Category: Portfolio – Features

Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, My family wants to play socially-distanced football at Thanksgiving. How do I learn it in ten minutes? Sincerely, I Was a Theatre Kid   Dear Theatre Kid, Sports can be hard. Luckily, it seems like these socially distant modifications can play to your advantage. My advice: once the whistle blows simply […]

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Listomania: Things I Wish I Didn’t Do Halloween Weekend

Die Start a COVID-19 outbreak Go to an Eaton Street party Sleepover at Guz Dress up as Friar Dom instead of Huxley Overdose on candy corn  Hookup with my ex twice (they were in different costumes) The Monster Mash Dress up like a doctor Get a pumpkin stuck on my head  Go to a school-hosted […]

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff & Earl, My neighbors across the hall are violating their pod by summoning spirits. The demons aren’t social distancing or wearing masks. How do I report them? Sincerely, In Need of an Exorcist and a Vaccine   Dear Vac-orcist, While interacting with people outside of your pod is not the best idea and […]

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Listomania: 2020 Halloween Costumes

Carole Baskin Guillotine-decapitated Marie Antoinette The fly on Mike Pence’s head Father Shanley Among Us characters My midterm grades Ruth Bader Ginsburg COVID-19 vaccine Murder hornet Whipped coffee Sourdough bread Sexy postal worker (#buysomestamps) A ballot Andrew Cuomo Fran and Dot Anything respectful of other cultures

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, I’ve had four Halloween costumes picked out for the past year. Now that Halloween is canceled, what should I do? Sincerely, Incapable of Returning Packages to Amazon   Dear Clearly Has Never Utilized the Convenience of Dropping Things Off at the UPS Store, Might as well start integrating these costumes into […]

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Listomania: Things that are better to watch than the presidential debate

Paint drying Your life flashing before your eyes “As Seen On TV” ads Seventh-graders fighting on the playground during recess ASPCA commercials  DVD bouncing loading screen A turtle crossing the road PC COVID-19 cases dashboard Thursday Night Football PC basketball losing to URI Zoom class recordings Your parents being intimate The elderly texting with their […]

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Tiff and Earl

Dear Tiff & Earl, Lately, I’ve been getting extreme mask-cne. Nobody sees it because of my mask, but I know it is there and I don’t find it very attractive. How do I learn to find myself attractive again? Sincerely, Pimple Rick   Dear Pimple Rick,  Usually I have something witty to say, but not […]

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Listomania : Things to do in Quarantine

Watch Paul Rudd movies Watch paint dry Create a background for your Zoom classes Finally start doing your freshman Civ reading Buy textbooks Start a YouTube vlog channel Write a one-man screenplay and act it out for your roommates Test out vaccines Write your memoir Binge-watch 10 hours of The Office reruns Unpack your clothes […]

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Friartire : Wish You Were Here: Separation Struggles for Desks and Chairs Everywhere

by Lil Wit ’21 The only thing worse than getting picked last for the kickball team in your middle school gym class is being picked to be a blocked-off seat in classrooms during the pandemic. Accommodations for physical distancing have left many seats empty and purposely blocked off or removed. These chairs have only one […]

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Listomania : New PC Intramural Sports

Cleaning your apartment or dorm  Socially distanced three-legged race The Masked Singer  Going up stairs in a mask People-dodging  No-touch football  Screen time olympics  Best COVID-19 test swabber Guess who’s behind the mask  Looking presentable from the waist up on Zoom Putting on jeans TikTok dances Adjusting your position during Zoom so your body doesn’t […]

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