Have you ever read something where you just KNOW the writer talks with their hands, does the sound effects, and would bust out a little dance if it suited the story? That's Erica. She's a colorful storyteller whose sense of humor and fearless honesty make a big impact. Her rants might go for the emotional jugular, hit your funny bone, or shock you and your mama out of your fajas. Usually it's all three. Often chronicling her life in Florida, her stories are full of characters like "Bikini Rifle Lady", "Mariachi Neighbor," and "Barbara The NextDoor Evangelist." There's almost always a message in the madness, and that's what people connect with most. Also her deep and undying love for Tevin Campbell. You can find more of her work at www.EricaFazio.com
It’s becoming increasingly clear we’re all going to need to learn how to stretch every food dollar we have as far as possible. Whether you’re preparing for a post-societal-collapse-dystopia, impending depression (financial or personal; we don’t judge) or you just like NOT spending money you don’t have to, this article is a useful one. So […] More
A full set of nails used to cost $25—$15 if you were a student. I regularly see them priced from $80 – $125 now and feel like I missed some major shift in the nail art world. How did this happen? Inflation is one thing but this is … a lot. Are nail brushes now […] More
If you’re in your nice clean home just hanging out enjoying the cleanliness, this article might come as more than a little distressing to you. Because your home is probably nowhere near as clean as you think it is. Reddit user FoxMachine asked: “What common household item is rarely if ever cleaned, although it should […] More
Making career moves can be anxiety-inducing. You’re never really sure what to put on your resume, what to say about why you left your last position or how to really answer the inevitable question about why you want to work there without pointing out the obvious desire for a paycheck. This would be so much […] More
Human biology is a fascinating trove of grossness, but it’s grossness most of us don’t encounter. For the majority of us, our in-depth exploration of biology stops once we’re out of school. We live the rest of our lives focused on our own biology, maybe that of close family members or partners and that’s about […] More
Growing up, I was convinced Vienetta cakes were the absolute height of fancy-time. In my kid-brain, each layer meant a level of formality or celebration and since there were clearly a bazillion layers in this thing, it had to be the fanciest dessert of all time. They discontinued it when I was relatively young, so […] More
If you’re anything like us, this pandemic means you’ve had a sharp spike in your cooking show viewership. We’ve spent the last year and change being baking champions, totally nailing things, chopping our way through challenges, and scoffing at everyone who tries to make a risotto in round one (that rice is totally going to […] More
Fact: People love free… and also people are suspicious of it. We’re all so used to getting spammed, ending up in a time-share meeting, or getting added to yet another call list when we hear “free” we kind of cringe. The up-side of that caution is only getting five calls about your car’s extended warranty […] More
In a perfect world, none of us would need to know or use any of the information we’re about to go over. We don’t live in anything remotely close to a perfect world. Tragedies happen, accidents occur, life gets heavy. In those moments, the thing that tips the scales might be something as seemingly unimportant […] More
For some, outerspace represents a sense of hope and advancement. For others, the cosmos has more of that whole “terrifying hellscape” thing going on. This article is probably going to vibe a bit more with group 2 than the “space, the final frontier” set. Reddit user Zjaf asked: “What’s the scariest space fact/mystery in your […] More
