by Celia Rivenbark | Nov 14, 2022 | Weekly Column
If you think we’ve all gotten a little more hateful lately, you’ll find validation in the viral response to a happy lil tweet from Daisey Beaton, a newlywed who identifies as… nice. How dare she try to spread love and light through Elon...
by Celia Rivenbark | Nov 7, 2022 | Weekly Column
I have an irrational fondness for loud engines. The distinctive “potato-potato-potato” growl of a Harley-Davidson, the thunderous take-offs from the airport near my house, the angry rumble of a stock car…these sounds make me blissfully emotional,...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 31, 2022 | Weekly Column
I was whipping up a batch of Chicken ‘n’ Nyquil just like the TikTok told me to when I heard disturbing news that my use of emojis and GIFs is (A) all wrong and (B) tells everyone how old and un-hip I am. I reacted to this by immediately...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 24, 2022 | Weekly Column
Hallmark store clerk: Good morning! May I help you select the perfect greeting card today? HERSCHEL WALKER: Yeah, thanks. Have you got anything along the lines of “Sorry About Lying To Everybody About Not Being Your Dad!” And, hey, do those...
by Celia Rivenbark | Oct 17, 2022 | Weekly Column
Fearmongering politicians claim the IRS is hiring 87,000 agents, arming them, and ordering them to kick down the door at Meemaw’s trailer home to scare the grits out of her if she’s behind on her taxes. That’s a terrifying scenario or...
