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Category Archives: Wit
Guidelines for Living: “Don’t Get Stressed, Just Get A’s”
I had a grave procrastination problem in college. I struggled to conceptualize how to break down large tasks into manageable pieces. I also second-guessed small, simple tasks, trying to locate whatever secret complicated thing might be buried in there. Sure, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, Wit
Tagged academic advice, advice, anxiety, coping mechanisms, life lessons, straight as, stress management
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Out of the Crates: Respect for Full-Discography Deep Cuts
There’s an old line that functions as a punchline among music heads: “I’ve heard of them… but I’ve never heard them.” It’s funny because the speaker is basically revealing they’re trying to stay afloat in a conversation about an artist … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, Thinking About Media, Wit
Tagged 70s music, 80s music, brian larue, college rock, comedy, indie, music lists, music parody, musical comedy, new wave, parody, punk, record collecting
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Revisiting the Classics: ’60s Pop Exemplified
I’d expect anyone who knows me – as a person, or as a musician, or as a social poster – knows I have this deep and broad affection for pop music of the 1960s. The songwriting approaches, the production values … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, Wit
Tagged 1960s pop, brian larue, british invasion, classic pop, comedy, girl group, music, musical parody, oldies, oldies radio, parody, satire, surf rock
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Heavy Breathing with the Scam Call Center
Everyone knows the best thing to do with an incoming phone call from a number you don’t recognize, at a time when you’re not expecting a call, is to ignore it. Everyone knows it’s probably going to be a scam … Continue reading
Posted in The Internet, Wit
Tagged brian larue, credit card scam, heavy breathing, scam callers, telemarketing scam
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The Collected Brian LaRue New Yorker Caption Contest Submissions
For reasons I can no longer remember, but that probably had something to do with needing another vector through which I could scream my frustrations and disappointments in being forced to exist as a human being in the physical world, … Continue reading
The Fifth Universal New Yorker Caption: “Almost Positive You’re in the Wrong Panel, My Guy”
As a society, we’ve accepted there is such a thing as a universal New Yorker cartoon caption — a gag line that can work with any New Yorker cartoon. It’s an elusive thing. I’d be willing to wager the dream … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, The Internet, Uncategorized, Wit
Tagged Almost positive you're in the wrong panel, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn, Mark E Smith, my guy, New Yorker caption contest, New Yorker cartoon caption, The New Yorker, universal imperative, universal New Yorker captions
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Product Review: Żywiec Session IPA
I lived for about six and a half years on the outskirts of Greenpoint, Brooklyn (New York City’s Little Poland), and for the last two and a half years I’ve lived in Ridgewood, Queens (NYC’s other Little Poland). In that … Continue reading
In Appreciation of the Fourth of July, the Greatest of the Cookout Holidays
There are a lot of positive, cool things about the Covid vaccine becoming widely available here in NYC, and one of them is the timing. If you’re a reasonably social person, losing a social summer is a gigantic bum-out. Two … Continue reading
