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THE MOST UNDERRATED RESTAURANT IN NEW ORLEANS (AND THEIR NO-LONGER-SECRET GUMBO RECIPE)
Installment #33 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." There are more famous restaurants in New...
Derek Pletch
Dec 7, 20202 min read
THE WORLD'S MOST ECO-CONSCIOUS (AND STYLISH) CLOTHING BRAND
Installment #32 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Truth: The most eco-conscious purchase a...
Derek Pletch
Nov 30, 20205 min read
THE ONE MOST EXPLOSIVE (LITERALLY) CONTEMPORARY ARTIST IN THE WORLD
Installment #31 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Consisting of a mixture of sulfur,...
Derek Pletch
Nov 16, 20203 min read
THE ONE MOST FASCINATING HUMAN (AND ENTERTAINING FOOD TRAVEL SHOW HOST) ON NETFLIX
Installment #30 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Phil lives in his own world. Phil’s...
Derek Pletch
Nov 9, 20203 min read
THE ONE BEST SHOW TO WATCH WHILE YOU ANXIOUSLY AWAIT THE NEXT SEASON OF THE CROWN AND MRS. MAISEL.
Installment #29 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." They lost me at "chess." At first, that...
Derek Pletch
Oct 30, 20203 min read
IT'S. ALL. JUST. SO. MUCH. (THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH RIGHT NOW).
Installment #28 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." For most people, the typical day goes...
Derek Pletch
Oct 26, 20205 min read
THE MOST DELIGHTFULLY CHARMING CITY IN THE SOUTH
Installment #27 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Charleston is a hypnotizing swirl of...
Derek Pletch
Oct 19, 20203 min read
THE ONE BEST ORGANIC GROCERY STORE IN AMERICA
Installment #26 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Way back before there was such a thing as...
Derek Pletch
Oct 11, 20204 min read
THE MOST CRIMINALLY OVERLOOKED AND UNDER-CELEBRATED DREAM POP SONG YOU'VE NEVER HEARD BEFORE
Installment #25 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Like wading into a pool filled with...
Derek Pletch
Oct 5, 20202 min read
BEYOND THE 3 W'S: THE SMARTEST WAY TO STAY WARM DURING COLD WEATHER WORKOUTS
Installment #24 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Via lots of trial and error over many...
Derek Pletch
Sep 28, 20203 min read
THE MOST CONSPICUOUSLY INCONSPICUOUS ACTRESS IN HOLLYWOOD
Installment #23 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Elizabeth Debicki steals every scene in...
Derek Pletch
Sep 20, 20203 min read
THE ONE BEST PLACE TO VISIT IN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY OUTSIDE OF AUSTIN
Installment #22 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." When I think of Texas Hill Country, I...
Derek Pletch
Sep 13, 20202 min read
THE SINGLE MOST INSPIRING REALITY TV SERIES I HAVE EVER WATCHED
Installment #21 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." I've always wanted to go to Fiji. I have...
Derek Pletch
Aug 30, 20203 min read
THE GREATEST MOMENT (SO FAR) IN THE 2020 NBA PLAYOFFS MAY BE ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN ANY
Installment #20 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Had it only been Luka Doncic’s...
Derek Pletch
Aug 24, 20204 min read
THE ONE BEST RESTAURANT FOR FRIED CATFISH IN AMERICA (AND IT'S NOT IN THE SOUTH)
Installment #19 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." As a 10th generation Southerner, I fully...
Derek Pletch
Aug 16, 20205 min read
THE BEST QUOTE FROM A MOVEABLE FEAST (AKA, HEMINGWAY'S UNINTENTIONAL GUIDE TO BEING A BETTER PERSON)
Installment #18 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." When we think of Ernest Hemingway, we...
Derek Pletch
Aug 10, 20203 min read
THE ONE BEST TEAM SPORT YOU DON'T NEED EXPERT SKILLS AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO PLAY
Installment #17 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Basically if you can toss a frisbee and...
Derek Pletch
Aug 2, 20203 min read
THE ONE BEST CONTEMPORARY "GREAT AMERICAN NOVEL"
Installment #16 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is more...
Derek Pletch
Jul 27, 20202 min read
THE ONE BEST ROM-COM OF 2020 (WHICH I EXPECTED TO BE THE ONE WORST ROM-COM OF 2020)
Installment #15 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." When I first heard that Will Ferrell's...
Derek Pletch
Jul 27, 20203 min read
THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY DURING A PANDEMIC (BESIDES PRIVATE JET)
Installment #14 in Monolisticle's Ongoing Campaign Against the "Internet of Endless Listicles." Ever since Jacquin Phoenix’s private...
Derek Pletch
Jul 20, 20204 min read
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