Cory Manento
Things People Love: Being Corrected and Talking About Abortion
Last month, in a victory for… limited government? actual doctors’ medical advice? anti-abortion activists, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the abortion-inducing pill ...
CV = Certified (to Play the) Violin
When applying for jobs, is it really worth your time to get one of those online certificates declaring that you can type 60 WPM? To break the Fourth Screen for a moment (no, we’re ...
(Doomsday) Rule #12: Bounty Paper Towels
How stocked is your pantry? No, we’re not looking to crash at your place for a few days until we get back on our feet; it’s more of a “we just binged The Last of Us, and we feel ...
Kicking Train Safety Regulators in the Caboose
It’s been just over a month since a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. And it's been 20 years since Britney Spears ...
Gen Workin’ Hard or Gen Hardly Workin’?
Most of us spend a third of our weekdays trying to get those tiny residual pieces of barcode sticker off the bottom of cheap plastic items working. You’d think this might ...
Unsealing Our Debt Ceiling Fate
Tensions on Capitol Hill are rising higher than the upper interior surface of a room as Congress moves steadily closer to a debt ceiling crisis. The US reached its $31.4 trillion ...
Dude, Where’s My Monthly Survival Payment?
We all know that Grandma Phyllis sends us monthly checks because she can no longer remember our birthday, but what if Uncle Sam sent all Americans monthly checks to try and forget ...
It Might Sound Crazy but it Ain’t No Lie, it’s AI AI AI
In a world where Siri can send text messages and AI-generated deepfake videos are making headlines, it's getting harder to tell who's the real deal and who's an imposter. We ...
Everyone Thinks They're a Wrapper These Days
We’ve assembled a jury of your American peers to get the low-down on who’s privately exchanging goods and services in the name of all that is jolly. The verdict is Americans are ...