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Writing should spark joy–in you and the reader

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019

A tale of two apocalyptic infographics–waste money and die or get smart and live

December 1, 2019

Exactly why THE MANDALORIAN crushes all three STAR WARS prequels

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019

Squid beast from THE MANDALORIAN

November 16, 2019

Weird news you can’t improve: Feral hogs find and destroy cocaine worth $22,000 hidden in woods

November 14, 2019

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Ed Sheeran and Khalid absolutely nail it with BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE

August 19, 2019

Zombie chicken breast wakes up, walks off restaurant table

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

JESSICA JONES repeats the same storytelling mistake as GAME OF THRONES

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

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You can pitch ANYTHING except quality

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019

Check out ONE SMALL SACRIFICE by Hilary Davidson

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019

Amazingly weird headline–Man in underwear arrested at animal shelter after fighting invisible nemesis

July 11, 2019July 10, 2019

Why every man must read a romance – and every woman a thriller

July 10, 2019July 17, 2019

Random Review: ALWAYS BE MY MAYBE will make you snort coffee through your nose

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

WALK IT TALK IT by The Migos pays glorious tribute to the ’70s

July 8, 2019July 13, 2019

Three days alone in the woods, no food, no shelter, no water

Ten ways to remove your shirt–and what they say about you

July 4, 2019June 27, 2019

Random review: THE SPACE BETWEEN US is on Netflix–should you fire it up?

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

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Two great music videos that cost zero dollars

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

How to build a survival shelter in the woods

June 30, 2019June 30, 2019

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The obscure art that rules the world

June 29, 2019July 2, 2019

Friendly Friday–Author, editor and literary badass Linda Rodriguez

June 28, 2019June 27, 2019

Top 10 creepy sea creatures — and why creatures are a staple of our weird news diet

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019

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Plot Ninja – story structure made easy

June 26, 2019June 27, 2019

The careful genius of COBRA KAI’s season 2

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

Why BAD GUY by Billie Eilish is so damned good

June 24, 2019June 27, 2019