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Corporate Casserole
Today in Tedium: After mashed potatoes (instant or not), perhaps my favorite Thanksgiving dish is green bean casserole, a well-thought mixture of dried onions, green beans, and Cream of Mushroom soup,...
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Hometown Proud
Black Friday has barely just started and you’re probably already sick of it. In an attempt at counter-programming, here’s a classic Tedium piece about a grocery store chain that represents little of...
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Socket To Me
Today in Tedium: The evidence is getting stronger by the day that our computers are becoming less upgradable, with more things soldered on, glued in, and screwed down than ever. Part of this is a side...
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When A Chain Breaks
Hey all, Ernie here with a special treat for today’s Tedium. Recently, I was informed that someone had seen a piece I had written a while ago about fast food failures—and was inspired by it to take...
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The Internet, Through A Filter
Today in Tedium: If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my years as a writer, it’s that when someone doesn’t like something enough to email about it, they start their message out with “I read with great...
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The Infomercial Game
Today in Tedium: You know how Apple holds itself up as a paragon of privacy these days, taking steps to protect your data and your phone from bad people? There’s a problem with that mindset: Its App...
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The Bagdasarian Effect
Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh piece from David Buck, who isn’t really a holiday guy, but can find something to appreciate about the guy who created one of the most iconic novelty holiday songs of...
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Desperation-Tinged Gift Ideas
Today in Tedium: The holiday season is a great time to give people things we think they want, but what about the folks we want to give things we know they won’t? This is a question we’ve tackled...
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Pato’s Game Theory Christmas
Hey all, Ernie here with a piece from Andrew Egan that may be the best application of The Prisoner’s Dilemma to holiday shopping that I’ve seen yet. May the odds be forever in your favor. Today in...
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Belt, Buckled
Today in Tedium: Traveling, in one way or another, is a series of belts. Perhaps you’re traveling in a car, and you’re putting on a seat belt to ensure your safety. Perhaps you’re one of those...
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Another Year of Tedium
Today in Tedium: Another year has completely passed us by, and with it is more heartache than should even be allowed to fit in the span of 365 days. (Someone pass the Pepto.) But if you look closely...
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When A Chain Breaks
Hey all, Ernie here with a special treat for today’s Tedium. Recently, I was informed that someone had seen a piece I had written a while ago about fast food failures—and was inspired by it to take...
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Let’s Save Blogging
Today in Tedium: I started my 2018 in Tedium with a simple question. “Is blogging dead?” It seemed like a good question to ask, as people seemed to be moving away from the concept left and right. But...
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Blogging Bandwagon Jumpers
As a companion piece to my piece on starting a blog in 2019, I’m going to try my best to keep a running tally of new blogs that are getting going in 2019. Have one you’d like to add to the list? Shoot...
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Public Domain Disney
Today in Tedium: If you haven’t heard, 2019 is a good year for the public domain. Thanks to Congress’ failure to pass a copyright extension bill last year, we’re seeing copyrighted works enter the...
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Corporate Casserole
Today in Tedium: After mashed potatoes (instant or not), perhaps my favorite Thanksgiving dish is green bean casserole, a well-thought mixture of dried onions, green beans, and Cream of Mushroom soup,...
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Kicking Out The Jams
Hey all, Ernie here with a fresh piece from David Buck, who has a lot of passion for a certain alternative-rock band from Seattle. (No, not that one.) Read on … Today in Tedium: Every once in a while,...
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The Barleycorn Measurement Scheme
Today in Tedium: When a large retail outlet is in its final throes, it can be fascinating to walk around one, not necessarily because you want to buy anything, but because of the things the natural...
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Make Every Piece Count
Hey all, Ernie here with a refresh of a classic Tedium piece so as to give myself some time to work on the zine this week. What zine, you ask? Well, sign up for Tedium’s $5 tier ($8 international) on...
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Mean, Green Marketing Machine
[whitebox] [big]Today in Tedium: It doesn’t seem like, of all things that should be novel, chlorophyll deserves to be up on that list. It’s literally one of the world’s most common...
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