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The Ultimate Post-College Starter Kit

By Gradspot.com

Class of 2009, your moment is now! For those still on campus, have fun and be sure to carry around some Claritin so you can say you have allergies when people accuse you of crying. Then, once you've had a second to... more >

The Tao of Teaching: In Memoriam

By Tom Wiseman

Good Morning Taoists.

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Goodnight, what have you done with your life?... more >

The Waiter Rule

By Jason Richards

When you eat at a restaurant, how do you treat your waiter when everything is going well? And what about when your dinner goes to hell in a handbasket? Surprisingly enough (or perhaps not surprisingly at all), according to leading U.S. CEOs... more >

Low-Maintenance Pets that Won’t Break the Bank

By Tory Hoen

You’ve graduated from college. Maybe you’ve got an apartment, a job, the works. But something is still missing, and that thing may very well be a pet... more >

Borat Meets Zoolander in a New Web Series

By Keshav Singh

There’s an age-old question that every man (except Brad Pitt), at one point in his life must ask: “Can I get your number?” But how many people can do it with the charm and tact of g-list celebrity and model... more >

Marriage as Response to Economic Crisis: Don’t Do It!

By Tory Hoen

Times are tough. We know this. And for recent graduates, they’re extra tough. The challenges of landing a first job and establishing financial independence are daunting enough. Add a global economic meltdown into the equation, and you’ve got a recipe for a first-rate quarter life... more >

Japanese Pig Rodeo

By Joan Mitchell

Best sport ever?... more >

Attending a Wedding

By czoia@gradspot.com

Your first day of work is intimidating. Realizing that you have to pay taxes is a bummer. But the biggest phantom punch of life after college hits when people who used to give you atomic wedgies in middle school or rock keg stands at your frat in college start getting married.... more >

"My Bad – Let’s Definitely Catch Up Soon!": Or, the Art of Combating Fremdschämen

By Christine Keith

Germans. They have a long, silly-sounding name for everything, including emotions that the English-speaking world has yet to identify. (Schadenfreude?... more >

The Top Ten All-Time Best Graduation Speeches

By Matthew Demmer

We, the editors of Gradspot.com would like to take this opportunity to hail one of the grandest traditions of beleaguered academia: The Commencement Speech. Like Gradspot, the CS (as we in the industry call it) tries to usher students into the “real world” with a combination of wit, substance, and self-love... more >

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