By: Gabriela Yareliz I saw this and smiled when I saw Pluto and its mixed status. Spoiler alert— now, while Mars is the most popular, Pluto remains on the list. As children, we were intrigued by it. Then, they told us it wasn’t a planet. We didn’t care. We are the generation that kept Pluto.Continue reading “Today’s Dose of Nostalgia: Pluto and VHS”
Category Archives: humor
Maxine’s ABCs
By: Gabriela Yareliz Have you been crafting, scheming and plotting, lately? (And while these words carry a negative connotation, I don’t mean them negatively or involving deceit. Just trying to imply a cleverness to trying to figure stuff out). Like being astute. I feel like I went to bed in a crafty little mind cloudContinue reading “Maxine’s ABCs”
Taxes, Timing and Other Details
“[N]othing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” Benjamin Franklin, 1789 Letter By: Gabriela Yareliz Tax season is upon us. Why does it always feel like it just sneaks up on us? Seriously. ‘Tis the season to remember that the government takes more than half of what you earn. What’s new— other thanContinue reading “Taxes, Timing and Other Details”
The Goddess Review
By: Gabriela Yareliz There are some wild product reviews out there. They can be the most fun part of the website— kind of like the comments section. Here is a review that recently caught my attention—Luna Bronze. Today’s review is about this self-tanning bronzer from Revolve. At first, I wasn’t sure if it was aContinue reading “The Goddess Review”
Questions for February
“If no one told you what to like— what would you actually choose?” Theo Von reading an ad for Pepsi By: Gabriela Yareliz On many mornings, I listen to comedy during my commute. It helps keep the blood pressure low. The morning is always filled with weird things. Today, it was a train with bloodContinue reading “Questions for February”
Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #6
Dear Zohran Mamdani (Mayor), We have skated, waded, climbed and slid against our will. And that’s those of us able to do so. Others haven’t been as fortunate and are home and/or bruised due to City failure and negligence. This week solidified my belief that mobility training has never been more needed. In the wordsContinue reading “Ideas for NYC: Open Letter #6”
Regaining the Funny Plot
“Every episode of Seinfeld could have been solved with a cell phone […] We used to have miscommunications that couldn’t be corrected instantly. We lived in that chaos and it was funny and we were happier.” Kelly Oxford By: Gabriela Yareliz The wellness online world is fantasizing about going analog. Back in the day, theContinue reading “Regaining the Funny Plot”
Subtraction and Other Kinds of Math
By: Gabriela Yareliz Words I have heard often tied to 2026: “subtraction”, “restraint”, “frugal”— it’s everywhere. Open a Substack, and play a game of bingo for every time one of these words pops up. #trending Allegedly, we need less so we can run with the horse (year of the horse)— whatever the hell that means.Continue reading “Subtraction and Other Kinds of Math”
Podcasts of the Week 9/4/25
By: Gabriela Yareliz Happy Thursday! Given the short week and packed trains (thanks to school restarting), we are all disoriented. I see tiny kids in new outfits and sweaters they will regret later in the warmer parts of the day. There is a woman with a visor that extends at least a foot away fromContinue reading “Podcasts of the Week 9/4/25”
Noise, Despacito
“You need to build a mausoleum in your head with big iron doors so that nobody can get in there except you. You don’t let me in there, you don’t let June in there, you don’t let your manager in there, you don’t let the record company people in there. You have to decide forContinue reading “Noise, Despacito”
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