The Tailgate Society

What happens out in the lots, stays out in the lots.

Category: CULTURE

  • The Best Books of 2018

    The Best Books of 2018

    For me, there’s a beautiful moment at the beginning of each new year where I look forward to and fantasize about the many books that I’ll encounter over the next twelve months. Then, of course, there’s the realization that for every one book I will read, there’s surely five more that I wanted to get […]

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  • The Top 10 Songs of 2018

    The Top 10 Songs of 2018

    Last week, social media was full of everyone’s Spotify year in review playlists. I love a good recap, so I made a list of my favorite songs of 2018.

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  • Working Hard or Hardly Working

    Working Hard or Hardly Working

    Many Americans believe if you work hard, you’ll achieve you goal.

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  • On Representation: Von Miller

    On Representation: Von Miller

    First and foremost, Von Miller ranks very high on my favorite things from Texas (he’s up there with Blue Bell ice cream and Torchy’s).

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  • 5 Underappreciated Horror Movies

    5 Underappreciated Horror Movies

    October signals the single greatest time of the year for movie maniacs like myself, as we’ve finally reached the stretch of fall where many projects thought to be in February’s Oscars conversation are beginning to be released and – even more importantly – it’s officially the month of the horror genre. I generally like to […]

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  • Representation Still Matters: TATBILB Edition

    Representation Still Matters: TATBILB Edition

    Recently, To All the Boys I Loved Before debuted on Netflix and the internet cannot stop talking about this movie. In the past couple of days my Twitter and Instagram feed have been memes and articles about this movie. Had I known it was going to be such a big deal, I would have written […]

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  • 18 things I do to keep myself safe in this ugly world

    18 things I do to keep myself safe in this ugly world

    As your friend, peer, colleague, family or a simple stranger, I want to share what keeping myself safe looks like. When I discussed some of these with male friends, they were genuinely surprised. So, I decided to to share them with more people. Not to spark an argument about how men too, live life in […]

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  • Everything You Need for The Sharknado Finale

    Everything You Need for The Sharknado Finale

    It’s the time of the year that we all become so anxious about as it draws closer. You realize that summer is winding down and school is about to kick back up, so that can only mean one thing!

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  • Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys on the Yellowstone

    Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys on the Yellowstone

    Yellowstone could have been a great contribution to undoing some of harmful mythos of the west in popular media. Instead, the whole clean jeans, new boots, and a puffy vest aesthetic is out in force, and as any westerner will tell you, it’s only rich guys and Californians that ever look like that.

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  • Hallowed Ground

    Hallowed Ground

    On Wednesday, the University of Nebraska announced that Ron Brown would be named the new director of player development for the Nebraska Football Program. Brown previously coached at Liberty University, and returns to Nebraska after coaching in multiple roles over a 24 year stretch in Lincoln, ending in 2014. Brown’s hiring has garnered praise from […]

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