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Happy Third Birthday, Nathan Rabin's Happy Place!

Happy birthday, you beautiful website, and all the people who make it possible (including YOU!)

Being The Boss

I never set out to be my own boss but fate had other plans for me.

The Big Whoop, Freelancer CornerNathan RabinFebruary 25, 2020The A.V Club, The Dissolve, pop culture media

With All Due Respect, Fuck You, Stephen King and Your Bullshit Tweet About the AV Club

Stephen King recently took to Twitter to complain about the mean old AV Club being mean to him and, in the parlance of the young people, I could not even

The Big WhoopNathan RabinNovember 5, 2019Stephen King, A.V Club, pop culture media, Nathan Rabin's Happy Place

My Laptop Got Stolen and All I Got Was This Lousy Blog Post

The title kind of says it all.

The Big Whoop, Freelancer CornerNathan RabinFebruary 13, 2019pop culture media, depression, laptop

The Value of the Archive

Here at the Happy Place, we value our archives in a way my former employer did not.

The Big Whoop, Freelancer CornerNathan RabinOctober 18, 2018The A.V Club, pop culture media, business

Why I Did Not Make a (Real) Cinematic Top Ten List in 2017

Wondering why I didn't do a cinematic top ten list for 2017? Here's an answer.

The Big Whoop, Freelancer CornerNathan RabinJanuary 23, 2018The A.V. Club, The Dissolve, failure, pop culture media

A freelance story

Your humble blogger blows a little off that "Ain't Getting Paid For My Freelance Work" Blues.

The Big Whoop, Freelancer CornerNathan RabinMay 24, 2017Pop culture, pop culture media, money