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Kelsey McKinney

Kelsey McKinney

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    Latest articles by Kelsey McKinney

    Culture
    These cartoons of old dress patterns are some of the funniest things on the internetThese cartoons of old dress patterns are some of the funniest things on the internet
    Culture

    “Happy Monday to you, good people!” cries the internet. “Here are some dress patterns with captions! Be ye not in sorrow!”

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    This is the only song you need to listen to this weekendThis is the only song you need to listen to this weekend
    Culture

    Stop what you’re doing right now and listen to this.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    The 8 biggest names in music you’ve never heardThe 8 biggest names in music you’ve never heard
    Culture

    A pop star provides the voice, but these people make the beats.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Almanac
    The 9 unbreakable rules of the Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner universeThe 9 unbreakable rules of the Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner universe
    Almanac

    Beep-beep!

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    Listen to what gets lost when an MP3 is madeListen to what gets lost when an MP3 is made
    Culture

    To make a file size smaller, something has to be filtered out.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    Carly Rae Jepsen says “really” 67 times in her new song “I Really Like You”Carly Rae Jepsen says “really” 67 times in her new song “I Really Like You”
    Culture

    It’s really, really, really, really, really, really repetitive.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    The 7 best songs of FebruaryThe 7 best songs of February
    Culture

    February has been dominated by familiar voices

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    5 songs from alt-rock band Wolf Alice you need to hear5 songs from alt-rock band Wolf Alice you need to hear
    Culture

    After three EP releases, the band is releasing their first full album

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Culture
    Leonard Nimoy’s most surprising credit: the hit 1987 comedy “Three Men and a Baby”Leonard Nimoy’s most surprising credit: the hit 1987 comedy “Three Men and a Baby”
    Culture

    The Star Trek star directed the biggest movie of 1987.

    By Kelsey McKinney
    Almanac
    A former zookeeper thinks the Arizona llama capture was done all wrongA former zookeeper thinks the Arizona llama capture was done all wrong