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The Most Uncool Thing You Can Do Is Have A Meltdown Over A Commercial For Jeans
Can people just act normal for one second?
Jul 29
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Ben Dreyfuss
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The Most Uncool Thing You Can Do Is Have A Meltdown Over A Commercial For Jeans
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Stop saying “I appreciate you." Just say "thanks," like a normal person.
This is a very long advice column!
Jul 14
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Stop saying “I appreciate you." Just say "thanks," like a normal person.
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The new Superman film is pro-immigrant, but it definitely isn't woke.
Sorry, culture warriors.
Jul 12
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Ben Dreyfuss
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The new Superman film is pro-immigrant, but it definitely isn't woke.
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It's Funny To Read The Travel Tips Foreigners Give Each Other About Visiting The US
Happy July 4th :)
Jul 4
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Ben Dreyfuss
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It's Funny To Read The Travel Tips Foreigners Give Each Other About Visiting The US
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Happy July 4th! Europe Sucks.
America is number 1.
Jul 4
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Happy July 4th! Europe Sucks.
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June 2025
If Zohran Mamdani Fails, AOC Could Pay the Price
The newly minted progressive star is likely to become New York’s next mayor. But if his policies flop, the blowback won’t stop with him—it could hit…
Jun 26
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Ben Dreyfuss
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If Zohran Mamdani Fails, AOC Could Pay the Price
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May 2025
The "TV Event Of The Decade" Did Not Cost A Lot Of Money To make
...making viewers think his HBO show was expensive
May 29
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Ben Dreyfuss
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The "TV Event Of The Decade" Did Not Cost A Lot Of Money To make
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American Life Is Wonderful. People Just Spend Too Much Time Online.
Today’s spiritual crisis isn’t about society failing to give us meaning. It’s about asking it to do what it never could.
May 18
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Ben Dreyfuss
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American Life Is Wonderful. People Just Spend Too Much Time Online.
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There is no "real" you. There is only you, for better or worse.
One of my favorite poets is Robert Lowell, and one of my favorite Robert Lowell lines isn’t from one of his poems at all.
May 11
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Ben Dreyfuss
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There is no "real" you. There is only you, for better or worse.
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Happy Mother's Day To All Moms But Especially My Mom
Most moms, at least. I'm not wishing the mom in "Million Dollar Baby" a happy Mother's Day. She wasn't a nice mom.
May 11
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Happy Mother's Day To All Moms But Especially My Mom
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We're Cannibals—But We Only Eat Each Other
A ramble about Online™
May 1
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Ben Dreyfuss
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We're Cannibals—But We Only Eat Each Other
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Every 9/11 Conspiracy Theory Is Stupid—Except For This One I Just Came Up With
Disclaimer: The difference between me and Ron Johnson is that I'm just kidding.
May 1
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Every 9/11 Conspiracy Theory Is Stupid—Except For This One I Just Came Up With
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