Somewhere in an attic — next to the Beanie Babies and the box of VHS tapes nobody wants to throw out — sits a ceramic pig with a coin slot carved into its back. It had a good run. But like most analog traditions, it’s now being replaced by something…
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When Did Fun Become Illegal? The Vanishing Art of Being American
There was a time when being bored was a skill. You didn’t scroll through your phone—you made up entertainment. Usually at someone else’s expense. Like ringing a stranger’s doorbell and sprinting away laughing so hard you could barely breathe. “Ding-dong ditch” wasn’t about cruelty; it was childhood cardio. We also…