Author Baraf

I'm sure we have all been inspired by the Olympics this week, but the state of Iowa is taking it a bit far. Apparently gymnast Shawn Johnson has instilled so much pride in her home state that they have...

I work as a freelancer in the media field and this week has been crazy due to all the Olympic coverage. We have more people, more work and of course... more "bones of contention" with one another. In fact we...

I passed this McDonald's advertisement on the street yesterday, and was thoroughly perplexed. Every egg dreams of becoming a McDonald's breakfast sandwich? Really? That's funny, I would have thought every...

Ok, I'm just gonna come out and say it: I cannot stand Rachael Ray. This woman is so saccharine, fake and cloyingly annoying! It truly amazes me that anyone watches her for more than 30 seconds. How did a...

You know the economy is bad, when even a behemoth like McDonalds is feeling the pain! Apparently, the dollar menu is at risk! It seems Mickey D's is reducing the amount of cheese on the double cheeseburger...

It seems the Soup Nazi may have some competition on his hands! This Subway is hardcore. I wonder if anyone ever actually enforces this rule? via...

While the rest of the world works on developing nuclear weapons and a cure for cancer, the Japanese continue on their quest to build a robot for every thinkable purpose. Their latest creation? A robot...