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STROLLING UPON THE OCEAN BLUFFS BENEATH THE SKYWARD PALMS: THE ONE BEST THING ABOUT SANTA MONICA
Installment #53 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Aside from the places where I've actually...
Derek Pletch
Oct 17, 20212 min read
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THE BEST AUTHENTIC JAMAICAN RESTAURANT IN LOS ANGELES
Installment #52 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." What is it that makes a restaurant...
Derek Pletch
Oct 10, 20213 min read
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THE BEST WAY TO LOSE YOUR "PANDEMIC 15" WEIGHT GAIN, AND KEEP IT OFF
Installment #51 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Remember the “Freshman 15” back in...
Derek Pletch
Sep 26, 202110 min read
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THE BEST FOOD TRAVEL HACK: YOUR PERSONALIZED "FOODIE MAP"
Installment #50 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." You’re traveling. In Bangkok. Or Paris....
Derek Pletch
Aug 15, 20213 min read
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THE FUNNIEST TRUTH-DROPPING I'VE HEARD IN AGES
Installment #49 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Last night I was watching one of my...
Derek Pletch
Jul 12, 20212 min read
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THE COOLEST NEO-SOUL SINGER WITH CLASSIC-SOUL CHOPS
Installment #48 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Sometimes we’re just wafting through our...
Derek Pletch
Jun 28, 20212 min read
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TAKE A LEFT TURN AT PARIS, THEN FOLLOW THE "VAN DE VIN" TO CHEZ DICK AND ANGEL'S
Installment #47 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Home renovation shows tend to follow a...
Derek Pletch
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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IS IT TIME TO UN-CANCEL THE BEE GEES?
Installment #46 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Earth, Wind, and Fire survived the Disco...
Derek Pletch
Jun 7, 20213 min read
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GREAT TO THE BONE: THE BEST BOOK ON HUMAN EVOLUTION (AND THE HUMANS COMPETING TO DISCOVER IT)
Installment #45 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." The book Fossil Men reminds me of the...
Derek Pletch
May 24, 20212 min read
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THE FILM THAT WILL EXPAND YOUR APPRECIATION FOR HARDCORE RAP
Installment #44 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." I’ll admit it. I didn’t appreciate the...
Derek Pletch
May 10, 20211 min read
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OH, THE JOYS AND STRUGGLES (BUT MOSTLY JOYS) OF DISCOVERING YOUR "POP-CULTURE BLIND SPOTS"
Installment #43 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Being a creative director and the...
Derek Pletch
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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DISRUPTING THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF OUR OWN INCREASINGLY MYOPIC MICRO-CULTURE (I.E., NARROW-MINDEDNESS)
Installment #42 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Until recently, I’d never unfriended...
Derek Pletch
Mar 29, 20213 min read
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THE ASCENSION OF THE UNDERDOGS: THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY THE MADNESS OF "MARCH MADNESS"
Installment #41 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Pick an underdog. Any underdog. In fact,...
Derek Pletch
Mar 14, 20212 min read
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THE ONE MOST ENLIGHTENING AND HEART STRING-PLUCKING SHORT FILM EVER
Installment #40 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." The film The Silent Child is 20 minutes...
Derek Pletch
Feb 27, 20211 min read
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THE MOST WHOLESOME SERIES ON TV (AND A MUCH-WELCOMED RESPITE FROM ALL THE THINGS)
Installment #39 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." If: You love British nostalgia pieces...
Derek Pletch
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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DORIS BURKE IS THE BEST ANALYST IN SPORTS. SO WHY IS SHE PAID $16 MILLION LESS THAN TONY ROMO?
Installment #38 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Back up the money truck, and open the...
Derek Pletch
Feb 1, 20212 min read
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WHY THE JAMES HARDEN/BEN SIMMONS TRADE WAS THE BEST THING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO THE 76ERS
Installment #37 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Am I the only 76ers fan who prayed that...
Derek Pletch
Jan 15, 20213 min read
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THE ONE BEST NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION-INSPIRING, "HUMAN-GUINEA-PIG" FILM SINCE SUPERSIZE ME
Installment #36 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." It’s not going to happen. No way, no how,...
Derek Pletch
Jan 11, 20212 min read
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THE ONE BEST WAY TO EXPERIENCE EUROPE: GO SMALL
Installment #35 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Nothing against Paris. Nothing against...
Derek Pletch
Jan 4, 20212 min read
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THE ONE BEST CROSS-GENERATIONAL ROCK PERFORMANCE POSSIBLY EVER
Installment #34 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Wow. Just wow. This video is one of the...
Derek Pletch
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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