A woman in Missouri responded to my scribbled Hemingway photo by asking me what I had against Santa Claus.
Myth of the Knotdog
The debate surrounding the integrity of brown vs. yellow mustard became reminiscent of the feud between the Alphas and the Omegas.
Dream of the Zen Blue Hat
In my mind’s eye, the stacks appeared so close together as to barely allow two people to pass by without rubbing against one another. To sit together on the floor and read, one would need to scrunch up in a ball and block traffic.
Sleeping dogs and the power of forgiveness
Apologies can have an almost otherworldly power. To reach out, after having committed an error, recognizing that your behavior caused pain, can bring about a rare intimacy.
Skate Hog
Street art is proof that some voices will not be ignored. They will sing anywhere and at any time, like tree roots forcing their way through the joints of an underground pipe in search of water.
I type with two middle fingers
The entire BuzzFeed experience is an auto-erotic möbius strip of intellectual delusion that I’m too stupid and arrogant to create and too curious not to inject.
Hillbillies love Salvador Dali
Dubois Pennsylvania is to Hillbillies what Williamsburg Brooklyn is to Hipsters — a Mecca of insulated culture with its own language, fashion, attitude and values. Both populations share a common love, however.
The single most important thing a prospective Fordham University parent needs to know
He quickly held each student accountable for their own future, making clear that the demands of the institution would be significant. With the understanding that attendance required great financial sacrifice, Father McShane promised one thing, to the exclusion of all else.
The accidental copywriter
It’s not that the stories told are untrue, it’s more about the degree to which those stories were bent to get them conform to the desired shape.
Five 70s albums every Millennial should listen to this weekend
In 1975, FM disc-jockeys lived in the red light district of the mind. It was always four o’clock in the morning with a cigarette smoldering next to the turntable.
Five secrets to writing a moving love letter
Consider your feelings for your partner. Think about the qualities you most admire. Pick no more than one or two about which to write.