SOCIAL STUDIESSmoking Cigarettes is the Ultimate Deal BreakerAlec BanksI’m from Chicago, where vices are commonplace and hang to people’s beer bellies and muffin tops internally, much like icicles dance off…
SOCIAL STUDIESThe Guy With the Six-Pack Isn't Boyfriend MaterialAlec BanksWe’re a weight-obsessed culture. Women want to be thinner and men want to pack on rippling muscles so their arms, legs, chest…
SOCIAL STUDIESTrust Me… Your Boy Friend Wants to be your BoyfriendAlec BanksThere’s two sides to the argument that has been shouted everywhere from Thanksgiving tables, where a cantankerous uncle has had a little…
ENTRTNMNTWould Our Favorite TV and Movie Couples Still Be Together Today?Alec BanksIt seems as if first marriages are being treated like first kisses these days. People just want to get it over with…
SOCIAL STUDIESMadam, Are you Aware That There are Words on Your Butt?Alec BanksRobert Frost once commented, “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Winston Churchill remarked,…
SOCIAL STUDIESWhat I Learned from crashing a "Ladies Night" OutAlec BanksHave you ever felt like you saw something for the very first time? Imagine setting foot inside the Friendly Confines in Chicago…
SOCIAL STUDIESI'm Single…Not DyingAlec BanksIf being single were a medical affliction, I’d be “terminal”. There would be medication put in pill jars that indicated what day…
SOCIAL STUDIES10 Astute Observations Women Can Make to Woo Men of Varying InterestsAlec BanksI’ve got a dirty hamper of a secret: men aren’t brooding. Men aren’t mysterious. And men certainly aren’t complex. We’re a vehicle…
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