Nine seasons. 202 episodes. Six months. Infinity life lessons! Here are the most pressing. – Scully is spelled with a “c.” – Sometimes mother does know best. I was six when this show originally aired. I was in high school by the time it ended. My mom LOVED the X-Files. And for that reason, I […]
Author: Jackie Mantey
My favorite condescending oldie love songs!
Remember how a few holidays back social media was all abuzz because we all kind of collectively realized that that Christmas song “Baby It’s Cold Outside” seemed a little rapey? Ah, the lens of history. Merciless, even when gazing upon beloved tunes and Dean Martin. I have a list of favorite modern-lady-offending love songs written […]
Four things to fill up your snow day
This original list was to be composed of 10 things to do on your snow day–as Ohio faces some of the coldest temperatures it’s seen in years and the state seems to have shut down–but 5-10 just turned into “Take a Nap.” SO here are four things to do before you nap. Happy cold day! […]
10 Questions for an Artist: Illustrator Larry Doyle
Larry Doyle turns 26 today, but he cannot deny the velocity his 25th year took to get him here. “This has been a great year of super high highs and super low lows,” Larry said during a New Year’s Eve interview at his studio in Tacocat Cooperative in Grandview. “I think you just learn how to […]
Albums of 2013: So 2004
There’s a new year’s resolution in here somewhere. ‘Tis the season for compiling self-validating lists of things you did, read, listened to, loved, pretended to love and pretended to hate the past 12 months of your life. As a media pro, I know how fun these lists are to write. They’re also super easy copy […]
The tricky business of Life is Too Short
It’s not that I dislike the Christmas-time classic “It’s A Wonderful Life,” I just actively avoid watching it. It’s message of “Life is too short!” “Appreciate what you have, you fool!” induce a childlike panic in me. OH MY GOD EVERY ONE I LOVE MUST BE TOLD I LOVE THEM RIGHT MEOW. People like me […]
Give Thanks Day 30: Online shopping
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ November is almost over. December beckons. The thrill of receiving gifts is equal to the stress of buying them. Nay! The stress of giving them. I routinely fear that […]
Give Thanks Day 29: Writers
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ A series of words can take my breath away. I crave finding them and reserve a special place in my heart for the people who can make them. […]
Give Thanks Day 28: Thanksgiving
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ Like most things I seem to have a feeling about (because heaven forbid anything be simple or easy), Thanksgiving is complicated. Some people totally stole this country from […]
Give Thanks Day 27: The day before Thanksgiving
Give Thanks is a daily series of posts through November that chronicle what I’m thankful for. The format is a big deal on Facebook or something. ___________________________________________ The anticipation of a holiday–a break, a day off, a vacation, a rendezvous, a lover, an accomplishment–is sometimes more satisfying than that it precedes. The energy, lifestyle and […]