southwest Airlines’ “Wedding Dancer” commercials are the best

Every year during the spring and summer months, friends and family, bridesmaids and groomsmens crisscross the United States for wedding season.

By stuart

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015

Tech

A list of all the Dreamforce keynote speakers from 2003-2015

Dreamforce might be the biggest cloud conference anywhere, and it’s quickly becoming one of the largest technology conferences in all the land.

By stuart

May 10, 2015June 6, 2015

Comic Books

Avengers: Age of Ultron moves too fast, bogged down by weight of future Marvel movies

I finally saw Avengers: Age of Ultron and as much as I wanted to disregard the early lukewarm reviews and go in with an open mind, the film was ultimately disappointing.

By stuart

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015

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Basketball

Steph Curry takes 2014-15 MVP despite Mike Crispino’s 5th place vote

Steph Curry was rightfully awarded the 2014-15 NBA MVP trophy yesterday in a lopsided vote that made all the talk about James Harden and Russell Westbrook seem ridiculous in hindsight.

By stuart

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015

SEO

🐼 Understand your brand before adding emojis into SEO title tag

Recently, Expedia began inserting emojis at the beginning of some of their title tags to increase CTR.

By stuart

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015

City

How to store an open can of coconut milk

How does one store an opened can of coconut milk?

By stuart

April 30, 2015September 24, 2015

Tech

A driverless future with autonomous cars is closer than we think (sorry, Ford)

Times are changing in the automobile industry and it’s not looking good for Ford, Chrysler, and GM.

By stuart

April 29, 2015April 30, 2015

Comic Books

Surprisingly, the ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ movie is getting mixed reviews

The new Avergers film that I’ve been yapping about over the last several months is three days away from opening.

By stuart

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015

Mom San Francisco

How I used Meetup.com to find friends for my Chinese mom

My mom has lived in San Francisco for over five years. Despite her being in Chinatown every single day of the week and somewhat outgoing personality, she still struggles to find like-minded Chinese friends in the city.

By stuart

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

SEO

How to avoid creating SEO doorway pages (with examples)

With a coming Google algorithm change targeting “doorway pages”, I’ve been thinking about what exactly a doorway page looks like and how one would detected by the Big G.

By stuart

April 25, 2015April 25, 2015

Basketball

DeAndre Jordan, don’t step away when you make your first free throw!

I really wonder what DeAndre Jordan’s free-throw coach emphasizes during their sessions. Whether miss or make (usually miss), Jordan has a really bad habit of leaving the free throw line.

By stuart

April 24, 2015April 24, 2015

Tech

Verizon begins shipping out Galaxy S6 Gold Platinum phones

Just got a shipping notice from Verizon that my Samsung Galaxy S6 Gold phone is on it’s way!

By stuart

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015

Comic Books Queer

Iceman comes out as gay

There’s a handful of comic characters that have come out in the last decade, but none of them as well-known as Iceman’s outing in “All-New X-Men” #40.

By stuart

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015

Travel

AMEX Gold introduces no foreign transaction fees, $100 airline fee credit

I received an email this morning regarding my Premier Rewards Gold AMEX Card that made owning an American Express card much more enticing.

By stuart

April 21, 2015April 21, 2015

Basketball

Yes, Steph Curry is the best shooter in all of NBA history

This story is about a week old now, but it’s worth posting. Steph Curry reportedly hit 77 consecutive three-point shots during a practice last week.

By stuart

April 20, 2015April 21, 2015

Basketball

Dime Magazine joins Uproxx, BroBible, Animal in acquisition by Woven Digital

Recently, I saw a Dime Magazine Facebook post that pointed to an uproxx.com web address and not the dimemag.com domain.

By stuart

April 19, 2015April 19, 2015

City Tech

No Valets: How to crowdsource Citi Bike’s supply and demand problem

Last year, Citi Bike introduced a new valet service to maintain balance throughout the bike sharing system.

By stuart

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015

Extra

Can I deduct mortgage points as a tax deduction? Yes, but it depends

Can I deduct mortgage points as a tax deduction? Are points deductible on your taxes? If you paid points to reduce your mortgage rate, then in certain cases, you can write off those points in the year you purchased your house.

By stuart

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015