The history behind the sculptures of men with tiny, flaccid ding dongs — A few years ago, I was browsing one of my favorite local bookstores. A man near me started having audible reactions to the book he was holding. “Wow...WOW…interesting…” I tried to ignore him, but curiosity got the better of me. I turned to him and said, “What?” He held the…

From story to packaging to consistency, we’ll cover it all — Before we dive in, here are a bunch of really important numbers to reassure you you’re in the right industry: According to the U.S. Brewer’s Association, overall beer volume sales in the United States were down 1% in 2018, but craft brewer sales grew at a rate of 4% by…

As you can tell from my byline, my last name is Weiner. That’s pronounced “wee-ner,” not “whiner.” You know, like a hot dog. Or, more importantly, like a penis. I like to joke with my parents now that they did a horrible job of preparing me for what would come…

And how I would re-write it years later — Several years ago, I decided to quit my ad agency job and freelance full-time. It was a terrifying, daunting decision, but the prospect of getting to be my own boss and select my own writing topics was enough to push me through. So, with no clients and plenty of bills…

People often joke about the stereotype that lesbians love Subarus. I, as a Subaru-owning lesbian, am quite familiar and comfortable with this association. What many don’t know, however, is that this association is not a practical coincidence — it’s an association that Subaru marketed hard to cultivate. Subaru needed a change During the early…

Like many a literary nerd, I was a long time elitist when it came to how I consumed books. For me, it had always been physical, paper books, or nothing. I’ve spoken to other book dorks such as myself (mostly other holders of English degrees), and I was not alone…

If a college education should be available to all, higher ed websites should be accessible to everyone — An Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit was recently issued to 50 colleges and universities by a blind prospective student who felt the schools’ websites were not accessible. Not just tiny schools, either — big ones like Northeastern, Drexel, and Cornell are at the top of the list (figuratively speaking, that…

How specialized doctors can benefit from localized searches — For some time, I worked as an SEO Writer/Editor for an orthodontist digital marketing agency. Awfully specific, I realize. But it’s by diving deep into a niche area like this that marketers and agencies can develop rare knowledge that clients can rely on. …

The following contains spoilers from Stranger Things season 3. — In an incredibly touching scene that can only be described as Steve and Robin on a bathroom floor tripping on some Russian truth serum drug, Stranger Things created a really important moment in modern TV. A quick summary: Steve Harrington expresses that he has romantic feelings for Robin Buckley. Robin…