If Midwesterners know one thing, it’s how to party. We can take a couple of rusty outdoor chairs and an August evening and turn it into a night you’ll never forget. We can turn any body of water into an excuse for cutting loose with just a car tire and a sense of adventure. Give …
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Midwesterners are having a big moment, with Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess taking over the airwaves and causing a full-blown cultural phenomenon. The Missouri-born pop star has made Midwestern-ness central to her pop ethos, and we’re so thankful for it. She’s proof that we’re cool, in touch, and have good …
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Midwesterners are famously polite. We will «ope» and «scuse me» and «sorry bout that» our way into heaven. We’re like the Canadians of America. What is it about cold temperatures that makes us so mild-mannered? Maybe it’s that we know that life is indeed suffering, so the least we can do is make things a …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (August 2, 2024)

Every state has its idiosyncrasies, it’s a beautiful thing. Illinoisans know never to call it the Willis Tower. Almost every Wisconsinite knows how to make the perfect Wisconsin old-fashioned just based on intuition alone. «This is always knee-high by the fourth of July» only makes sense to people who live in Iowa. Michiganders know that …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (July 26, 2024)

You may not think of the Midwest as a setting rich for cinema, but you’d be wrong. Some of the most beloved movies and TV shows take place right here in the great plains. Twister classically takes advantage of our most extreme weather. Fargo makes wonderful use of some of our kookiest accents. Almost all …
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One of my favorite things about the Midwest is that it doesn’t usually concern itself with trends. On the coasts, you always feel like you must be dressed to the nines in the latest fashions, which are always somehow just out of reach. In the Midwest, everyone will be happy if you pull up in …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (July 12, 2024)

The Fourth of July is a peak Midwestern holiday. It involves some of the things we do best: grilling, making salads that don’t really look like salads, and lighting stuff on fire. The Fourth in the Midwest is like Punxatawney on Groundhog Day. We come alive, fully realized in our culture of deviled eggs and …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (July 5, 2024)