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The Ultimate Post-College Starter Kit

By Gradspot Dot Com
1/14/10
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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

The Tao of Teaching: In Memoriam

By Tom Wiseman
10/09/09
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Good Morning Taoists.

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

The Waiter Rule

By Jason Richards
10/01/09
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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

Low-Maintenance Pets that Won’t Break the Bank

By Tory Hoen
9/29/09
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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

Borat Meets Zoolander in a New Web Series

By Keshav Singh
9/25/09
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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

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

By Tory Hoen
9/16/09
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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

Japanese Pig Rodeo

By Joan Mitchell
8/21/09
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Best sport ever?

Attending a Wedding

By Chris Zoia
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Quick Tips
  1. RSVP ASAP – A wedding invitation is not like an evite, so be prompt with your response. Usually there is a simple reply card enclosed, but if not it’s best to just repeat back the language of the invitation.
  2. Copping a gift – How much you drop on the wedding gift depends on your role in the wedding. Are you a random guest, a best friend, or part of the wedding party? Etiquette suggests that each should spend more the closer you are to the bride/groom. But regardless of your budget, try to get items from the couples’ wedding registry rather than random gifts.
  3. The boring part – If you’re not super into the whole “idea" of love, the ceremony can get pretty dull. But it’s a big moment for some, so don’t sully it with your rudeness. Be on time, be respectful, and don’t snap too many photos (someone else gets paid for that).
  4. What to wear? – It’s a tough question, and if you’re close enough with the couple it might be worth asking. If you have to make a decision from the clues available, focus on the style of the invitation (how formal is it?) and the time of day (morning/afternoon ceremonies are generally more casual).
  5. The payoff – Wedding parties are like the bar mitzvahs and birthdays of yore, except now you don’t have to drink surreptitiously in the bathroom. Have fun and embrace the joys of a friends, old people, cake, and booze.

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. The first time a wedding album crops up in your Facebook newsfeed, you’re first thought will probably be “holy $*&#!” But once you’ve calmed down, you should be getting amped to catch your first wedding invite. Ain’t no party like a wedding party…

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

By Christine Keith
8/18/09
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Germans. They have a long, silly-sounding name for everything, including emotions that the English-speaking world has yet to identify. (Schadenfreude?

The Top Ten All-Time Best Graduation Speeches

By Matthew Demmer
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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

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