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Jan 136 min read
Matt’s Top 5 Movies of 2024
As we kick off 2025, let’s look back at the past year and some of the most enjoyable films of 2024! 5) A Complete Unknown (4 Stars) On...
Matt Chouinard
Jul 20, 20233 min read
Does Mission: Impossible Still Have It?
The Mission: Impossible franchise is a prime example of blockbuster cinema at its finest. This is not only the most reliable saga going...
Tyler Plageman
May 25, 20232 min read
Tracking
The image above is my workout folder in my phone notes. It would be more, but I have deleted the past several years due to memory on my...
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Rebecca Charles
Feb 3, 2020
Time
Time: It's a funny thing.
Rebecca Charles
Oct 7, 2019
Combating Cancellation
An epidemic that will find you as quickly as the spotlight does.
It's time to end cancel culture.
Nate Metz
Oct 7, 2019
Ashes: A Farewell To Pick5!
We’ve all been there. You walk in on your mom and dad sitting at the dining room table, both with sorrowful looks on their faces, knowing...
Patrick Elzinga
Sep 26, 2019
Plummeting Participation in Youth Sports is a Real(ly bad) Thing.
Plummeting participation in youth sports is a real(ly bad) thing. I recently read an article discussing the, unfortunate, reality that...
Rick Childers
Sep 14, 2019
Buckle Up
When I was a kid my father used to drive a Ford Thunderbird with automatic seat-belts. The seats were made of blue cloth and the emblem's...
Rebecca Charles
Sep 7, 2019
The Ability of Humility
As a young person living in the age of Trump, social media, increased narcissism, and quite possibly a second civil war, there is one...
Nate Metz
Aug 9, 2019
Eureka At The Urinal
If you’ve read my past articles on Stove Leg, you probably know that I work, quite diligently (most days, at least) in Corporate America....
Rick Childers
Jul 31, 2019
Drowning Inside
During the summer of 2015 I took an undergrad course titled “Contemplative Writing”. We took trips to places of worship including a ten...
Patrick Elzinga
Jul 23, 2019
Doing the Thing, Part II: Moving
Since graduating high school in 2011, I have moved 7.5 times. Moving is highly comparable to ending a relationship (platonic included),...
Rebecca Charles
Jul 11, 2019
Self(ish)-Care
It’s all about self care and treating yourself. At least that’s what we’re told by just about every social media “influencer” in...
Nate Metz
Jul 6, 2019
The Ballad of Brink Gzz
I’ve finally returned from my yearly vacation out west. During this last trip to Los Angeles, California, I had quite the surreal...
Rick Childers
Jun 24, 2019
Are You A Board Man?
According to ESPN.com Kawhi Leonard averaged 30 points and 9 rebounds per game during his monstrous run in this year’s NBA playoffs, a...
Nate Metz
Jun 19, 2019
The Death of Dating
The dating scene in the big city is one that will terrify the faint of heart. From blind meetups, going out to bars, to dating app...
Patrick Elzinga
Jun 7, 2019
Single-Minded America
The Big Sort, released in 2008 by Bill Bishop, is a phenomenal piece of literature designed at identifying, outlining, and analyzing the...
Rebecca Charles
May 30, 2019
Defining Happiness
How do you define happiness? All humans can relate to each other when it comes to happiness, because we’re all in search of it. But where...
Rick Childers
May 20, 2019
Spurring Excellence
What works of human ingenuity will it take to spark our next greatest strides? There’s no better time in human history to be an artist,...
Nate Metz
May 14, 2019
Doing The Thing
As I sit at my desk, I often find myself avoiding the growing pile of things that I need to do, but still finding myself being...
Patrick Elzinga
May 6, 2019
Pursuit of Ease
The emergence and surge of technology in our everyday lives has caused an immense shift in the functionality, limits, and enjoyment we...
Rebecca Charles
Apr 28, 2019
Identity
How do you identify? The question that is becoming increasingly more common as time goes on. But what is that question really asking and...
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