The Stories We Tell About Our Pets
I have two cats. The older one, Lil, is a straight up broad. She is assertive, entitled, fiercely loyal, and, I suspect, on the lower end of the Autism spectrum. The younger one, Lucy, is a total dork. She sticks her tongue out when she concentrates and exhales sharply out… [Read More]
The Best Laid Data Plans
I recently found myself in a sitcom-style family meeting, the theme of which was a shared data plan. How modern and annoying! The meeting was called when we exceeded 10 GB of data usage during one monthly billing cycle, incurring several additional $15 charges. Since I was the main offender,… [Read More]
10 Things I Hate About Your Phone
1. There’s these neat things called folders. Have you heard of them? Maybe you haven’t, because judging by the 234 apps you have on 17 separate swipe screens, you are living under a folder-sized rock. Do your thumbs ever get tired from all that swiping? Do you ever have trouble… [Read More]
Open Vs. Closed Social Networks
Almost every website you visit or app you use nowadays is more or less a social network. The comment sections on Complex not only host heated arguments between strangers, but also familiar foes who maintain years-long debates about whether Kimye is good or bad for the US economy. Even when… [Read More]
An Internet Idiot
I know how Facebook uses my information to make money (offering highly targeted advertisements to companies like Chubbies who want to sell shorts to 24 year olds that like their competitors brands). I know who people are dissing when they subtweet (just look at who they were tweeting nice things… [Read More]
The Many Different Types of Instagram Likes
I’ve never really considered myself an easy like on Instagram. I want you to earn that laborious little double tap, you know? I mean, unless you’re @harlowandsage, you better believe that I am putting in at least four seconds of thought before I decide whether or not to like your… [Read More]
This Is What It Feels Like to Live in a Golden Age of Audio
Before Serial (B.S.), I listened to a couple of podcasts: Pop Culture Happy Hour and Hollywood Prospectus. Though I think they are both excellent and I continue to listen to them every Friday and Tuesday, respectively, they are easy to drop in and out of; they don’t ask much of… [Read More]
Obama Tweets: Behind the Scenes of the POTUS Twitter Feed
This past Monday, President Obama bust through the doors with his own personal Twitter account, stating that “they” finally let him have one after six long years. There’s some speculation as to what has been holding the President back all this time, but here at Thelma, we’re well connected and… [Read More]
How to Date When You’re Afraid of Dating Apps
Amy Schumer was recently on Ellen, and upon being asked if she was dating, she answered, “No, I’m not on any of the dating websites.” This made me panic. Because Amy Schumer is kind of my Messiah based on everything else she said on Ellen that day, and she said it… [Read More]
The 2016 Presidential Nominees: Chipotle, Instagram Filters, and Other Real Issues
It was the burrito order heard around the world. A chicken bowl with guacamole. That’s what Hillary Clinton ordered in a Maumee, Ohio Chipotle restaurant, just days after announcing she would be running for president in the 2016 election via a video that declared “Everyday Americans need a champion, and… [Read More]
