All posts by Ascher Robbins

I get it bros. Most of us think we’re the most badass dudes in the world and that the only thing we need to change about ourselves is the car we drive or the money in our bank account. But no matter who you are, there is always room for improvement. Here are five easy, productive changes for men to make in 2014. Get it done.   #5 – Be a Fucking Gentleman Too many dudes these days don’t care enough about chivalry. No, you don’t need to give theRead More

Wild Card Weekend is coming up this Saturday and Sunday in the NFL and you know what that means: plenty of high-stakes gambling opportunities. And while the teams in the playoffs usually do match up better than most teams in regular season matchups do, that is a good thing for gambling purposes – the lines are usually lower. Just to be clear, these are not predictions on who will WIN the games this weekend, but rather who will cover the spread. If you want standard win/loss predictions, you can checkRead More

Well, the playoffs are set, coaches are getting fired, and 20 NFL teams have turned into spectators for the rest of the NFL season. Much will be written about the upcoming playoff matchups, but before we discuss what is to come, let’s first look back on some the biggest stories of the 2013 regular season that was…   The Biggest (Positive) Surprise Team: Carolina Panthers While the obvious choice here would be the Kansas City Chiefs rebounding from a dismal, 2-14 season in 2012, there are other teams that haveRead More

What better way is there to recap a year than to revisit the tweets that mattered most? THERE ISN’T ONE. Without further ado, here are the 10 most noteworthy tweets of the past year… #10 – Miley Montana blonde hurrrrr errrrrrwurrrrr pic.twitter.com/lHNzrAUDuV — Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) November 21, 2013 I don’t know how anyone finds this critter attractive anymore. I’ve seen more sexually appealing flounder. And even they have less terrifying eyebrows.   #9 – Amanda Bynes   About to put on makeup! I weigh 135, I’ve gained weight!Read More

Here are my top three songs from 2013. Enjoy.    “Passing Through A Screen Door” – The Wonder Years   “I Need My Girl” – The National   “Prisms” – 65daysofstaticRead More

This was not an easy decision, nor one that I would have expected when viewing the list of albums to be released in 2013 in advance. A year ago, I had never even heard of The Wonder Years…well, at least not other than some old television show. Albums I expected to impress me in 2013, impressed me. The National’s Trouble Will Find Me was beautiful, sincere, and met all the expectations I had for it. Daft Punk created a brilliant departure from the wompy, dubstep-heavy dance scene of recent years with theRead More

Welcome to Writtalin, and thank you for taking the time to check us out. If you’re here for the first time, you might be wondering who we are and what we are about. Well, allow me to answer those questions for you. I’m Ascher, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Writtalin. Yeah, that sounds fancy, but I’m not some big-time corporate hotshot. I’m just a twenty-three year old college graduate with a vision: to be a source of intellectual, entertaining, and thought-provoking diversions for my generation. The A.D.D. generation, if youRead More