Mutants. They are the next link in the chain of human evolution, individuals with extraordinary gifts who elicit both reverence and fear from homo sapiens,…
CHICAGO — Punk dad Paul Bourne was briefly overcome by a wave of nostalgia for his reckless life before kids after seeing a carefree man…
Life is great and all, but after 30 years or so of it, a certain apathetic malaise starts to set in. The day-to-day grind starts…
When one thinks of the ‘90s, mainstream acts like Nirvana, Garth Brooks, Alanis Morissette, and Bill Clinton’s jazz quartet often come to mind for pedestrians…
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Local woman Ashley Harris refused to answer her bank’s security question this week claiming the prompt “What was your favorite band…
Chucky is the gold standard for serial killer toys, slaughtering dozens of victims in creative fashion across decades of films. Whether he’s bashing a babysitter…
The Wet Bandits are not what anyone would call criminal masterminds. But following our mandatory annual Hard Times staff rewatch of “Home Alone,” we’re not…
Ever since the little blue creatures originally known as “Les Schtroumpfs” were introduced in a Belgian comic book for weirdos in 1958, humanity has had…
An automobile isn’t fit for the road unless it has a CD player or Discman with a cassette tape adapter–which is definitely the main reason…
“King of the Hill” has long been an American institution. Holding a mirror up to American society, it shouts ‘Look! Look upon yourselves, American society!’…
October is the perfect month to deep dive into some spooky nostalgia! This year we decided to to spend a little time with The Midnight…
My name is Mark Brooks, father of four, owner of Brooks Construction Fencing Rental Co., and, sorry liberals, a proud functioning illiterate. Teacher after teacher…
Excessive betting has the potential to destroy not only your own life, but that of your entire family. With the rise of services like DraftKings…
Sure, Ben, we all agree that the glove compartment is inaccurately named. But if you’re going to galavant around town making big demands like a…
We’ve all had those moments where we can’t fall asleep unless we put on playlists of old cereal commercials to lull us into unconsciousness as…