by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 19, 2020 | Weekly Column
Once upon a time, in the borough of Queens, N.Y., there lived a troll named Trumpelstiltskin. He was prone to fits of pique, kicking his tiny, bone-spurred feet into the dust when angered. Using his outsized personality and bravado, Trumpelstiltskin...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 12, 2020 | Weekly Column
Big news, y’all. “The New York Times” just named the 10 counties in the United States that will decide the outcome of the presidential election and I live in one of them! It’s like being a pageant finalist! There are 3,007 counties...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 5, 2020 | Weekly Column
With all the social media memes comparing Tuesday night’s debate to an unruly kindergarten classroom, I decided to text my favorite kindergarten teacher to see if that was an accurate assessment. “Well, they didn’t throw poo,”...
by Celia Rivenbark | Sep 28, 2020 | Weekly Column
Watching “Schitt’s Creek” sweep the Emmys recently, I realized the biggest appeal of this astonishingly heartfelt comedy isn’t just the brilliant writing and casting. “Schitt’s Creek” is a balm during these...
by Celia Rivenbark | Sep 21, 2020 | Weekly Column
I’m just going to say it: Gender reveal parties are dumb. Outside of family and a (very) few friends, nobody cares if your baby is a boy or a girl. Y’all: But it’s fun and cute! Stop being such a grumpy ol’ bag! Look, when it was...
by Celia Rivenbark | Sep 7, 2020 | Weekly Column
President Donald Trump’s bizarre claims that “thugs wearing black” boarded a commercial flight in order to create mayhem in some U.S. city or the other left even his allies confused earlier this week. Why did this sound so familiar? Ahhhh,...
