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Dec 28, 2021

On Ambient Grief

Bo Burnham puts his finger in the air and finds a pulse on “That Funny Feeling”, 2021’s track of the year. It feels bad. This? *motioning broadly at everything* Feels bad. We’re in year two suspended in amber. How have you been spending your time? Are you doing pushups? Are…

Music

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On Ambient Grief
On Ambient Grief

Jan 4, 2021

American Grotesque

RMR’s “Rascal”, the 2020 track of the year, and the Southernizing of U.S. Culture I grew up in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Confederate flags proudly flew from pickup trucks that blared an alternating mix of V100 rap and Rascal Flatts. It was never adequately explained to me what…

2020

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American Grotesque
American Grotesque

Oct 3, 2017

Tom Petty’s Unwavering Uncertainty

On October 2nd the world, but more accurately we as Americans, lost a singularly special voice in Tom Petty. In the hours (for the most talented writers) and the days and weeks to pass (for those that understandably need time to process and reflect upon what he meant to our…

Music

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Tom Petty’s Unwavering Uncertainty
Tom Petty’s Unwavering Uncertainty

Sep 15, 2017

The Top 5 Theories Explaining “Little Bob” of Bob’s Discount Furniture

If you’re a resident of the Northeast through the Midwest of these United States, odds are you’re familiar with Bob’s Discount Furniture, a chain of stores that sells furniture, at a discount. …

Furniture

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The Top 5 Theories Explaining “Little Bob” of Bob’s Discount Furniture
The Top 5 Theories Explaining “Little Bob” of Bob’s Discount Furniture
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