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Cory Manento2023/07/261 min read

Concealed (Fear of) Carry

Famously, in 1776 America’s Founding Fathers convened in Philadelphia with the noble purpose of making a wish on a Monkey’s Paw for the U.S. to be #1 at everything. Unfortunately, ...
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Jordan Boeder2023/07/26< 1 min read

Wherefore Art Thou… Rome?

There’s still time to squeeze in a vacation before the kiddos return to school and your boss starts losing the tan that’s kept them in a surprisingly good mood for weeks. For ...
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Brendon Ellis2023/04/19< 1 min read

TrendSegments: Is That Still Mom’s Password?

Moochers, the embodiment of “Hey, are you done with that?” Whether you’ve done the mooching or been mooched from, you’ve likely experienced the awkwardness of sending a text ...
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Jordan Boeder2023/03/08< 1 min read

Size Matters: Debating Mobile and Desktop Devices

With the majority of Americans owning a laptop (70%) and a smartphone (94%), it’s time to ask important questions like: “Which device should we use to watch Who Framed Roger ...
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Jordan Boeder2023/02/011 min read

All Aboard the Trauma Train

“Back in my day, trauma didn’t exist. When soldiers went off to war, they came back with wives, not PTSD.”
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Sarah Binns2023/02/01< 1 min read

TrendSegments: To Kill a Gatsby or Catch Him in the Rye in 1984

As the world awaits the award-winning A Novel by ChatGPT (insert wail about the decline of originality), it seems timely to revisit classic books you probably read in high school. ...
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Jordan Boeder2023/01/191 min read

TrendSegments: Cheese, Yum; Cake, Yum; Cheesecake, Double Yum

With global temperatures rising, many places that were once lush with vegetation will become deserts. To better prepare Americans for their eventual desert lives, we conducted a ...
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Jordan Boeder2023/01/112 min read

Some People Call it Football, Others Call it Potential-Death-Ball

With the World Cup over, it’s time to focus on real football. We don’t mean “real” in the sense of its name, as football clearly makes more sense for a sport played with feet ...
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Brendon Ellis2022/12/21< 1 min read

TrendSegments: The Good, The Bad, and Even the Ugly

Would you sacrifice all your worldly possessions to be the modern Beethoven? Would you give up the love of family and friends to be Richie Rich Jr.? What would you really do for a ...
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