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Brendan Krick

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Philadelphia, PA, United States

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Oh No: 35-Year-Old in Community College Class Trying to Better Self Raises Hand

35-year-old community college student and single mother Rebecca Steiner has bummed everybody out by raising her hand to contribute some sort of little anecdote. → Read More

Girlfriend Warns Punk Meeting Her Parents Not to Mention Any Aspect of His Life

Local woman Brittany Mullins instructed her punk boyfriend Miles Blanchard not to mention any aspect of his life when he meets her parents this weekend. → Read More

Pro-Gun Leftist Hospitalized After Biting Tongue for Entire Day at Shooting Range

Ardent leftist and Socialist Rifle Association member Jamie Stoltz was hospitalized after severely damaging her tongue by biting it for an entire day at her local shooting range. → Read More

Man Who Died of Coronavirus Written Up at Work

Insurance salesman Ben Romero was written up for missing work with no phone call, despite the fact he passed away from COVID-19 late last week. → Read More

Horrible Roommate Excited to Be One with Grievance for Once

Perpetually inconsiderate roommate Michael Chabot was thrilled to discover a pile of garbage in his kitchen, finally having a reason to be the one complaining. → Read More

Undercover Cop Having Terrible Time at DIY Folk Punk Festival

Lt. Dale Sherman was reportedly “completely bummed” to be on surveillance detail last weekend at the annual DIY, folk-punk Crust Fest. → Read More

Meet the Man Who’s Disrupting the Sex Industry by Jacking Off

There’s a lot to take in when you look around Brent Stewart’s silicon valley office: an infrared sauna, a large abstract mural, one of those desktop pendulum ball things, → Read More

Meet the Man Who’s Disrupting the Sex Industry by Jacking Off

There’s a lot to take in when you look around Brent Stewart’s silicon valley office: an infrared sauna, a large abstract mural, one of those desktop pendulum ball things, → Read More

These 5 Skrewdriver Songs Are Totally Problematic Now

Everyone knows the Skrewdriver classic, “White Power,” but if you look closely at the lyrics, some of them are actually somewhat racist. → Read More

Great News: Folk Punk Legend on Heroin Again

Great news for everyone here at our anarchist co-op! Folk punk legend and singer of “Scuzzy Steve and the Trash Panda Express,” Steve Termini, has relapsed on heroin! Fuck yeah dude! The beloved crust punk singer-songwriter known for his large quantity of independent releases has experimented with various musical styles over the years, each time being positively received by the DIY anarcho-punk… → Read More

Great News: Folk Punk Legend on Heroin Again

Great news for everyone here at our anarchist co-op! Folk punk legend and singer of “Scuzzy Steve and the Trash Panda Express,” Steve Termini, has relapsed on heroin! Fuck yeah dude! The beloved crust punk singer-songwriter known for his large quantity of independent releases has experimented with various musical styles over the years, each time being positively received by the DIY anarcho-punk… → Read More

It’s 2018, and It’s Time for Women of Color to Be Represented in Our Marriage

We live in a progressive time. The days of mediocre white men dominating the media are coming to an end. As a straight white male myself, I am thrilled about the success of movies like Get Out and Black Panther that I can watch to prove I am not racist. While watching movies and posting online about how important they are is a heroic and brave act, we cannot stop there. We must look at our own… → Read More

Tattooed Barber Excited to Give Everyone That One Haircut Today

Heavily tattooed barber Rob Moreno was “stoked” Saturday morning to give everyone the same undercut Saturday morning at his trendy new barbershop. → Read More

Mid-20s Punk out of Touch With Music Years Ahead of Schedule

25-year-old punk Ricky Lewis admitted he lost his grasp on popular music well ahead of his projected early 30s timeline. → Read More

Grandma No Longer Curious How Band Going

79-year-old grandmother Patti Leinbach was, for the first time ever, completely indifferent about her grandson Pete’s music career. → Read More

Grandma No Longer Curious How Band Going

79-year-old grandmother Patti Leinbach was, for the first time ever, completely indifferent about her grandson Pete’s music career. → Read More

Musician on First Date Checks Set List for Next Anecdote

Guitarist Pete Leinbach reportedly stuck to his pre-planned list of “hit” anecdotes during a first, and likely last, romantic encounter this past weekend. → Read More

Musician on First Date Checks Set List for Next Anecdote

Guitarist Pete Leinbach reportedly stuck to his pre-planned list of “hit” anecdotes during a first, and likely last, romantic encounter this past weekend. → Read More

I Think America Would Be Safer if Every Adult Owned a Cinder Block on a Chain You Swing Around All Crazy

I encourage everybody I meet to own, and be trained to safely operate, a cinder block attached to a chain that you swing around all crazy. → Read More

Man Pretty Sure He Liked All the Right Comments in Facebook Debate –

PHILADELPHIA — Facebook user Sean Harris is reportedly “pretty confident” he liked the correct comments this past Friday to avoid backlash on a post about booking policies at a local DIY venue, sources confirmed this morning. “There’s no way any of this could be misinterpreted,” said the naïve, simple man. “I think both sides made some pretty good points. I don’t see how any of these likes could… → Read More