Jesus... People reallllyyyy hate Ohio!

Good ol' nostalgia has a pretty big place on the internet. It may have something to do with the fact that the bulk of its most prolific users are aging millennials. Aging millennials who remember the highs and the horror of the nineties. Some of the most prevalent and cursed nostalgic memes have to do with furbies, the terrifying electronic robot toys that everyone seemed to have but me. The thing is, almost all of my friends have stories of furbies saying creepy things. Sometimes they were abo…

A year and a half ago I made the decision to deactivate Instagram for the sake of my mental health . It's actually insane how much time these apps can eat up if you're not careful about your behavior. It's easy to scrolling aimlessly through one's infinite feed, and at a certain point, it becomes addictive. The devolution starts innocently enough: you plant your butt on the cold, hard toilet and start tapping on Instagram stories of users you barely know, or scrolling past the boring posts from…

Hooray

Listen. Summer might be approaching in the Southern hemisphere, but up here in the North, we've got a lot of seasonal delights to celebrate. There's Halloween (or ‘Spooky Season’ as some refer to it), pumpkin spice lattes, and eventually a Thanksgiving feast. Everyone loves the feeling of crunchy leaves under their feet, or the slight tinge of excitement that comes with a chill in the air. My favorite thing about the fall, however, is that it is finally acceptable to eat soup for every meal. Th…

Growing up in Brooklyn we did a lot of walking . That walking happened on tree-lined streets and along garden-filled blocks. Some homes just had planters of petunias and left it at that. Others manicured their tiny lawns, adding tiny Japanese maples within their gates, and prickling rose bushes that (if we were lucky) would bloom twice or even thrice a year. My mom would quiz us on plant names, and if we were lucky, we'd catch glimpses of exotic plants inside peoples solariums, or make a stop a…

You don't meet too many people with rabbits here in New York City. Which is kind of a shame, because little kids love those critters. I remember a friend of mine who had a rabbit named Sonoma. As you can imagine, her father worked in the wine industry. The rabbit was not kind. So while it may feel like we missed out, it's probably a practical choice for parents to avoid the floppy-eared beasts when searching for a kids' pet. That said, we can't get enough of the critters. They're cute, they're…

Pure chaos. That's how much of the internet seems to me, especially lately. The other night I got that notification about Shinzo Ab e as I found out that one of my memes about something lewd went viral. I cared more about the latter, but that's also because of my politics. Anyway, there's been nothing but good news here in New York as we brace ourselves for yet another sh*ty wave of the newest C-word, and it's time to get really comfortable with the weirdness of the worldwide web. There's no be…

Dinner starts at 9? Yah, I won't be there

Life is short. It's often cruel and thankless, as well. I, for one, spend many an evening staring at my tv, exhausted from my work, wondering what the point is. It does feel pointless, though, doesn't it? Slog along making next to no money so that some person who is already richer than I'll ever be can make even more of it? Not the most enjoyable situation. That's why we like to take healthy breaks whenever possible. Breaks that allow us to pursue our interests, to pursue stuff that makes us la…

Who knows how we did it, but once again we find ourselves at beginning of a brand new week. The days and dates might be arbitrary markers, but the whole annoying situation of being alive certainly is not. It is very important to find ways to make everything more bearable, and that is where the beautiful business of memes comes in. Few things brighten the endless slog of existence like a super-sized serving of extra dumb humor , so why not take a scroll through this latest offering? It's all ove…

Mamma mia

When I was a kid I was completely obsessed with Greek and Roman mythology . The myths were dark, yet vibrant. The violence, drama and edge of these ancient myths made cutesy fairy tales seem utterly pathetic in comparison. I wanted grotesque monsters.. I wanted bloody, gruesome deaths. I wanted magic (good and bad), and freaky sex. And the myths were more than happy to deliver. My favorite, in particular, was the tale of Hades and Persephone. Anything having to do with the God of the Underworld…

You see a sink faucet, he sees the Shaq crying from eating spicy wings on 'Hot Ones' meme.

Voila

Gamers aren't inherently bad. It's not a crime to want to spend hours on the internet, honing skills, streaming on Twitch, and/or indulging in fantasy. In fact, when playing with friends, video games can give you pretty much all the benefits (and maybe more) of a night out with the buds. But when some gamers, perhaps after being holed up for long nights of gaming with like-minded douchebags, are the epitome of misogynistic bros. Twitter account @GamerTakes , while largely inactive, is a goldmin…