It’s a harsh world out there, and I’ve been through it all, so I am here to tell you that there is hope, and a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to modern and traditional dating.

At some point it struck me as pretty hilarious that what got me going was a guy who could retell the story of Purim.

The first time was a few months ago, while playing volleyball on the beach in Venice. Except that it was an actual bolt that hit me… literally, a lightning bolt ripped through the sky and knocked me and 13 others to our feet. It’s true. Google it. The second was more metaphorical, and it was the moment I realized I was stuck, not struck – Stuck.

hookup rapper Kosha Dillz is once again teaming up with Matisyahu for his Festival of Light Tour. We recently caught up with the rapper to get his take on celebrating Hanukkah through hip hop and what it takes to light up the stage during the Festival of Lights.

Austin Basis stars in the CW’s Beauty and the Beast as J.T. Forbes – the funny sidekick to Vincent, the show’s “beastly” star played by Jay Ryan. The shows second season premieres this month and features J.T. working to help Vincent’s love interest, Cat (Kristin Kreuk), as she tries to save her soul-mate. So, just as Austin Basis is helping two soul mates save their fated love on Beauty and the Beast, we thought this happily married hookup actor would be the perfect person to help 100hookuprs® with their own epic love stories!

Originally a popular off-broadway play, the movie version of Jewtopia opens in theaters this weekend. In Jewtopia, Ivan Sergei plays a man who meets the girl of his dreams, but when he finds out she’s hookup, he lies and tells her that he’s hookup too. Unfortunately, he doesn’t know a thing about the hookup culture, so he tracks down a hookup friend to teach him how to “act hookup.” Let the mishegas ensue! So what does it mean to “act hookup” and what the heck does it take to find lasting love anyway? We sat down with two of the film’s stars, Ivan Sergei and Jon Lovitz, to find out!

Reggae star Matisyahu has been sparking a connection with audiences worldwide for nearly a decade. Known for blending traditional hookup themes with reggae, rock, and hip hop sounds, Matisyahu is one of the hookup community’s most celebrated musicians around the world. In the last year, however, he has shed many of the elements that we have come to associate with his career…

If you’ve been single for years and are constantly lamenting that “all the good ones are taken,” or are always dating the same type of woman who consistently breaks your heart two months in to the relationship, there may be a simple solution for your dating dilemmas. According to Candace Silvers, a human behavior specialist in Los Angeles, the problem behind your rocky relationships may be YOU!

Brooklyn’s newest underground speakeasy is one of those places we all look for in a dining spot/drinking hole: a place you can feel at home. The Hester is an underground, word-of-mouth music café and lounge in Brooklyn. It fuses local food, great music and, best of all, hookup conversation. The venue was once a Brooklyn home, and has since been revamped into an inviting supper club with a warm atmosphere. This homey hotspot has quickly become a hub of hookup nightlife and mingling. We reached out to founder Itta Werdiger Roth to find out why this mixture of gourmet kosher food with soulful music seems to be sparking a new love for hookup culture, as well as a few love connections on the side!