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Heroism in the Week of Kavanaugh
An intense expression of pain and the weight of conflict became visible on Arizona Senator Jeff Flake’s face as the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting built up towards its vote on whether or not to favorably report Supreme Court Nominee Brett ...
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Brighten Up the Black Cat
The first time I saw Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever live was at DC9. It was a hot, sticky May night in Washington and the band put in an appropriately workmanlike performance. It was a good show, but Rolling Blackouts still ...
5 Steps to Curing Hangover Skin
Yep. It happened again. You stayed out too late, had a little too much to drink, or (as is often my case) stayed completely sober but danced, adventured, or socialized yourself loopy. Now you’re fumbling through your dark apartment, already ...
Mitski Explores the Many Sounds of Loneliness on Be the Cowboy
You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear that Be the Cowboy, the latest album from singer/songwriter Mitski, is dark and focused on the failings and downswings of a person’s inner life. This is, after all, the same artist whose catalogue ...
The Spread: Smucker’s Natural Crunchy Peanut Butter
Photo credit: CBS New York Hello and welcome to The Spread, your place for weekly takes on the hippest, richest nut butters on the market. Each week, I’ll eat and review a new variety, brand, and/or flavor of nut butter ...
Georgetown’s Filomena Ristorante is Bountiful with Saucy Nostalgia
Photo credit: Filomena Ristorante Have you ever crossed paths with one of those strip clubs that have dancers shaking their bits in the front window to entice customers puppy-in-the-pet-shop-style? Yeah, me neither. I imagine most of those establishments were done ...
The One Thing Missing From My String of Fairytale Romances
The lips on the other side of my first kiss belonged to Tiago*, a friend of a friend’s roommate visiting from out of town. We met at a Halloween party where he came dressed in a fitted, short-sleeve button down ...
This is What it Means to Live With High-Functioning Depression
My manager called me into his office the other day to “talk about my future” at the company I’ve been contracting at for about 6 months. That future, as it turns out, is rather bright. My manager intends to hire ...
On State and Science
Welcome to the inaugural piece of The Postrider’s State & Science vertical. As your State & Science Editor I wanted to introduce this section, outline our vision, explain why these two very broad and important subjects have been combined, and how The Postrider will ...