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So…your friend has decided to drag you to country line dancing at the nearest bar, dance hall, or fairgrounds. If you’re anything like me, staying in comfy clothes in the comfort of your own home sounds a lot more appealing than getting dressed up and heading out to a loud, crowded room full of people who somehow already know every step. For this reason, I put off going line dancing for two years, even though my friends would invite me nearly every week. Then one week last s

Over the last few years, I’ve started going to various state capitols, with the intent of ranking all 50 Capitol Buildings. So far, I’ve visited nine. We’ll start with the worst, and finish with the best. #9 – ATLANTA, GEORGIA I wasn’t able to get into the building (got there around five minutes too late), and the exterior is boring as shit. On the outside, there are a bunch of Confederate statues, which is the main reason this is at the bottom. #8 – SALEM, OREGON ABSOLUTE D

It pains me to say it, but maybe the Offspring was right—despite how I feel about their sound. The kids aren’t alright. The kids actually can’t read. At least, some of them can’t. I would say that 2026 has been a whirlwind of a year so far, but I feel like I said the same thing in 2025, and 2024, and so on. There have been teacher shortages, attacks on higher education, uses of AI for everything (I’m a hater), and much more. I find myself asking why. Why is all of this happe

Every generation has their staple coming-of-age movies; a perfect reflection of the assumed anxieties of youth, and in turn, the anxieties of the parents. My Gen X parents grew up with Stand By Me (1986) and The Breakfast Club (1985). Stand By Me is about a group of kids that go looking for the dead body of a stranger they heard died near their homes, simply out of curiosity. It’s about young boys learning about the darkness of the world and in each other's lives and coping w