Going out to eat with friends or family who’ve never worked in food service can be humiliating. As they talk among each other and idly…
It’s hard to express how surreal it feels to be in a real recording studio with a real producer. After years of basement demos, begging…
Many millennial skateboarders probably remember the freestyle antics of legendary street skateboarder Rodney Mullen, a mainstay in selection screens of “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater” video…
Back in the Spring, when everyone had Ted Bundy Fever, I had just started working at this new office. I really wanted to fit in,…
Remarkable! Men never touch other men when they are navigating through a crowded bar, but if there’s a woman in the way, there’s no chance…
Since the dawn of time, humans have asked one question. Wait, ok two questions. One — how do I get food? And, two — how…
Look, I’m not stupid. I always knew my daughter Monica could be at risk for this kind of thing. She’s always been a “creative” type,…
When local man Teddy Seals discovered that his co-pay had gone up and he could no longer afford his anxiety medication, he was devastated. However,…
Before Donald Trump was the poster-boy president for punks to hate, there was George W. Bush. The 43rd President of the United States. The 9/11…
If there’s one thing everyone knows about the Hard Times, it’s that we’re avid nature enthusiasts. Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with…
To many, February 3, 1959, will forever be known as “the day the music died.” But for fans of surf rock, that moniker would be…
Harmony Korine is one of the most interesting directors of his generation. His films are bizarre, uncomfortable trips into unexpected places. I thought it’d be…
Call me old fashioned but when I first saw that Tim and Annie Lebowitz were “looking for a third” on Tinder I thought that they…
Recently, Henry Rollins, acclaimed actor from the 1994 movie ‘The Chase’, agreed to sit down for an interview with the Hard Times. Unfortunately, our office…
Many of the immigrants that come to the United States seeking a better life are woefully overqualified for the low-skilled jobs they’re forced to settle…