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The Fateful Day I Finally Saw Hamilton
Life on Lake Ontario, unless you’re in Toronto, comes with an inferiority complex. That’s why I’m obligated to tell you
The Dream Cruise Everyone Has To Take
You’re thinking about your dream cruise all wrong.* Screw the Caribbean. And Alaska. Europe, too. In fact, screw wherever you’ve
You’re Right—the Great Lakes Are Garbage
You know who you are, you who calls the Great Lakes garbage. You may be one of those East Coast
Please—Just Bury Me in a Pringles Can
It wasn’t my idea, this whole Pringles can burial. I stole it from the man who started the trend in
How The Wizard of Oz Ruined My Life
Back in 1997, during my junior year of college, I thought I was done with The Wizard of Oz. I
The Essence of Syracuse, New York
The essence of Syracuse, New York Is what I set out to capture The ruminations of a Rust Belt dork
5 Songs No One Will Ever Sing About Me
You know those classic movie scenes, the ones where songs proclaim a perfect relationship? Yeah, that hasn’t happened to me
The Amol I Could Have Been
Life comes with all sorts of twists and turns, especially for someone named Amol. As fate would have it, this
Why the Mayor of Toledo Is My Hero
The mayor of Toledo—no, not the one in Spain—is a glutton for punishment. How do I know this? Because he
When Trump Gave Western New York the Finger (Again)
The good times are never meant to last, especially when they were never there in the first place. Donald Trump,
The Fateful Day I Finally Saw Hamilton
Life on Lake Ontario, unless you’re in Toronto, comes with an inferiority complex. That’s why I’m obligated to tell you
The Dream Cruise Everyone Has To Take
You’re thinking about your dream cruise all wrong.* Screw the Caribbean. And Alaska. Europe, too. In fact, screw wherever you’ve
You’re Right—the Great Lakes Are Garbage
You know who you are, you who calls the Great Lakes garbage. You may be one of those East Coast
Please—Just Bury Me in a Pringles Can
It wasn’t my idea, this whole Pringles can burial. I stole it from the man who started the trend in
How The Wizard of Oz Ruined My Life
Back in 1997, during my junior year of college, I thought I was done with The Wizard of Oz. I
The Essence of Syracuse, New York
The essence of Syracuse, New York Is what I set out to capture The ruminations of a Rust Belt dork
5 Songs No One Will Ever Sing About Me
You know those classic movie scenes, the ones where songs proclaim a perfect relationship? Yeah, that hasn’t happened to me
The Amol I Could Have Been
Life comes with all sorts of twists and turns, especially for someone named Amol. As fate would have it, this
Why the Mayor of Toledo Is My Hero
The mayor of Toledo—no, not the one in Spain—is a glutton for punishment. How do I know this? Because he
When Trump Gave Western New York the Finger (Again)
The good times are never meant to last, especially when they were never there in the first place. Donald Trump,