Zack Barangan
Zack Barangan is a freelance lifestyle and humor writer based in New York City. He also writes for sites like Brash and Eldergadget. During his free time, Zack likes to recreate training montages from kung fu movies in his room.
Articles by Zack Barangan
Entertainment
6 influential rock albums that sound like nothing before them
Every so often, the cookie cutter-loving behemoth known as the music industry is shocked by an album that has the power to shake the very foundations that the business was built upon. New strange sounds have launched relentless assaults on the ears of listeners for as long as music
Advice
6 innovative first date ideas
Does the singles scene feel like a tired carousel of meeting women at a bar, taking them out to dinner and a movie, and then seeing where it goes from there? It can get pretty monotonous out there.
Advice
The 10 manliest cocktails (and how to make them)
What you order at a bar, whether fair or not, can be the first thing someone judges your character on. With that said, who hasn’t made fun of one of their buddies for ordering a piña colada? Delicious though they may be, those kinds of cocktails can lead you
Lifestyle
10 books people read on trains to look sophisticated
As you should know trains, buses, and other forms of public transportation are places where people with similar destinations sit and judge one another. Reading material (you know the stuff people pretend to look at instead of paying attention to the crazies on the train) is a category that
Entertainment
The 8 most epic fight scenes from martial arts movies
A great fight scene is really hard to perfect. There has to be a balance of slick choreography, the raw emotion of the fight, and storytelling. On top of all that, directors have to amass the right actors and stuntmen that can pull everything off. But when a fight
Sports
The 10 most intimidating athletes in the world
Most of the time, we prefer our athletes to be warm, smiling characters. Look at LeBron James; the guy is 6’8 and packs 250 pounds but you would have no problem approaching him on the street. He just looks like a nice guy. This list is not for guys
Entertainment
10 US Presidents who loved to party
When we were kids, we were led to believe that our Presidents were the most moral, upright men in the country, basically the Pope in a suit and an American flag pin. Our presidents presumably went about their days talking to statesmen, signing bills, and at the end of
Advice
7 clothing accessories men should avoid at all costs
Style takes a different shape on everyone. But it always helps to have a foundation of rules to live by. Everyone makes sartorial mistakes, but some things are downright inexcusable. Some of these accessories have had their time in the sun and it’s time to move on. Wearing one
Advice
9 comedy movie quotes that need to be retired
Everyone is guilty of over-quoting. From the Austin Powers “Yeah, baby!” circa 1997, to pretty much everything Jim Carrey said in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. But in the past, quotes have run the normal cycle: first you and your friends start saying it, then every so often you’ll hear