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October 13, 2026
HBCU homecoming: a field guide disguised as a love letter
Nothing about this weekend can be explained to someone who wasn't there, and that's the whole point.
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October 10, 2026
The spades table will not be taking questions
Everything about this game is passed down through observation, consequence, and a look from across the table that you will never forget.
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October 8, 2026
"Who all gon be there?" is a complete risk assessment
Four words that have saved more weekends than any therapist ever could.
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October 6, 2026
Rap battles have been the most honest debate format since before debate had a format
Two people, a crowd, and nowhere to hide — somebody been knowing this works.
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October 3, 2026
The group chat has bylaws and everyone knows their assignment
Nobody voted and yet here you all are.
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October 1, 2026
Game night hosting: how to run a trivia night that ends friendships correctly
There is a right way to do this and you already know someone who has done it wrong.
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September 29, 2026
The Electric Slide, the Cha Cha Slide, and the Wobble walk into a reception hall — only one of them is above questioning
Not every song with choreography attached survives long enough to become law.
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September 26, 2026
The family reunion T-shirt is a historical document
Somebody's auntie is in that cotton/poly blend and she is not playing.
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September 24, 2026
Uno house rules are legally binding and always have been
No judge, no jury, just the table.
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September 22, 2026
Motown to trap: how every era of Black music answers the one before it
Every generation thinks they invented the argument when really they just changed the beat.
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September 19, 2026
The aux cord is a position of public trust
Nobody handed you that aux because they thought you'd play yourself.
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September 17, 2026
Cookout assignments, ranked: from ice duty to the mac and cheese chair
Somebody got the most important job at the cookout and they are not sharing that information with you.
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September 15, 2026
HBCU homecoming: a field guide disguised as a love letter
You will not be ready and you will go anyway.
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September 12, 2026
The unwritten rules of spades are not written down for a reason
There are things you simply should not have to be told.
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September 10, 2026
"Who all gon be there?" is a complete risk assessment
Four words that have saved more people from a bad evening than any GPS ever could.
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September 8, 2026
Rap battles have been the most honest debate format since before debate had a format
Socrates never had to worry about the crowd turning on him mid-sentence.
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September 5, 2026
The group chat has a government and you already know your position
Nobody voted but everybody knows who's in charge.
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September 3, 2026
Game night hosting: how to run a trivia night that ends friendships correctly
There is a right way to do this and you are probably already doing it wrong.
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September 1, 2026
Not every line dance makes it to the canon — here's how that works
There is a process, it is unwritten, and it is not accepting applications.
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August 29, 2026
The family reunion T-shirt is a historical document
Somebody's auntie is sitting on primary sources and doesn't even know it.
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August 27, 2026
Uno house rules are legally binding and always have been
The official rulebook has never once set foot in this house.
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August 25, 2026
Every era of Black music is having an argument with the last one
Nobody threw down a gauntlet harder than a 19-year-old with a drum machine and something to prove.
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August 22, 2026
The aux cord is a position of public trust
Nobody handed it to you so you could play a two-minute intro and then scroll for four more.
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August 20, 2026
Cookout assignments, ranked
Nobody asked for your input on where you were placed and nobody wants to hear it now.
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August 20, 2026
Everything you need to know about HBCU homecoming and nothing that will actually prepare you
You cannot study for this.
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August 20, 2026
Nobody is going to teach you spades — you just have to know
The rules are not written down because some of us learned the hard way and we think you should too.