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Protected: Where Germans Make Peace With Their Dead – Burkhard Bilger

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I don't know how I feel about this piece. I honestly have no idea. I'm going to talk it out here and then make a decision. This piece written for the New Yorker was 8,647 words long, and I feel like there was so much going on he should have scrapped the New Yorker and started a book because I really could not tell you what was actually going on. It starts off with Bilger talking about his grandmother and her fondness for the dead.

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Protected: Keep Tumblr Weird (and socialist)

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The Secret Lives of Tumblr Teens by Elspeth Reeve

Another plane read, this article changed my perspective on tumblr fame a lot. I’ve been on tumblr since 2011, and although I don’t use it nearly as much now, it used to be my life. My experience with tumblr, though, was vastly different than the experiences of those discussed in this article. And to be honest, the way they use tumblr didn’t sit right with me at all. First, my experience of tumblr.

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Protected: Life’s Rich Pageant

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Life’s Rich Pageant: Meet a Florida Man

First of all, I read this article on a plane and it had me struggling really hard to hold in my laughter. I’m not sure I succeeded. The problem is that when confronted with lines like “Florida Man Terrifies Vacationing Family With Gunfire Meant For Iguana” you’re not really in control anymore. I’ve long been a fan of Florida Man and his many stupid escapades. I’m pretty sure I used to look at Florida Man twitter accounts and compilations all the time a few years ago.

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Protected: My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday’s Endless Appetizers

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My 14 Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday’s Endless Appetizers by Caity Weaver

I couldn’t help myself when reading this piece by Caity Weaver. I found myself critiquing, agreeing, and commenting on Caity’s thoughts, questions, etc. while she continued this ‘challenge.’ I worked at TGI Friday’s. I HATED IT. I found myself reminiscing on those great old times back at Fridays in Old Bridge while reading this article.

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Protected: Last Men Standing

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Last Men Standing by Erin Allday

I feel personally, emotionally attacked by this article. And not in a good way. This was kind of brutal. If I were the author, I’m not sure I would have been able to successfully conduct these interviews without crying myself. I don’t know, maybe she did, and that was okay.

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Protected: F*ck Boston

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Wow. I haven't heard someone talk so shittily about something since Joe Pesci conversing about anything in Goodfellas.  Hamilton Nolan could not have voiced a stronger opinion than he did. Saying "Fuck" to everything that Boston has to offer is a tad harsh. He even went as far to give a big fuck you to all the prestigious universities that Boston is the home of. I find the way that he talks about Boston because not only is he cursing the city, but he is also bringing light to the awesomeness of it.

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Protected: Is It Time?

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Is it Time? By A Dog

So, I’ve never actually read any of the Gawker articles by A Dog and was glad to find one of them on the list. It gave me an excuse to read them because I don’t read much of anything on my own. Yes. I read multiple ones.

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Protected: Is Everything Wrestling?

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Is Everything Wrestling? by Jeremy Gordon

I wasn’t really sure what I was getting myself into when I decided to read this piece by Jeremy Gordon. Would it be all about the WWE? Some kid’s personal story about the sport they compete in? Some kind of meme (because there was DEFINITELY an epidemic last year with wrestling memes).

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Protected: This American Life

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I listened to the Grand Gestures episode of This American Life. I'd heard so many people recommend this podcast that I had to check it out, and I have to say, it's definitely worth the listen. I was wary of spending an hour listening to something because I'm not a very patient listener and typically prefer written stories because I can read them as fast as I want. Despite this, I felt like I was doing too many written pieces for my mcj so I decided to just go for it and listen to the podcast. And I'm super glad I did.

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Protected: Online or Offline, We Create Real Life

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Caitlin Dewey, a senior at Syracuse University, gives an account of her experiences with dating a guy via Skype and then finally meeting him in person. On screen, Will is this quirky, caring, fun to be around intellectual. In real life, or IRL, he's none of those things. Caitlin drove seven hours to go meet the guy that she had fallen in love with on screen only to find out that he's not that great at keep a conversation alive and falls short when it comes to showing affection.