Damon Young's posts

It’s morning in America, as we bask in the afterglow of Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. winning the presidency after a…

I haven’t yet decided if I’m going to eat the leftover tacos from last night’s dinner order. It’s the simplest but…

“Did you see us?” called a mysterious and haunting chorus behind me while I was walking down the street. I was…

If you extract yourself from your body and the present and view America as a single, 401-year-long continuum, the…

When the dust settles and a winner of the presidential election is declared tomorrow night or some time in 2023, the…

When attempting to explain, during a university-sponsored book talk a few weeks ago, the difference between truth…

When first hearing about Kate Rubins, the NASA astronaut who’s currently in a space station 200 miles above Earth…

Pictured is a buttermilk pancake and a brussels sprouts bowl. They’re both from a place called The Square Cafe,…

So Inside Out is a Pixar movie about a kid named Riley and mostly about the intersecting and competing emotions…

It was a month ago, I think. Maybe two. Maybe last week. Time is a flat circle. I was on a Zoom call with either the…

Do you remember this guy? If you’re my age (41) or older, you probably do. I’m sure Ice Cube does, because he’s old…

I’ve always believed that the single Drakiest Drake song is “Shot For Me.” It’s petty, it’s passive-aggressive, and…

1. Pestilence

The first NBA game I remember watching in full was in 1986 when Michael Jordan dropped 63 on the Boston Celtics in…

Much of my family will be in New Castle, Pa., this weekend to mourn the losses and celebrate the lives of my Uncle…

Early this morning, backslid humanoid Termite Listeriosis emerged from her deep slumber on a dumpster in an outhouse…

These are really comfortable.

Regardless of my feelings about his politics, Donald Trump is a human first. A husband. A father. An uncle. An…