Becky Lang
TagA Gen-Y Update to the Proust Questionnaire
The Proust Questionnaire is a series of questions that Vanity Fair asks Important People and various unimportant people ask themselves a..
An Uneducated Imagining of a "Living with Bedbugs" Saga Pt. 2
Read the first part here.
I walked over to my closet to see what possibly violent objects I already owned. Fireworks. A rake. A Roomba…
How to Write a Creative Writing Blog
1. Abandon all dignity.
No one wants to read about the time you drank an Odwalla juice while you walked a dog with your hymen intact. Peo..
10 Most Unflattering Pictures of Myself
People of America, own your ugly moments. Look drunk on Facebook. WE’LL hire you. My fellow Tangenitalia have been posting their ugliest ..
Proposed Slogans for Ten Frequently Used Condiments
Condiments are used by many cultures to take eating to exciting new levels. They are often found on the tables at restaurants, in the si..
This Tangential Editor is Mad
Why does Jay Gabler look just so mad here? I’m not sure, but here are some possible reasons:
The Arrested Deve..
10 Things You Might Not Know My Mom Did
1. She put herself through college. Yeah!
2. When I was in 4th grade, we had a contest to make Diversity Posters. My mom suggested I wri..
My Mother's Greatest Fears
My mom does not like opals. She has a suspicion that the opal necklace she was wearing at the age of 14 had something to do with her fat..
What an Alien Could Learn About My Mom By Accessing My Twitter Feed
Aliens might not be able to figure out that Dawn Maria Lang was born on January 22, 1954 or that she religiously follows the saga that i..
An Uneducated Imagining of a "Living with Bedbugs" Saga
I woke up and the bed bug was sitting on my oriental rug, talking about “Jane Eyre” with a personification of a family made out of snot. ..
Let Me Tell You, Quitting Facebook Was the Best Week of My Life
Friends, let me tell you. I have found the answer. The answer is simple: Disconnect. Detach. Cut the cord. Then you will find freedom…
Reasons Why We, As a Society, Might Like Zombies
Zombies are people who have died of a hot fever and then crawled their way out of the grave, if buried. They often have torn-off skin an..