The Midwest has so many important cultural outputs. There’s the obvious, like cheese and corn. Then there are the slightly less obvious, like John Hughes movies and scotcheroos. Then there’s the music, like almost every indie dad-rock band you can think of (Wilco, The National), and more hip-hop artists than can be mentioned (Kanye and …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (September 27, 2024)

You often hear the saying, «I’m here for a good time, not a long time.» But what if I want both? What if I want to live until I’m 120 and wake up every day with a smile on my face and a song in my heart? What then? I think it’s entirely possible, with …
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My favorite thing about the Midwest has to be our sense of humor. Without the elitism of the coasts, we have the perfect sense of self-deprecation and irony. Take, for example, the pride and joy of Chicago: Malört. For those uninitiated, it’s a wormwood liqueur invented by a Swedish immigrant in Chicago, known for its …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (September 20, 2024)

It’s Friday the 13th, which means something spooky is in the air. There’s a chill that’s more than just the dawning of fall weather. Something is… haunted. The Midwest can be an underratedly spooky place. You know this if you’ve ever driven through endless fields of corn at night. There’s something about the vast emptiness …
Seguir leyendo 25 Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (September 13, 2024)

It’s arguably my favorite time of year in the Midwest, which is what I’m calling shorts and a big sweater season. Or if you’re an Anglophile, Princess Diana season. It’s warm during the day, but at night you’ll need your favorite cozy sweatshirt, sweater, or hoodie to keep you warm. Your legs get to run …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (September 6, 2024)

Nobody maximizes the potential of the potato quite like a Midwestern home cook. We can turn the odd spud into a tater tot casserole, a side of home fries, a baked potato so loaded you forgot there’s a potato under there, heavenly scoops of dairy-laden mash, or a clock if we’re in 5th-grade science.  The …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (August 30, 2024)

Before the summer is out, let me put forth a simple ode to corn. It’s our nation’s greatest product. Taken simply grilled, with butter and salt, a cob of corn is summer perfection in each juicy bite. And the way you go about eating corn on the cob can tell you a lot about a …
Seguir leyendo 28 Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (August 23, 2024)

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 …
Seguir leyendo 25+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (August 16, 2024)

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 …
Seguir leyendo 30+ Midwest Memes for Nice Folks Who Say Ope (August 9, 2024)

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)