Covarr, Author at It's Covarr!

Top 8 Grammar Myths You Should Stop Believing

Did you know that your parents and teachers lied to you? They did this to improve their own self-esteem. All of these grammar rules they taught you aren’t rules at all, and you don’t need to follow them.

I dream of a world where this doesn’t happen.

I don’t know what’s going on here, but it makes me wish I didn’t have to use Macs at work. #ThanksApple #ThanksObama #SteveJobsIsObama

New Macs Announced

I tweeted alongside yesterday’s presentation.

apple: "and now, introducing the macbook DS, with an extra screen on the keyboard. nothing will really use this, but it'll drive cost up."
— Andrew 'Covarr'ubias (@ItsCovarr) October 27, 2016

Check out the complete series, in which I accurately report on everything Apple announced.

Are You Ready? 8 Effective Cable Alternatives for Cord-Cutters

So you’ve finally done it. You’ve ditched that $150/month cable bill. You’ve stuck it to the big guy, and now you’re looking for a way to get your mass-produced content from the other big guys. Well fear no more! Here is a list. I know how you love lists.

Six Amazing Life Hacks to Save Some Money

You won’t believe how much money you could save with these easy tricks. Number 4 will surprise you!

Pokémon Stop

Everyone else is posting about Pokémon Go, so I decided I would to in order to stay relevant. Jumping on the bandwagon with blatant pandering comic will get me views, right?

Does this make me one of the cool kids? Let me know in the comments.

The Trouble with Online Quizzes

Let’s give away all our personal info!

Our Town: Conversations with an Audience

Wilder called Our Town his favorite out of all his works, but complained that it was rarely done right, insisting that it “should be performed without sentimentality or ponderousness–simply, dryly, and sincerely.” -Wikipedia

Our Town is an American classic. It’s been produced a metric bazillion times by… I dunno, like a few hundred theaters? It’s also one of the most misunderstood shows by directors and producers.

Not too long ago, I was cast in a local production of Our Town. This play serves one simple purpose: to show an audience a picture of life, from start to finish. We see in it joy and sorrow, the exciting and the mundane, and everything big, small, and in between. What makes it unique and special is that its author, Thornton Wilder, intentionally forwent many of the staples of theater to create this picture. And that’s really where so many productions of this show get it wrong. They try to shoehorn the script into a more traditional style of theater, and in doing so trample all over what makes it such a brilliant show.

I’ll explain how, but I warn you, there are spoilers ahead (Yes, I’m giving you a spoiler warning for a 78-year-old story. What are you gonna do about it?):

A helpful list of most of the letters of the alphabet

I didn’t have enough room for them all, but this should be enough letters to get by. Use as many as you need. You can even reuse letters for words like “publishing” that have two “I”s in them.

You think this is a good idea?

So do I.