Just another typical weekend vacation away from Blacksburg. This time, we decided to visit the Berlin Wall.

Now that you’ve had the opportunity for a lovely sober day out (well sober if you didn't go too crazy at the wineries!) Here’s where the real fun starts. These top five Long Island spots have the best of both worlds. With good old fashioned beach fun for the day, and a booming night

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The end of summer is looming.  We'll be heading back to Bing in less than a month, and if you're anything like me, you're probably feeling like you didn't accomplish much this summer.  I had big plans, but either all work and no play, or no work and all sleep seemed to interfere with my

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According to Science magazine (avoid wondering why the hell I was perusing that magazine and continue reading) a few Maryland professors recently attended a convention for people with zero social lives,  an online World of Warcraft convention.

 

The convention was supposedly re

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A beach study reports that the more time a beachgoer spends in the water or wet sand, the higher their risk is of acquiring gastrointestinal illness, said Jay M. Fleisher, associate professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern U. Beach sand may become contaminated by gull droppings and other sources of fecal-derived organisms that then diffuse into wet sand and water. (Helena Solo-Gabriele, professor of environmental engineering at the University of Miami, is conducting further research related to findings by Tonya Bonilla.)
(This photo features a University of Miami junior in Key Largo, FL)

Requiem for a Dream made me think it was full of heroin addicts and crazy old Jewish women.

 

Parodies in The Simpsons and Futurama made me think it was creepy and abandoned.

 

The news media made me think it was a tragic land of dashed hopes and shattered dreams, destined for eminent domain an

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Summer is not officially here yet, but we are all feeling the heat. When temperatures hit above 90 degrees this past week in University Park, PA., people headed to the Penn State University Park campus outdoor pool to cool off, work on their tans, and just enjoy

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Jonathan Miles’ debut novel, Dear American Airlines, is perfect for a lazy day at the beach. Even better, it will make you feel better about not being able to hop on a plane and go somewhere tropical.

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If you can't find something cheap and awesome to do every day between June and September in the five boroughs, then you aren't really trying. But we know you're lazy, which is why we're giving away all the best secrets (seriously, this is the freaking motherload).

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Need a book to read on your trip down to the beach? Here’s a chance to dive into some risqué reading and get to know the Paris Hilton of the 60’s!

Growing up as part of a wildly dysfunctional aristocratic family, Edie Sedgwick hit the streets of New York City running. From being photographed as t... MORE »