From Dilbert to Fight Club to Joe Versus the Volcano, the world of white-collar drones and managerial ineptitude has long been a goldmine for parody. The soul-sucking details are so ubiquitous and familiar that in addition to the British and the American versions of The Office, there are also versions in Chile, France, Germany, Israel […]
*Originally this piece was a lot angrier. I called people out, and it felt good, but then I realized that this is not the kind of person I desire to be. I’ve spent quite a bit of time recently being angry. Theres a lot to be angry about, but sometimes it can cause one’s soul […]
https://heathermatarazzo.wordpress.com/2015/06/24/thank-you/
(Left to Right: Alyson Hannigan [Date Movie, 2006], Philomena Kwao, Essie Golden, Tess Holliday) For the typical size 18 girl like myself, the summer months bring along the ever complicated dilemma: wear longer clothes that cover up “problem areas” but threaten to cause heat stroke, or throw caution to the wind and go for the […]
https://quietandkept.wordpress.com/2015/05/20/the-f-word-why-social-politeness-is-transparent/
“And even though you have everything to be confident about, everything to play for, you worry that in spite of everything you have gained, the world liked you more when you took up less space.
http://putonyourhappyface.com/2015/06/30/a-letter-i-wrote-to-myself-about-getting-fat/
As a poetry editor, the sheer amount of poems you read can be very daunting. When you read hundreds of poems, you begin to notice that there are a few topics everyone seems to want to write about. It only takes a couple of these poems for you to sigh whenever you see certain themes […]
https://oyezreview.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/well-never-tell-you-what-to-write-about-but/
One of my closest friends turned 40 today. I’ve been thinking about this one, trying to figure out why we put this much significance on a birthday, why we decorate this particular mile marker with lights and flowers and well-meaning phrases full of pith, borrowed from antiquity or Sex in the City, one of the […]
http://amandamininger.com/2015/06/30/the-fourth-decade/
Last week the NY Times ran the sort of op-ed on digital culture that the cultured despisers love to ridicule. In it, Jane Brody made a host of claims about the detrimental consequences of digital media consumption on children, especially the very young. She had the temerity, for example, to call texting the “next national epidemic.” […]
http://thefrailestthing.com/2015/07/12/digital-devices-and-learning-to-grow-up/
We have an identity crisis. Call it what you will, a post-modern, existential, millennial crisis of self, we are all asking ourselves: Which Game of Thrones character am I? Ok, in all seriousness. The rash of Buzzfeed, Playbuzz, Quizmodo, etc “Personality Quizzes” that promise to tell you who you really are, in terms of your […]
https://owanderingfolk.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/my-falling-out-with-myers-briggs/
By: Daniel Reynolds There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to universe construction: the seven day method and the Big Bang. The former defines itself as a thoughtful process with a note of fantastical whimsy. The latter works–but damn if it isn’t loud and messy. After this year’s San Diego Comic Con, […]
http://samepageteam.com/2015/07/20/marvel-dc-comics-superman-batman/
By: Daniel Reynolds There are generally two schools of thought when it comes to universe construction: the seven day method and the Big Bang. The former defines itself as a thoughtful process with a note of fantastical whimsy. The latter works–but damn if it isn’t loud and messy. After this year’s San Diego Comic Con, […]
http://samepageteam.com/2015/07/20/marvel-dc-comics-superman-batman/
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