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Wedding vows take a modern twist as a bride and groom endlessly scroll through a giant software agreement at the altar while guests wait.

Marriage lasts forever. The update takes slightly longer.

Wedding Vows Now Contain Software Update Agreements

philmaggitti cultural commentary 4 months

For centuries, wedding vows consisted of a few simple promises about love, fidelity, and remaining together until death. Legal experts now consider this “recklessly vague.”… Read More

Progressive yoga studio filled with serene parents striking yoga poses while quietly competing through smug glances, perfect balance, and mindful superiority in a bright, airy space.

"Nothing says inner peace quite like making everyone else feel spiritually inadequate."

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Progressive Yoga Studio Teaches Weaponized Mindfulness™ for Parents

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 4 months

Stillwater Loft, a progressive yoga studio in Oklahoma, has announced the launch of Weaponized Mindfulness™, a new class that teaches parents to deploy traditional meditative… Read More

For fans who refuse to miss a beat.

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Rolling Stones Farewell Tour Sponsored by NorthShore GoSupreme Lite

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 4 months

In a partnership described as “demographically inevitable,” the Rolling Stones farewell tour will be sponsored by NorthShore GoSupreme Lite protective underwear. Under the agreement, special… Read More

Accidental wedding planner consults laptop in cluttered basement while dog sleeps at his feet and a bridal magazine lies open on the ottoman. Priorities.

Man planning wedding. Not his.

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The Accidental Wedding Planner Group Chat

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 5 months

I’m three weeks into the Donaldson-Pruitt wedding planner group chat, and I’m feeling like part of the family by now. Nobody has discovered that an… Read More

Chip Hilton dreamily eyes Facebook "soulmate" friend requests from women with hearts, while his unimpressed springer spaniel waits .

Chip Hilton: surrounded by soulmates, unaware of red flags.

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Soulmate in the Time of Algorithms

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 5 months

I am not a man who uses the word “soulmate” loosely. I am, in fact, a man who has used it exactly once, in a… Read More

National archive exhibit of unfinished projects featuring a dusty guitar, bread machine, podcast gear, and manuscript folders displayed as treasured artifacts.

America's most complete collection of things people were definitely going to get back to.

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National Archive Opens Department of Unfinished Projects

philmaggitti cultural commentary 5 months

The federal government has announced the creation of the National Archive’s Department of Unfinished Projects, a permanent repository dedicated to abandoned projects, discontinued hobbies, and… Read More

Scholars argue over the definition of irony at a Las Vegas workshop, waving textbooks and shouting “Irony!” and “Coincidence!” across a table.

A breakthrough was declared after both sides misunderstood each other identically.

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National Workshop for the Definition of Irony Meets in Las Vegas

philmaggitti cultural commentary 5 months

The definition of irony hinges on the difference between what is expected and what actually occurs. It is the moment reality slips on a banana… Read More

Surreal intervention scene showing a blindfolded person facing a firing squad of well-dressed friends, capturing anxiety, denial, and social pressure.

"The snacks were real. Everything else was a trap."

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Signs Your Friends Are Planning an Intervention

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 5 months

Are you the target of an intervention? Will you soon be sitting with your friends facing you like a firing squad with attitude? That can… Read More