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Being Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Being a Normal Person

Last night we fulfilled a lolz doll birthright and saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers show. Overwhelmingly, my thoughts on the show were about Flea. Flea is 50 and bro jumps around shirtless on stage ...

Oct, 31

14 Mantras for Newly Single People

“You can’t deal with my infinite nature, can you?” -Dawn Campbell, I Heart Huckabees “The Shoes on my feet, I bought it.” -Destiny’s Child, Independent Women “Since you’ve been gone, I can breathe for the ...

Oct, 08

PhiLOLZophy Talks With Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart

A few weeks ago, I became aware of this Huffington Post essay by Xiu Xiu frontman Jamie Stewart. I thought it was really thought-provoking, so I asked him if he was interested in talking to ...

Mar, 06

Best Guesses as to What Will Happen at AWP

PhiLOLZophy is going to AWP in Chicago this weekend. Actually, we aren’t going to AWP, we are going to a party at Stephen Tully Dierk’s house and some other drunk stuff in the city. I ...

Feb, 28

My Dumbest Valentine’s Day

When I was like twenty-two I was long distance dating this guy I really liked (here’s how it turned out, if you’re curious). By the time Valentine’s Day rolled around we’d been dating about six ...

Feb, 14

How to Tweet About the Grammys

Make a comment about sexism with regard to red carpet coverage of plus-sized stars’ wardrobe choices. Make a comment about gender politics because Chris Brown was invited to perform. Make a comment about privilege because ...

Feb, 13

In Defense of Pop Music

So you’ve seen this, right? I’m not sure who hasn’t; I think like 10% of my Facebook friends reposted it with some kinda caption like “OmgggGGGGggggggg!!!!! S00000 TRUE!” Essentially the premise of this article is ...

Dec, 13

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