Low-Culture
Category30 Days of Average – Go Check Out Your Friend’s New Pop-Punk Band
It’s a Tuesday night in your shitty college town, but you’ve never been about the bright lights. And your friend, The English Major, i..
30 Days of Average – Eat Something Crumbly in Bed
Your bed is your most faithful portal through this harsh, cruel world. It’s the closest you get to going back in the womb, except it’s..
Types of Book Clubs
Overly Ambitious Book Club
“Did anyone read this month’s book, Ulysses?”
“Nope.”
“Sorry.”
“I checked it out of the library.”
“Oka..
30 Days of Average – Feel Bad For Yourself
Public Service Announcement – Here are Some Facts:
1. Did you know that your life is harder than everyone else’s? It’s true. Some p..
30 Days of Average – Skip a Day
Everyone loves to do fun, month-long exercises to explore just who they are and challenge themselves to see if they can really stick w..
In Defense of Tom Cruise
Today I started writing a different post about movies, but realized that before I could write about my favorite movies, I was going to..
Megan Boyle talks about poetry, alt lit, and “Unpublished Blog Posts of a Mexican Panda Express Employee”
“i’ve been having regular sex with this guy
“he hits my cats on their heads and they look insulted”
30 Days of Average – Think About Running
Just imagine it. You get up at 7 – a full hour, at least, before your regular wakeup time – and check the temperature. Perfect. A cool..
The Ultimate Ratio for Judging a TV Show
In high school, I tried to watch the show Lost, after hearing it was “the most adventurous show on television.”
I watched the first..
Cultural Studies, Kiss My Ass
Today my writerly friends have been gleefully tossing around a blog post by The New Yorker‘s Alex Ross, in which Ross looks back and s..
30 Days of Average – Watch 1/3 of Something on Netflix
You are a culture aficionado in your own way. Maybe you can’t help but think “elevators/ department stores” every time you hear jazz o..
In Defense of Community: Why It’s The Best Comedy on TV
At what point is it fair to criticize a television show for it not being exactly what you want it to be? I asked myself this question earl..