A Defense of Neckties
Ladies and Gentlemen, I understand why you may find the necktie distasteful. It has been abused by corporate intentions, slandered as a ..
How to Convince People You're Not Interesting
1. Guys, exclusively wear t-shirts from your alma mater. Only deviate for first dates when you wear a red or blue ill-fitting polo shirt…
The Conspiracy That is … The Necktie
I have no aversion to getting dressed up. I actually like it. I spend 95% of my time dressing like a slob, so it’s nice to look good onc..
What Facebook Thinks About My Friendships
Facebook thinks I’m a drunken teddy bear-hugger. The “See Frienship” tab is an exercise in a computer editing my life. Computer-selected p..
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 ..
Gauntlet Thrown: 14 Truly, Seriously, Terrifyingly Unflattering Pictures of Me
My fellow Tangentialers (Tangentialors? Tangentialites? Tangentialists? Whatever.) seem to think they’ve got what it takes to produce an u..
Art Boner: Metro Transit GIFs by Ben Lanksy
Welcome to the new (possibly recurring) Tangential Feature: Art Boner.
The Tangential currently has a raging Art Boner for the Metro T..
The 14 most unflattering pictures of me
Date: Circa 1992
Location: My room, St. Paul, MN
Notes: That’s the fifth-place medal I won in a speech competition with seven contestant..
Voices: A McGriddle – How I Learned to Embrace My Sensuous Sexuality
I didn’t ask to be the only breakfast sandwich with a delicious pocket
of maple syrup, you know. I just wanted to blend in. Keep my head
..
An Open Letter to the Netflix Algorithm I Love
Hey Netflix, you know it’s our 5-year-anniversary this month, right? I still remember signing up for that free trial like it was yester..
David Hasselhoff “fed up,” feels like “second-class citizen” in U.S.
I’d like to thank Elton John for having the courage to come forward and say that he feels like a second-class citizen in the United States..