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Happy International Workers' Day

My parents bought the old Brooklyn home that I grew up in back in the ‘90s. It cost them about $150k, plus however much it cost to renovate after its previous owner, an elderly hoarder, had evacuated the premises. When they sold the three-story home to retire to Vermont a few years ago, the value had risen to 1.3 million dollars. That’s a staggering 766% increase. And while I'm happy they made bank on their nest egg, the sale was also a sobering reminder that owning a home in this climate - let…

There is a range

As someone who works in a web-based field, spending time online can feel very tiring. The madness of terminally online people can be stressful, and while I'm careful about my blood pressure, some cyberbullies (even on this site) have the unfortunate ability to boil my blood and get my heart pounding. It all makes me wish there was a website where I could, like, do the Internet equivalent of meditating. Some sort of transcendental url hang that makes me forget about the incels and racists of the…

They never get old

Cheeky

Usually, when you go to a restaurant, you get two options for your side dish: french fries or salad . There is one glorious restaurant where if you even ask for fries or salad as your side, you will be laughed out of the establishment because of your gross incompetence. I'm talking, of course, about one of the only drive-in restaurants left in America, Sonic Drive-In. If you've never been to a Sonic, it's difficult to describe the experience. Imagine a fast food place that sits on a hearty foun…

You already know what it is, it's your boy Stephen with a relatively new show on Cracked where he absolutely skewers your favorite films. Last episode we discussed 1993's Illuminati masterpiece, Super Mario Bros. This week on the Skewer Stick is this year's controversial The Super Mario Bros. Movie . No Chris Pratts were hurt in the making of this video.

Ah, the gym . A wonderful and, depending on who you are, terrifying place. Gyms are inherently frightening. I remember my first experience. Surrounded by fit and healthy adults who clearly knew what they were doing. I, of course, was visibly lost and in terrible shape. It wasn’t until I realized that absolutely no one cares what anyone else is doing at the gym that I began to feel comfortable. The gym habitat contains a wide range of creatures. People looking for a healthy dose of movement, car…

It's got it all

Breaking news: employees want more money

Everyone and their mother (or grandmother) seems to have some life hack to show off on TikTok. Whether or not these “hacks” are useful is another story altogether. While we prefer to get advice and tips from our friends, it's hard to ignore inane Russian life hack videos (they do so much with plastic bottles) and the screaming influencers who want to show you stupid ways of doing easy things. We're more into life hacks that are based in humor, or even complete irreverence. Like the ones you'll…

Please, no more arbitrary human subcategories

1. Talk it out

It's very easy to tell when a job recruiter is scamming you. Typically, they'll use extremely unprofessional language right off the bat. Either that or they will be extremely unspecific about anything. No great job has come from a recruiter messaging you on LinkedIn “Hello. When can you interview.”