Tedium Highlight in Tedium: A gift guide that doubles as a reminder of what we wrote this year. 

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Old Stories, New Eyes

A second opinion on some of Tedium’s stories throughout 2021—including an incredibly unusual coincidence involving braided nylon cables.

Give Like You Don’t Care

This year’s Tedium gifts-for-strangers guide has a bunch of additional gift ideas from eBay, too. Just wait until you see the boxed water from Farm Aid II.

v4

Tedium has a new, fresher coat of paint, with a design intended to get you to dive in even deeper, if you so choose.

Tedious Failures, Revisited

A little advice on how to become a successful writer, as explained via lessons on becoming a failed comedy songwriter.

The 509th-ish Issue Extravaganza

Tedium writer David Buck gets a bit nostalgic about finding Tedium in just about everything over the past four years. Especially weird music.

So, That Happened

The state of our Tedium in 2020 was, um, have you seen what happened this year? Holy crap, everyone, that was a lot. Let’s assess the damage.

The Gift Of 2020

Sure, maybe this year was a bit of a stinker. But as our last-minute holiday guide shows, there’s still lots of strange crap you can buy people you barely know.

Nonpartisan Zen Arcade

It’s a stressful time in the world, so we reached out to some of our readers and contributors to find out how they’re using tedium to keep sane. It helps.

Gifts From People Who Don’t Try

It’s that time of year, when Tedium publishes an annual gift guide intended for people your indifferent towards. The goal, of course, is alienation.

Another Year of Tedium

The state of our Tedium in 2019 is a pivotal one if you love the idea of creating things online. Let’s talk about why—and what we can do to keep it safe.

There’s Always Next Year

The state of our Tedium in 2018 looks kind of a lot like 2017, for better or worse. Let’s take a deep breath, everyone, and hope for the best.

A Finish Line In Sight

The state of our tedium in 2017 is a bit worrying, but there are just enough bright spots to make yet another year of drudgery worthwhile.

Gifts For People You Don’t Like

Need to weed out some of the folks on your gift list? Buy them some of the stuff listed here. You won't have to worry about buying them a gift next year.

Anything But Politics

Don't worry guys. We found something else to write about tonight besides the 2016 election. Relax. There are many interesting links here.

Let's Drop the Ball Again

The state of our tedium in 2016 is pretty freaking weird, and as it turns out, we're not producing most of the tedious stuff.

Stocking Stinkers: A Tedium Gift Guide

For the people at the end of your gift list, here's a gift guide with recommendations for things that you may not have considered. For good reason.

Time To Drop The Ball.

Just in time for New Year's, here's the first issue of Tedium, the dull side of the internet.
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