by Celia Rivenbark | Jan 15, 2024 | Weekly Column
The neighborhood New Year’s Eve party conversations were lively and lovely until someone brought up politics. OK, fine. It was me. Yes, the skunk at the garden party who knows her role stuffed yet another mini quiche into her mouth (“Last day before the big diet!”),...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jan 8, 2024 | Weekly Column
Because I’m a self-confessed word nerd, the annual announcement of the Oxford English Dictionary’s “Word of the Year” is kind of a big deal to me. Maybe not as big as hearing “McRib is back!” but pretty close. In case you haven’t heard, the 2023 word of the year is...
by Celia Rivenbark | Jan 1, 2024 | Weekly Column
I’m surrounded by dog lovers—friends, family, neighbors, strangers at Home Depot and Lowe’s Home Improvement, where if you don’t have a dog, there is apparently a kiosk where you can get a loaner. How else can you explain the sheer volume of pooches padding past the...
by Celia Rivenbark | Dec 18, 2023 | Weekly Column
Hey y’all, it’s Bridget Ziegler. You may remember me as the co-founder of the fake Christian, super sanctified, gay hatin’ Moms for Liberty! You’ve probably seen us marching into school board meetings to yell about imaginary nasty books never found in elementary...
by Celia Rivenbark | Dec 11, 2023 | Weekly Column
Good for you, Federal Trade Commission! I give you five stars for recently declaring war on fake reviews posted by sleazy businesses. You know the ones. They show up everywhere: Yelp, Amazon, Google Maps, etc. to sway you on everything from which yoga pants to...
by Celia Rivenbark | Dec 11, 2023 | Weekly Column
Good for you, Federal Trade Commission! I give you five stars for recently declaring war on fake reviews posted by sleazy businesses. You know the ones. They show up everywhere: Yelp, Amazon, Google Maps, etc. to sway you on everything from which yoga pants to buy...