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Four More McMansions From the Chicago Suburbs File

Here are the extras that didn't make it into the post, but are still, I must say, absolutely dreadful:

(The best part of this house is that2022-01-05 03:44:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Suburban Chicago McMansions Follow a Dark Logic Even I Do Not Understand

That's right: I dug into the Barrington Archives. 

December (abbreviated) Livestream

Howdy! I've got the 'rona! My voice isn't doing so great but I'm lonely in quar so I'll go for about an hour. Here's the link to bingo! https://mfbc.us/m/ug3b9fr

McMansion Hell December All-Patreon Livestream: December 30th, 8-10pm Central

Hello all! There will be an all-access McMansion Hell livestream Thursday December 30th from 8-10PM Chicago time. The link will be posted 10 minutes before the stream on patreon and there will be bingo! (2 winners!) 

Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa! Look forward to a new post this we...

MMH November Livestream 2

Bingo: https://mfbc.us/m/pdw2rtv 

GLHF!

The McMansion Hell Guide to Getting Sports-Pilled: Part 1 - Why You Hate Sports

Hello, and welcome to the McMansion Hell Guide to Getting Sports-Pilled. (Just in time for Thanksgiving!)

I’ve written this up because several people have asked me on social media how to get into sports for the first time and since I’ve successfully gotten, uh, a lot of people ...

November Livestream 1

Bingo link: https://mfbc.us/m/f5p8suk

Good House of the Yearbook: 1981

Today's good house is a bit of a snout house, but it's got enough vintage charm to make up for it. In fact, it's a rather early example of a house that has a full-sized protruding a...

The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1981 (WITH BONUSES)

BONUSES:

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PATREON-WIDE LIVESTREAM: November 22nd 9pm-11pm CDT, November 23rd, 8-10PM CDT

update: my lovely husband bought me Chicago Bulls tickets vs the Knicks on the 21st for my birthday so I’ve moved the first stream back to the 23rd!

Hello! After my sabbatical following bike guys around Europe, I've come home to roost, and it's time to get back into doing the livestr...

Hello! I wrote about the Farmhouse Style!

The piece includes the line "the Yeti Cooler of houses." hope you enjoy.

Good House of the Yearbook 1980

Rounding out at $800,000, this 4 bed, 5 bath house in Ocean Township New Jersey (very close actually to where my grandmother lives) may not be everyone's cup of tea. But it is two things: ar...

The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1980

hope this was worth the wait!!!

short lease in a slick machine: a personal essay about apartments

hell everyone! I'm back after my short hiatus! thank you all so much for your patience, we now return with our regularly scheduled content, but first, this essay, which I wrote about moving, and by extent, living.  

Hello I Will Be Talkin' Buikdings ON TWO FREE Livestreams This Week!

Hello everyone! I'm gonna be talking architecture TWICE this week on two different livestreams which I promise will be very funny! Check them out: 

THURSDAY: Guest Crit with Failed Architecture on Twitch: 2021-04-27 20:17:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Good House of the Yearbook: 1979

I love a 70s cedar-shingled shed. I do. Genuinely. This Ann Arbor shed house has been left in rather pristine condition, too - all the cabinetry and trim has been preserved, the outside hasn't been modified much, and it's generally groovy, albeit in a clean, demure way. 

2021-03-18 20:03:26 +0000 UTC View Post

The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1979

Let's get groovy. 

The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1978

strap in for valentine's day

Underground, Part 1

And now for something experimental and completely different: A short story in which two sleazy Las Vegas realtors get stuck in the Las Vegas Underground House and discover the meaning of life. 

We Interrupt This Broadcast to Bring You an Especially Cursed House

some requests I cannot simply ignore

Good House of the Yearbook: 1977

Behold, the UFO house, nestled all unassuming-like amidst the normalcy of suburban Illinois! It has a two car garage, and it's oozing out like some underground machination while simultaneously descending menacingly towards earth. In the throws of this static motion, it somehow manages to be cute....

The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1977

Fun times in Cook County once again!

October Livestreams

Howdy folks!

The livestreams will be as follows: 

East Coast: October 30th from 8-10PM EDT (7-10PM CDT) 

West Coast: Halloween (October 31st) from 9:30-11:30PM EDT (8:30-10:30 CDT)

There will be bingo and I will be dressed up for halloween in both livestreams!&nb...

Tonight's Livestream Postponed: New Date: Thursday October 1st from 9-11PM EDT (8-10PM CDT)

Note: this will not count as an October livestream, there will still be two full October Livestreams 

Howdy folks!
I'm feeling a little bit under the weather (not COVID, just a case of only getting 3.5 hours of sleep) and I don't think I have it in me to stay up past 9PM tonight. He...

I'm back on my bullshit (writing about brutalism)

Spoiler alert: this story is sad. 

hello! I wrote about professional cycling

Please enjoy this very sad essay about the Tour de France, if you're into that kind of thing. 

Good House of the Yearbook: 1976

Today's house comes from the inner ring suburbs of Chicago and is a classic example of Chicago vernacular architecture: the raised ranch. At 3541 square feet featuring 3 beds and 2.5 baths, ...

The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1976

Get in, boys, we're going to brown town.

Good House of the Yearbook: 1975

Howdy, folks! 1975's Good House comes to you from Fairfield County, Connecticut, and, while being generally cute on the outside is definitely dated on the inside (in, like a great way.)

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The McMansion Hell Yearbook: 1975

Do not be deceived by the little house in the picture. This one's an absolute doozy.