Today on Midwest Weird: A special reading of Donzerly Light, our pop culture column from Heath Smith.   Heath Smith is a special pop...

Have you ever heard someone say, “I needed that like I needed a hole in the head”? The first thing I think of when I hear this is that...

Boy bands are a young man’s game and, as a noted young person, I’d like to be the first person to welcome you to this essay about boy...

The difference between real life and how real life is portrayed on television is vast. I’m not only referring to reality shows, but I do...

There are some things I want to get off my chest. But since I can’t write an entire essay about how I think Instagram allowing people to...

Tom Cruise used to be the biggest movie star in the world. That probably sounds fully insane to a lot of people, but it’s true! Before we...

I’ve learned a lot of things throughout the course of my life. These columns may lead you to believe that that is not the case, but trust...

Getting in trouble as a kid is pretty standard stuff. At some point or another, most kids have broken the rules or made a mistake and...

Some people think that celebrities say dumb stuff a lot. I think celebrities say dumb stuff about as often as a non-celebrity, it’s just...

Why can’t daylight savings time just cool it? I’m just as eager for the end of winter as anyone else who lives in the Midwest, but the...

It’s the beginning of the second season of Midwest Weird and to quote Semisonic, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s...

Do you remember being a kid and a teacher or a trusted adult or youth pastor that was probably not legally allowed to be within 500 feet...

The TV landscape in America has really evolved over the years. I don’t mean the kind of evolution that is denied by people who believe...

I recently experienced a phenomenon from days gone by. A blast from the past, if you will. A nostalgic interlude. What happened was, a...

Before the internet was littered with influencers, us plebes had to rely on celebrities to know where to shop and what to buy. You didn’t...

Since this is my fifth column for Midwest Weird, I’m going to spend it talking about the number two. Five ain’t nothing but two point...

I don’t find cowboys particularly fascinating, but I do find society’s fascination with them compelling. First of all, I think it’s...

A couple of months ago, my husband and I attended a high school graduation reception, which in my opinion, are weird. It’s not weird that...

August has a weird vibe. It’s still summer, but by now it’s been summer so long...

As a weird person from the Midwest, I feel I am deeply qualified to write a column for a publication called Midwest Weird . It’s like my...