Having hobbies in late capitalism is hard. Elusive. Who has the money, the space, and that most precious of wheel-grinding cogs: time? (Squeezing an easel into the apartment? Nah.) Then, along came quarantine. Here we are with arms full of devastation, weird Fiddler on the Roof moments, and all that […]
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CES 2021’s best and weirdest gadgets
Sure, the news may be focused on fighting a killer virus and America’s constitutional crisis. But in a way, consumer tech has never been more relevant. Hear us out: Sales for the U.S. tech industry hit historic highs in 2020 according to the NPD Group, rising 17 percent because so […]
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TV’s Wildest, Weirdest Poet Is Back and Better than Ever
“I don’t need my eyes to see,” Dickinson’s titular poet tells her worried family at the start of the Apple comedy’s second season. All she needs, she says, is her soul. “That’s what I see the truth with.” It might seem odd to begin Emily Dickinson’s journey back to our […]
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At the end of an isolating year, even the weirdest parts of family gatherings feel missed
If you’ve ever found yourself scrolling online through potential gifts for moms, you’ve likely come across photos of personalized bakeware. You know the ones. In them, brightly colored casserole dishes and pie pans usually contain some sentimental phrase written across the side. It might read, “Homemade by Holly,” or “Debbie’s […]
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Trump Makes His Weirdest War On Christmas Attack Yet
Halloween is nearly two weeks away, but President Donald Trump just fired a salvo in the “war on Christmas” with a strange new line of attack on former Vice President Joe Biden. While speaking in Carson City, Nevada, on Sunday, Trump seemed to blame the coronavirus lockdowns earlier this year […]