All Known Rabbit Holes, In Descending Order

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Charlotte (squints) has to focus on roads so it doesn’t turn into (checks notes) Atlanta?

Tim Moore

Mar 7, 2024

Charlotte (squints) has to focus on roads so it doesn’t turn into (checks notes) Atlanta?

Building new roads and widening others almost always makes traffic worse. Ask, um, Atlanta.

Jeremy Markovich

The History of the White Cloth in a Broken Down Car Window

Pennsylvania

Feb 29, 2024

The History of the White Cloth in a Broken Down Car Window

A common question about abandoned cars on North Carolina's highways has an answer from a long time ago on a turnpike far, far away.

Jeremy Markovich

How much of Greenville's economy relies on MrBeast?

Podcasts

Feb 23, 2024

How much of Greenville's economy relies on MrBeast?

The biggest YouTuber of all time is changing things in a small eastern North Carolina town. So how much of an effect can an online celebrity have in a real life city?

Jeremy Markovich

A Sixth-Grader Created The Greatest "I Voted" Sticker I've Ever Seen

Raleigh

Feb 16, 2024

A Sixth-Grader Created The Greatest "I Voted" Sticker I've Ever Seen

A student shares the artistic backstory behind North Carolina's greatest piece of democratic humblebrag swag.

Jeremy Markovich

Life Advice: Deploying The Dick Trickle Maneuver

Charlotte

Feb 8, 2024

Life Advice: Deploying The Dick Trickle Maneuver

The late great NASCAR driver had a deviously simple way of handling himself in social settings, and now you do too.

Jeremy Markovich

Can You Accuse Someone Of Murder On Your Gravestone?

Healthcare

+10

Jan 17, 2024

Can You Accuse Someone Of Murder On Your Gravestone?

This week: Three North Carolina stories of life, death, and Frank Sinatra.

Jeremy Markovich

Bad Weather Isn't Enough To Make Power Companies Bury Their Lines. So What Is?

Hickory

Jan 9, 2024

Bad Weather Isn't Enough To Make Power Companies Bury Their Lines. So What Is?

After storms and widespread outages, electrical companies and experts always say it's too expensive to put all overhead power lines underground. In the 1960s, they buried them for different reasons.

Jeremy Markovich

Ric Flair is doing something with crypto now

Charlotte

Jan 4, 2024

Ric Flair is doing something with crypto now

The 16-time world champion wrestler is returning to North Carolina this weekend with another new product. So if you buy it, what do you get?

Jeremy Markovich

Year In Review

Dec 28, 2023

The Many Rabbit Holes of 2023

Here's what I did this year.

Jeremy Markovich

All Known Rabbit Holes, In Descending Order

Charlotte (squints) has to focus on roads so it doesn’t turn into (checks notes) Atlanta?

The History of the White Cloth in a Broken Down Car Window

How much of Greenville's economy relies on MrBeast?

A Sixth-Grader Created The Greatest "I Voted" Sticker I've Ever Seen

Life Advice: Deploying The Dick Trickle Maneuver

Can You Accuse Someone Of Murder On Your Gravestone?

Bad Weather Isn't Enough To Make Power Companies Bury Their Lines. So What Is?

Ric Flair is doing something with crypto now

The Many Rabbit Holes of 2023

North Carolina Rabbit Hole