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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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