Archive - The Ick

Is The Ick Real?

An investigation of female primatological filters

Jun 18 •

Men Want to Be Sons, Not Parents

Your assumptions about motherhood give me the ick

Jun 11 •

Announcing The Ick Season 4: The Magazine

Big news for the new season!

Jun 4 •

May 2025

I Kissed Musicians for a Living Pt. 2

re-post from season 1

May 28 •

I Kissed Musicians for a Living

re-post from season 1

May 22 •

April 2025

Season 3 Recap: What Is Modern Etiquette?

Or, how to be a gentleman (gender neutral)

Apr 3 •

March 2025

Stop Using Venmo Like a Broke Jerk—A Guide

Top 10 rules for the p2p age

Mar 27 •

Venmo is a Cope

Why millennials and zoomers are always settling up

Mar 18 •

February 2025

How to Hold a Knife and Fork

Where table manners come from, and which ones matter now

Feb 14 •

Why No Elbows on the Table?

History of a not-so-arbitrary rule, plus updated guidance

Feb 5 •

January 2025

How to Give the Best Handshake

Plus, the underlying power dynamics of the hand sandwich

Jan 30 •

Why Makeup Works

New rules for using this manipulative technology to your advantage (men included)

Jan 22 •

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