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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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