13 Reasons Why… Is this so popular?
When I was a teenager, I read a book called 13 Reasons Why. It made my heart ache and I sobbed through most of it because it told one of the most tragic stories imaginable […]
Culture
Tailgate Society Music Review: Greta Van Fleet
I could make a legitimate argument that Rock ‘n’ Roll is dead. I’d be far from the first person to make this claim.
You’re looking good, Des Moines
The first 22 years of my life were lived in the state of Iowa, generally within a 45-minute drive of Iowa’s capital city. Throughout my childhood, I often heard pretty poor remarks about Des Moines which left […]
Why sports means something to us
Has your team ever won something spectacular in miraculous fashion? You were so happy you didn’t care who you hugged or celebrated with. Has your team ever lost a game and you were so angry […]
The meaning of Prince
My mother once told me that when John Lennon died, she couldn’t understand why so many people he didn’t know wanted to attended his funeral. Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono famously refused to hold a memorial […]