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Stable Rent
Editor's note: Hey guys, Ernie here with the latest piece from Andrew Egan, who previously told us about going to the lobby and grabbing ourselves a treat. This time, he's makin' hay. Today in...
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We Are All Made Of Stars
Honestly, it makes no sense why a company best known for manufacturing tires is such an important voice in the world of fine dining, but Michelin has embraced its gastronomic role with gusto for more...
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An Early Touchpoint
Today in Tedium: There was once a time when I worked in graphic design—mostly in newspapers—and as a result of that, I owned a tablet. For drawing, of course. It didn’t have a screen. I wasn’t a great...
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Rough Edges
This sounds strange to think about, but when it comes down to it, there’s often a reason for everything, even if you’ve never even pondered it before. Case in point: Have you ever wondered why...
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Maximum Cargo
Today in Tedium: Earlier this year, when the CEO of United Airlines was put in front of a Senate panel and asked to defend his company’s notably shoddy treatment of a passenger, Sen. Bill Nelson...
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Congratulations I’m Sorry
“Do you think it’d be all right if I could just crash here tonight?” The introduction to “Hey Jealousy,” the 1992 song by the Gin Blossoms, introduces a lackadaisical ne’er-do-well, one who laments the...
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A Eulogy for Eudora
Today in Tedium: Email is such a pain in the butt. (Hopefully not this specific email.) We’ve been doing everything in our power to fight the influence it has on our lives, to minimize the spam, the...
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Unsettled
Nearly a quarter-century ago, Pearl Jam—which had become the biggest band in the world around this time effectively by ignoring the music industry orthodoxy of the time—decided to take on live music’s...
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One Giant Cut At A Time
Today in Tedium: If you break it down, life is but a series of constant ceremonies. Chicken dinners. Going to a place of worship (if you have one). Winning an award. Graduating from college. Birthday...
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How To Make A Wrestler Mad
Hey all, Ernie at Tedium here with a fresh piece from Andrew Egan, who decided to cover a topic that Tedium has never covered before. Anyway, while I go work out my wrestling persona, read on … Today...
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They Steal Horses, Don’t They?
Today in Tedium: Often, theft is something very much defined by its era. In the past decade, smartphone thefts have grown rampant (occasionally leading to cute stories that cross borders and...
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Make Some Noise
Hey all, Ernie here with a classic (though lightly updated) Tedium piece about one of the defining pieces of ’90s computer technology: The Sound Blaster. Crank it up! Today in Tedium: Before we...
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WebTV’s Greatest Celebrity User
R. Stevie Moore is an extraordinary archivist of his own material. Recently, the online short film series Great Big Story released a superb mini documentary about Stevie and on April 6, 2018, R. Stevie...
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The Chinese Robocall Blues
Today in Tedium: Recently, I got a phone call from a number I’d never seen before. In other words, an average day. But this call was weird, largely because it was decidedly not for me. It sounded like...
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Nintendo Still Rocks
Hey all, Ernie here with another piece from David Buck, who's currently in the midst of following his Nintendo muse. Feel free to follow along with him! Today in Tedium: Gamers of a certain age may...
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Window Dressing
Today in Tedium: There’s something about the macOS operating system that kind of drives people wild. (Heck, even the original Mac OS has its strong partisans.) In the 17 years since Apple first...
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Robotic, But Lovable
Hey all, Ernie here with a brand-new writer to the Tedium stable. John Ohno has some fun obsessions that will come out in this piece about robots. Strap in. Today in Tedium: Sometimes, the...
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The Same Name Game
Hey guys, Ernie here with a piece from Andrew Egan, who may have just invented a new kind of movie review with this piece. If you’re looking for a soundtrack for this issue, I recommend this one....
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By Our Powers Combined …
Today in Tedium: These days, social media tends to take a specific form—basically, you share content on a platform owned by someone else, who profits off your data and attention span. (No, this is not...
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The Future of Fringe
I’ve mentioned this before, but one of my favorite old magazines of all time is a dead-tree tome called Internet Underground that did a pretty good job of covering early internet culture thoughtfully,...
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