The Tailgate Society

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Category: CULTURE

  • The Worst ’90s Graduation Songs               in Honor of the Worst Year Ever

    The Worst ’90s Graduation Songs in Honor of the Worst Year Ever

    TGS contributors Tim Johnson and Sylvia June are two old coots who were lucky enough to graduate two decades ago in the 90s, when the world was riding high and Donald Trump was still a shady businessman who hadn’t yet gleefully yelled “You’re Fired” on national television. Instead of trying to pick uplifting graduation songs […]

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  • Dinner and a Movie with the Moons

    Dinner and a Movie with the Moons

    We are back with Dinner and a Movie with the Moons! Haley and I enjoy watching movies, but we especially enjoy sharing the experience with friends. With the new normal of social distancing, we had to adapt this past weekend when a couple of friends wanted to watch and help introduce Haley to The Matrix. […]

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  • New Music Monday: Country Music For People Who Hate Country Music

    New Music Monday: Country Music For People Who Hate Country Music

    Whether you’re exhausted from being cooped up in your house, trying to keep your kids from killing each other, working long hours, or just dealing with life right now — you could use some new tunes to rawk out to. Our girl Sylvia June brings you recently released albums that promise to deliver. I was […]

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  • Pandemic Puzzles

    Pandemic Puzzles

    My greatest source of comfort during the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been a streaming service or a pair of sweatpants, but a book of 317 “expert” level Sudoku puzzles. I took it from my college boyfriend during a time of great Sudoku popularity in America, but it remained largely untouched as I got busier with finishing […]

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  • 5 On It: These Bolt Cutters are for You, Too

    5 On It: These Bolt Cutters are for You, Too

    Fiona Apple’s music isn’t something you listen to once and understand it. It all builds on each other, and you need that background in order to properly appreciate what she’s been able to paint into words. I’ve had to spend some time with her new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, to truly digest the songs […]

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  • New Music Monday: The Strokes & Local H

    New Music Monday: The Strokes & Local H

    Whether you’re exhausted from being cooped up in your house, trying to keep your kids from killing each other, working long hours, or just dealing with life right now — you could use some new tunes to rawk out to. Our girl Sylvia June brings you recently released albums that promise to deliver. The Strokes, […]

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  • Culture Check 1.03: Potter Talk – Favorite Books

    Culture Check 1.03: Potter Talk – Favorite Books

    Culture Check revisits pop culture, everything from books to movies and everything in between. Spoilers ahead! Arnold Woods and Emily Cornell return to break down two books of Harry Potter series, specifically their favorites. 

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  • Culture Check 1.02: Potter Talk – Top 5 Movie Moments

    Culture Check 1.02: Potter Talk – Top 5 Movie Moments

    Culture Check revisits pop culture, everything from books to movies and everything in between. Arnold Woods and Emily Cornell jump back into the world of Harry Potter and discuss their favorite movie moments.

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  • Dinner and a Movie with the Moons

    Dinner and a Movie with the Moons

    Listen, this wasn’t my favorite movie. But given the current state of *gestures to everything* there’s something to be said for watching a movie that makes you think, “Hey, at least I’m not literally getting swallowed by the Earth!”

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  • New Music Monday: Pearl Jam and Deap Lips

    New Music Monday: Pearl Jam and Deap Lips

    Whether you’re exhausted from being cooped up in your house, trying to keep your kids from killing each other, working long hours, or just dealing with life right now — you could use some new tunes to rock out to. Our girl Sylvia June brings you recently released albums that promise to deliver. Pearl Jam, […]

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