Ben Friedman, Author at HARDTIMES

May 8, 2022

So you’re blowing off steam after work at an LA Dive bar when you notice, more than a few times,…

April 9, 2022

EDINA, Minn. — 37-year-old man Steve Bellows opted for chicken fingers for his seventh consecutive dinner outing despite having poured…

April 9, 2022

As I sit here in this soulless downtown bar, I feel like something is missing. Maybe it’s the dim Edison…

March 18, 2022

HOUSTON — Several severe budget cuts to Texas public schools caused one high school’s ‘American History’ curriculum to be reduced…

March 17, 2022

A great 20th-century philosopher/astronomer once said, “work sucks, I know.” Long hours, stagnant wages, and poor management have left a…

February 17, 2022

JERUSALEM — Archeologists from Brown University made a bombshell discovery late last week in a long-lost scripture describing Jesus being…

February 12, 2022

LOS ANGELES — Production of two new “Mission Impossible” films came to a grinding halt after Tom Cruise received news…

February 12, 2022

LAS VEGAS — Organizers of the When We Were Young Festival announced that they have set aside 700 parking spots…

February 8, 2022

Hey bud, haven’t seen you around in a while, oh, you've been isolating! Didn’t know you could wait tables from…

February 5, 2022

Every year, thousands of people visit the “happiest place on earth'' to experience the magic of Disney. There’s almost too…