Four Signs: You’re eating garbage plates in Rochester, N.Y.

Geography Essay
Photos and captions by Nathan Mattise
College (and post-college limbo) is a time for excessive sleeping, partying, *studying*…. and traveling. It’s one of the finer points of college because there are no real commitments to hold you back. So in the spirit of good roadtrip, In the Pursuit of the Trivial offers the Five Signs [...]

In Pursuit of the Trivial is away until Black Friday…

We’ve been slacking on Mondays this month for some unknown reason anyway, so In the Pursuit of the Trivial is taking the week off for Thanksgiving related activities (including the Charlie Brown special). We’ll be back on the biggest shopping day of the year (or has “Cyber Monday” taken over?) with our thoughts on a [...]

Trivial Links: Talk about sports sociology…

Science & Nature Trivial Links
Compiled by Nathan Mattise

ESPN.com’s lead story this morning is legitimately gripping (even if you aren’t a Redskins’ fan still in utter disbelief). Check out these first-person accounts from current NFL employees (players and a security official) about how their daily lives were impacted by Sean Taylor’s death.

Five Signs: You’re in Honesdale, Pa.

Geography Essay
Photos and captions by Nathan Mattise
College (and post-college limbo) is a time for excessive sleeping, partying, *studying*…. and traveling. It’s one of the finer points of college because there are no real commitments to hold you back. So in the spirit of good roadtrip, In the Pursuit of the Trivial offers the Five [...]

Trivial Links: … post-election presidential links?

History Trivial Links
Compiled by Nathan Mattise

(In case you’ve missed it, presidential links became a five-part series). I always like utilizing political and journalism-related links in the History related posts so this was a no brainer. The latest ESPN Ombudsman column touches on how the world-wide leader shaped its election materials and lists every single political [...]