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Six Months and Counting: Let’s all admit it’s bad TV getting us through

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To paraphrase Bare Naked Ladies, it's been ... six months of self-quarantine. On March 13, I was officially sent home along with other remaining co-workers to work remotely for an undetermined period of time. One-hundred-eighty-four days later, I'm still here, and spiced up the day-to-day grind with a convenient trimalleolar fracture in July that, thus … Continue reading Six Months and Counting: Let’s all admit it’s bad TV getting us through

V-Day 2020: Cultural References and All the Fixins

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Huzzah and Hello, weirdos! Today marks the fifth annual Weird Valentine Gift post here at WriterJax, and this year is a good one. It's almost as though society in general has, somehow, become more accepting of the fringe. I kid. Still, as we head toward VD 2020, I give you five contenders for holiday gift-giving. … Continue reading V-Day 2020: Cultural References and All the Fixins

Cosplay with Your Food

While scavenging for the best Weird Food trends of 2019 for my annual post on the subject, I kept bumping up against news of another trend -- that of mega-fast-food chains creating, marketing, and selling their own, branded Halloween costumes. From spokesmen of vaguely military persuasion to representations of base-ingredients (dressing as the whole sandwich? … Continue reading Cosplay with Your Food

October Food 2019: Weirdly Delicious

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This year, we're starting Blogtober strong with its most popular post: The October Food Round-up! 2019 doesn't disappoint when it comes to the new and the ghoulishly cool of food trends. Whether it's a DIY delicacy or a fine-dining find, it seems the foodies of the world have been positively salivating for October to arrive. … Continue reading October Food 2019: Weirdly Delicious

Met Gala 2019: Because We Camp Camp Camp

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This year's Met Gala (actually the opening celebration for the Camp: Notes on Fashion Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) welcomed the extremely-invited-only to show off their best interpretations of 'camp' as it relates to fashion. As usual, this means there will be so many terrible interpretations on the red carpet, but also many … Continue reading Met Gala 2019: Because We Camp Camp Camp