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Read more about the article Slacker book club extraordinaire

Slacker book club extraordinaire

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 25, 2010
  • Post category:Books
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I’m a member of a slacker book club. Yes, I’ve heard stories about slacker book clubs before, and perhaps you are even a member of one yourself.  But my slacker…

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Read more about the article Confirmed perfection

Confirmed perfection

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 24, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Television
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I was watching Journeyman today, a show that was sadly cancelled by NBC after just one season. In the episode, two characters are discussing the possibility of marriage. The female…

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Read more about the article Avoid cannibalism under these McSweeney’s-referenced circumstances

Avoid cannibalism under these McSweeney’s-referenced circumstances

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 24, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Science
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I reference the apocalypse often. Not the apocalypse mentioned in the Bible, but the real possibility that someday, governments will collapse as a result of a man-made or natural disaster…

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Read more about the article Confronting a coward

Confronting a coward

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 23, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic
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I was standing in line at 7-11 yesterday. The line was long and not moving quickly. There was only one register open and I could see the frustration on the…

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Read more about the article An absolute out-of-the-park must-read

An absolute out-of-the-park must-read

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 23, 2010
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Behold! The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, my newest favoritest place on the Internets.  Wit and wisdom, combined with amusing pop-culture references and a deep understand of the human condition. A…

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Read more about the article Pay to pray is shameful and disgusting. It needs to end.

Pay to pray is shameful and disgusting. It needs to end.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 23, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Quandry/Religion
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A few years ago, in an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the comedian Larry David bought scalpers’ tickets to his congregation’s High Holy Day services, and was kicked out when…

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Read more about the article Monopoly, short and cruel

Monopoly, short and cruel

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 22, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography
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When I was a kid, I stopped playing Monopoly because of my best friend, Bengi. Whenever we sat down to play, he would rally the other players against me, making…

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Read more about the article The bird

The bird

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 22, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Quandry
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My hands contain a total of ten digits. Eight fingers and two thumbs. Though these appendages are my own, social mores prevent me from raising my middle finger while in…

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Read more about the article False promises and The Matty Factor

False promises and The Matty Factor

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 22, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Quandry
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I borrowed a pair of cuff links from my DJ partner, Bengi, before last week’s wedding. Mine are missing, and after finding one of them on the floor of my…

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Read more about the article A disservice to womankind

A disservice to womankind

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:June 21, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Family/Music
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This weekend, I was interviewing the longest married couples at a wedding, asking them if they had any advice for our bride and groom. One lady responded: Do a lot…

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