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Random Play: The Smiths, “The Queen Is Dead”
Bigmouth strikes again: Robin Monica meets you at the cemetry gates to observe the 25th anniversary of the seminal British album
Read More »Random Play: Shake Shack
Robin Monica Alexander takes a momentary break from pigging out at the Shake Shack to explain, in the latest "Random Play," why you should pig out there, too
Read More »Random Play: “Angels in America”
The millennium has come and gone, but "Angels in America" is eternal. Robin Monica Alexander retraces its twenty-year history in a new "Random Play."
Read More »Random Play: “Guiding Light” (Part 2)
Like Reva Shayne coming back from the dead, Kelly Stitzel and Robin Monica Alexander aren't quite done with their tribute to the once-great, now-canceled soap
Read More »Random Play: “Guiding Light” (Part 1)
Springfield's lighthouse no longer shines, but memories of Guiding Light, the longest-running soap opera in history, still burn brightly for Kelly Stitzel and Robin Monica Alexander
Read More »Random Play: Yo Majesty
In the latest Random Play, Robin Monica Alexander explains how hip-hop group Yo Majesty is as American as apple f***in' pie
Read More »Random Play: “Born This Way”
Still unsure whether kids are born gay? Robin Monica Alexander spotlights a new blog whose emphatic and adorable response is yes
Read More »Random Play: Vodka
Robin Monica Alexander drinks Stoli and devotes the last Random Play of 2010 to her favorite variety of booze
Read More »Random Play: “The Merchant of Venice”
Robin Monica Alexander loves Shakespeare, but she hates racism more. In the latest Random Play, she asks why we keep making excuses for "The Merchant of Venice."
Read More »Random Play: McRib
Pork, pickles, barbecue sauce and a bun: it's the McRib! And it's back! Robin Monica Alexander analyzes its mysterious appeal in the latest Random Play
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