Archive - Off-Topic

The Great Hobby Lobby Artifact Heist

How an American Evangelical arts and crafts empire managed to loot antiquities en masse from a long-lost Mesopotamian city-state. (Pt. 2 of 2)

Apr 28 •

March 2025

The Great Hobby Lobby Artifact Heist

How an American Evangelical arts and crafts empire managed to loot antiquities en masse from a long-lost Mesopotamian city-state. (Pt. 1 of 2)

Mar 12 •

February 2025

Dog is God Backwards

On the weird little personas pet owners build to make life more beautiful

Feb 28 •

Body Horror on Super Bowl Sunday

Why were all the commercials this year kind of gross??

Feb 11 •

January 2025

Kennedy, Conspiracy, and the Measles Outbreak that Nearly Destroyed Samoa (continued)

The continuation of the story behind the Kennedy-funded disinformation campaign that killed children an ocean away (Pt. 2 of 2)

Jan 28 •

December 2024

Kennedy, Conspiracy, and the Measles Outbreak that Nearly Destroyed Samoa

A story of fringe beliefs crossing oceans and breaking communities (Pt. 1 of 2)

Dec 18, 2024 •

October 2024

Meditations on Chaotic Wrestling

On faith and wrestling and how sometimes they're kind of the same thing.

Oct 23, 2024 •

September 2024

My Instagram, My Brother, and My Roundabout Brain

Recently, my Instagram account learned that I have Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Sep 13, 2024 •

August 2024

Inside the Great American Meme Wars

All that matters are memes

Aug 22, 2024 •

July 2024

I Can't Stop Thinking About MILF Manor

On the contradictory nature of my favorite MILFs (mothers I love forever)

Jul 25, 2024 •

The American Dream is Cursed

A story about New Jersey.

Jul 1, 2024 •

June 2024

The Great Moon Hoax

(Off) Off Topic Issue #5: The story behind the great-granddaddy of Fake News

Jun 10, 2024 •

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