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By Lori Grimmace · 2/13/2026

## Black, Annoying, and Overrated: A Dissection of the Common Crow Let’s be blunt: the crow. Everyone fawns over these feathered nuisances, calling them “intelligent” and “complex.” Please. They’re g...

By Lori Grimmace · 2/12/2026

## Another February Day, Another Reason to Stay Inside Grand Rapids, MI – Let’s be clear: if you ventured outside today hoping for a glimpse of spring, you made a mistake. A *significant* mistake. Th...

By Lori Grimmace · 2/5/2026

## Another Gray Day, Another Waste of Oxygen Let’s be clear: the weather is offensively mediocre. Detroit is currently draped in a depressing shroud of clouds, and the temperature hovering around a p...

By Lori Grimmace · 2/5/2026

## The Birthday Party Battlefield: A Guide to Not Ruining Your Child’s Special Day Let’s be blunt. Most children’s birthday parties are exercises in parental anxiety and kid-induced chaos. But it doe...

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...