Athens

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With the Olympic Swimming Trials coming to a close, the USA Team has been set and it is full of hopeful athletes gunning to bring home the gold. One of those athletes is Ryan Lochte. With two past olympic games and 6 olympic medals under his belt, this will be his third olympics where he will compete for five more olympic medals. As America watches with high expectations for this 27 year old Floridian, Lochte will have to prove that he can out swim the best of the best in competitive swimming. More»

Who said you can't make a fortune doing what you love? This following list features the ten wealthiest DJ's from around the world who have achieved their hard earned millions by playing their favorite tunes. The guys behind our favorite dance tracks include Moby and Daft Punk, but who did Celebritynetworth.com figure out to be the richest DJ in the world? Keep reading to find out a little more about these DJ's and how they earned their spot on the top ten. More»

Returning from travel abroad, there are several important things one must do before reintegrating into society, like reflecting on the lessons learned during travel and a self-inventory to assess the extent and content of one's inner transformation. I'm guessing, anyway. All I did was write this. Making fun of tourists while pretending other tourists aren't making fun of you: does it ever get old? As a relatively uncreative writer of internet snark, you can bet I'm sincerely hoping the answer is, "no."

On that note, once more into the breech, with "breech" being shorthand for "horrifying European tourist fashion." Opa! More»

The structure in the background is the Parthenon. Located atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, it was the city's dedicated temple to Athena and is now considered one of the great cultural treasures of the world. By studying it carefully, archaeologists determined it exemplifies the most perfect application of the Doric style. The structure in the foreground is my brother Nick. By studying this photo carefully, those same archaeologists were able to conclude that it was 9 am when this picture was taken, and that we had been drinking copious amounts of red wine the previous night. More»