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Whatever Best Of 2022: Athena Edition

Posted on December 29, 2022 11 Comments

Hello, everyone, and welcome to this year’s “Best Of” for my contributions to this site! I didn’t start posting this year until May, so I have slightly less content to choose from in terms of favorite posts of the year, but here’s a few of them: Day 3 of Santa Monica Final Day of Santa […]

Whatever News: The Return of Athena

Posted on May 16, 2022 44 Comments

A housekeeping note that makes me pretty happy: Athena is coming returning to the regular rotation here at Whatever, for the summer at least. You can expect more of her particular brand of writing, with reviews of products and entertainment, personal essays and various other things she’s thinking about and wants to share. You know, […]

Whatever Best of 2021 (Athena Version)

Posted on December 28, 2021 17 Comments

Hello, everyone! It is I, the junior Scalzi, returning to bring you a few of my favorite pieces I wrote this year. Since I haven’t been writing for the past couple months, I have a smaller selection of posts to choose from than some people on this blog, but I guess that makes the selection process […]

Trying Out A New Recipe: Half Baked Harvest’s Chewy Maple Brown Sugar Blondies

Posted on September 21, 2023 22 Comments

About a week ago, the temperature had dropped just enough for it to feel like a real fall day. Of course, now we are back up to the 80’s despite it being the end of September, but for one glorious day it was cool and breezy, and I knew I wanted to make something that […]

I Went To A Bourbon Pairing Event Despite Disliking Bourbon

Posted on September 12, 2023 53 Comments

There’s something about pairing events that really interests me. I love the idea that there is a specific drink that goes with a specific food based on experts’ opinions on their flavors, and the way they interact with or compliment each other. I’ve been to a few wine pairing events, and once opted for the […]

Come With Me On A Journey Through Six Caramel Flavors

Posted on September 5, 2023 13 Comments

Back in July, I bought a bunch of pretzels from pretzels.com and did a ranking post on them. Turns out, that company also owns caramels.com. And you know who loves caramels? Me. Also, my dad, so he’s here to help with the ranking of the six caramel flavors I decided to try out. Much like […]

A Night On The Town Featuring Candlelight Concerts and Losanti Steakhouse

Posted on August 29, 2023 20 Comments

You may remember a post of mine from two months ago over the Best of Hans Zimmer Candlelight Concert I went to in Cincinnati. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to go to another Candlelight Concert. Not even a week after seeing the first one, I got myself a ticket to one in August, and patiently […]

A Weekend Jam

Posted on August 18, 2023 2 Comments

Hello, my lovely readers! It’s Friday, and I wish to bestow upon you a song that you can spend all weekend jamming out to. I know I certainly have it on repeat, at least. Here’s Conan Gray’s new single, “Never Ending Song”: Don’t worry, it’s not actually a never ending song, in fact it’s only […]

Close To Home: Eight Green Lilies

Posted on August 15, 2023 10 Comments

Most of you probably know by now that I’m a bit of a boba tea fanatic. As such, I was excited to hear that a local Bradfordian with a passion for boba was setting up shop right in the middle of my little town. Now, I’m happy to report that Eight Green Lilies has finally […]

IUDs: Anxieties and Realities

Posted on August 10, 2023 111 Comments

I had only been sixteen for two months when I got my first IUD. Partly because of my age, they recommended me the smallest one, the Skyla. It’s a hormonal IUD that lasts three years. It was the most pain I’d ever experienced. It hurt, and I was alone, and I was glad when it was […]

An Addendum To My “Crafted & Cured” + “Speakeasy Miso” Posts

Posted on August 8, 2023 13 Comments

You may remember two posts of mine from earlier this year, both of which are part of my “Close To Home” series. One was over Crafted & Cured (a charcuterie restaurant) and the other featured a ramen shop called Speakeasy Miso. I’m here today to post important updates about both of these amazing restaurants! The first […]

A Review Of “Oppenheimer”

Posted on August 3, 2023 23 Comments

As someone who doesn’t know much about science, had never heard the name Oppenheimer before, and has nightmares about nukes frequently, Oppenheimer might not really seem like a movie I would watch. Honestly, I’m not sure I would’ve watched it if it wasn’t for the whole “Barbenheimer” event, and the fact that it’s a Christopher Nolan […]

A Spoiler Free Review Of “Barbie”

Posted on August 1, 2023 22 Comments

Barbie was a movie that I saw a lot of marketing for, but despite all its marketing, I wasn’t really sure what it was going to be about. I didn’t know what to expect when I went to see it opening night, but I figured it would at least be a light, fun, colorful, and decently […]

I Bought Ten Flavors Of Pretzels, Now I’m Gonna Rank Them

Posted on July 26, 2023 20 Comments

You read that right, folks, I’ve got ten different flavors of pretzels and I’m here to put these bad boys in order. First things first, let’s talk about the brand of these pretzels. I got them from pretzels.com. Yep, just good ol’ pretzels.com. I started getting ads on Instagram for pretzels.com several months ago, but […]

Trying Out “The Pickle Guys” Pickles & Assorted Pickled Vegetables

Posted on July 18, 2023 23 Comments

I was scrolling on Tik Tok when I saw a pickle review video over various items from The Pickle Guys. I thought to myself, I sure would like to do a pickle review. So I am! After perusing all the different types of pickles and pickled vegetables (and fruits!) they offer on their website, I […]

A Review Of “Dining In The Dark” At Little Llama Peruvian Tacos

Posted on July 9, 2023 12 Comments

The night I got to LA, I decided to look around online and see what kind of interesting and fun events would be happening whilst I was visiting. Almost immediately, I found an event called “Dining In The Dark” being held at a place in downtown LA called Little Llama Peruvian Tacos. Intrigued, I checked […]

The Mid-ness of “The Flash”

Posted on July 1, 2023 23 Comments

The Flash has been out long enough now that I feel anyone who wants to see it has probably already seen it, and those who haven’t probably don’t really care to ever see it. So, I feel justified in talking about it with spoilers! As with any DC film (live action ones, at least), my expectations […]

Keeping Up With The Joneses, Part 3: The Last Crusade

Posted on June 27, 2023 24 Comments

Many of you told me that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade was a better movie than its predecessors (especially Temple of Doom), and you were right! I liked this third installment much more than I did the first two. That doesn’t mean I loved it or anything, just that it’s a lot better than the other […]

Requesting Recommendations From The Readers (That’s You!)

Posted on June 26, 2023 25 Comments

Hello, everyone! I am back in Santa Monica once again, this time for eighteen days. I would really appreciate some recommendations of what to do in the area, just some places you’ve been and love or places you think I should check out. If you recommend a restaurant, tell me what dish I should get! […]

A “Spot”light On Comedic Villains

Posted on June 22, 2023 19 Comments

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been out for a hot minute now, and with it has come a million and one reviews of the film. Originally, I was going to add to this onslaught of reviews, but I don’t think y’all need another person telling you how amazing it is. Though, admittedly, it is amazing, and there […]

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