Let’s face it, regular spreader events do not make front page news anymore. Those dum-dum journalists are just not interested in reporting “The Queen’s Gambit”…
Hey! I said HEY!!! Shut up for a second. God damn. Look, just because I’m a white cis male doesn’t mean that I don’t see…
Here at Hot Topic, the air is thick with unrest and Manic Panic hair dye fumes, and the site where brave teen activist, Kimmy Lopez,…
Put down that well-done fillet mignon, king! Sure, it tastes good and isn’t full of foodborne pathogens, but you’re missing out on the greatest health…
Yeah dude, I love going to local shows! I go to at least one show a week, mostly on Sundays in the morning. Wait, we…
Dear Guitar teachers of the world, Who hurt you? Every week, my guitar lesson starts off the same. I fumble my way into almost finishing…
No economist could have predicted the year toilet paper had in 2020. There were weeks-long stretches when shelves were completely empty. But did you know…
Recently my “friends” have accused me of appropriating the struggles of people with “real” mental health issues. Such projections are toxic and ignorant. Let’s unpack…
Avenged Sevenfold carried the torch for guitar-based metal and hard rock back in the mid-2000s. For 3-5 years, you couldn’t walk into an ROTC office…
Where did I get this totally sweet retro band shirt, you ask? You might think I bought it from Hot Topic like some sort of…
It’s not often that a location becomes synonymous, if even briefly, with a zeitgeist defining artistic movement. Rarer still are the times when such a…
When I got my first barista gig, I didn’t believe them; all those sad 40-somethings that used to come into the cafe. They would order…
Stay home, everybody! Please limit this year’s Thanksgiving celebration to include only the people you live with. Larger gatherings could have potentially fatal consequences, especially…
As Thanksgiving approaches, and COVID-19 rates get progressively worse, many of my friends are shocked that I still plan on visiting my family for what…
Misinformation is running rampant in our streets and in our newsfeeds! We are being manipulated and outside influence is taking hold of our personal decisions…