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23 Jul 2014

Sex and Dating: Should You Google Your Date?

KQED had a recent segment on Googling your dates that got my brain wheels turning. Does knowing more from the start help you find the right person or does it keep you from meeting someone great? The question posed was – Should we stop Googling our dates? Yes. No. Outlook

Jay H - Bawdy Broadcaster 0
28 Mar 2014

Dating Without A Voice: Eric Barry Dates With A Jaw Wired Shut (Part 1)

I try to purse my cracked lips open, sputtering through the mesh of teeth and wire. At first it’s just saliva, but then the colors begin to run red. Pressing against the back of my teeth with my tongue, I try to push the refuse through what gaps I can

Eric Barry - Starving Fartist 0
18 Oct 2013

My 13 Favorite Okcupid Messages

The online dating profile is gone. Sad. And not at all sad. But we had some good times, that profile and me. Or at least a hell of a lot of laughs. My page was decently written. Which, by Okcupid standards, just means that my answer to “what I’m doing

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
03 Apr 2013

Full Disclosure: If You Don’t Buy Me a Drink, I Won’t Date You

If I hear a woman talk about chivalry being dead one more time, I’m going to take her to dinner and not pay for it. Then I’m going to make a pee-puddle and put her cardigan over it so I don’t get my heels wet. OKCupid has provided me with

Eric Barry - Starving Fartist 0
20 Feb 2013

Full Disclosure: I Drink for the Sex

I drink a lot. Probably too much, but I don’t know where you draw the line when it comes to putting poison in your body, so I’ll just assume it’s in chalk somewhere around your dead body. Coming from a family with a history of addiction, I’m keenly aware of

Eric Barry - Starving Fartist 0
08 Feb 2013

Win Tix to The Algorithm of Love at the Commonwealth Club. Learn About the Science Behind Making the Perfect Match

Next Thursday, February 14th, the INFORUM at the Commonwealth Club will be holding the The Algorithm for Love. OkCupid and Match.com CEO Sam Yagan will be here there, dishing on the math and science behind making the perfect match. After the interview they’re hosting a cocktail-fueled after party where guests will

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
15 Feb 2012

My Best (Worst) Get-Rich-Quick Ideas

You see, I’m what they call a “creative genius.”  I have a brain so out-of-control, half the time I can’t even make sense of the shit I come up with.  All I know is that I am constantly sprouting figurative light bulbs out the top of my dome, having what

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0