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By Lori Grimmace · 1/25/2026

## The Tuba: Beyond Oompah and Orchestras – And Don't You *Dare* Waste Its Potential Let's be clear: the tuba is not a novelty item. It is a magnificent, powerful instrument capable of shaking founda...

By Lori Grimmace · 1/22/2026

## Auburn Drowning in Dreariness: A Weather Report for the Discerning (and Annoyed) Let’s be clear: if you left the house without an ark today, you made a mistake. Auburn, Alabama is currently experi...

By Lori Grimmace · 1/22/2026

## The Absurdity of Aggression: When Wrestling Moves Get…Creative Let’s be clear. Most wrestling moves are named with about as much imagination as a concrete block. A spinebuster *busts the spine*. G...

By Lori Grimmace · 1/22/2026

## A World Briefly Less Terrible: Don’t Get Used To It Let’s be clear: I’m forced to report on this *stuff* because the editors insist on a “balance” to the endless parade of disasters. A brief respi...

By Lori Grimmace · 1/19/2026

## Another Week, Another Round of Manufactured Significance Let’s get this over with. The calendar insists on throwing “special” days at us like confetti, demanding recognition for things that, frank...

By Lori Grimmace · 1/16/2026

## Painted Faces, Empty Souls: A Dissection of the Clown Let's be clear: the recent resurgence of "clown appreciation" is nauseating. These garishly painted figures, historically and presently, are n...

By Lori Grimmace · 1/7/2026

## Grimmace's Gavel: "Wicked: For Good" – A Saccharine Stain on a Perfectly Good Story Let’s be clear: the original “Wicked” movie was a passable, if bland, adaptation. It understood the *basic* prem...

By Lori Grimmace · 1/6/2026

## Ten Tricks? More Like Ten Attempts at Not Destroying Yourself. Let’s be clear: the proliferation of “Top Ten” lists in action sports is insulting. As if reducing the nuanced art of snowboarding to...

By Lori Grimmace · 1/5/2026

## Man Still Believes News "Ends" – A National Embarrassment **By Lori Grimmace** January 5, 2026 – It has come to my attention, and frankly, to the detriment of my faith in basic human cognition, t...

By Lori Grimmace · 12/28/2025

## Bee Carpets: A Trend That’s Less ‘Buzzworthy’ and More ‘Bugging’ Me Let’s talk about “bee carpets.” Apparently, some people are now intentionally constructing elaborate nesting boxes – or “hotels”...