Cards Against Humanity touts itself as a game for terrible people, with plenty of bawdy yet laugh-inducing questions and answers sure to embarrass friends or family. But what happens when Denton faces and places get thrown into the mix? Sunny Marie Purdin is a UNT alum and self-professed “professional nerd” who has posted to her Etsy shop “DENTON LOVES PROFANITY: A PARODY EXPANSION PACK FOR CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY,” which quickly sold out then broke the internet as the site was endlessly shared across social media. Seriously, the listing itself is a joy to read!
We had a chance to sit down with this We Denton Doer who has crafted a custom expansion pack specifically for those of us who love the Little D. The amazing Wesley Kirk of People of Denton braved the downpour to take a few lovely shots as we asked this clever creator a few probing questions of our own.
Read MoreIn a hidden building off of Woodrow, there is an artist collective hiding behind the industrial spaces. A space where artists have studio space to work and create, artists have gallery showings, epic late night neo-dance parties take place - all in the heart of Denton. Read on to find out why Rachel Fischer and Abby Sherrill believe that being unconventional is worth it.
Read MoreThe week between move-in and classes is a truly magical time in Denton. The yearly injection of wide eyed optimism that the students bring is refreshing. As always, dodging cars heading the wrong way on Oak or Hickory keeps the townies on their toes.
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Read MoreFor the past six years, we've been sharing our precious precious secrets with WDDI readers. Over time, many of our secrets have stopped being secrets. Sometimes this was due to businesses closing and other times the secrets just vanished from thin air. After five years of serving salacious secrets, we decided that for year six we would revisit some of our favorite (still going) secrets from the past five years. Of course, with our big mouths, we couldn't help but pepper in a number of new secrets, too.
Read MoreLast night there was a meeting of the music masses of Denton hosted by Christopher Cotter, a devoted DIY scene supporter. The town hall was set up to last for 4 hours. We went, we listened and nodded, and heard what people had to say. From that we've gathered a few of our favorite quotes and ideas from the evening. Read on to find out our biggest take aways from a evening of DIY venue talks.
Read MoreClint Wilkinson has spent a lifetime learning from and looking up to his grandfather. As the purveyor of Weldon's Western Wear on East Hickory Street - he has seen the retailers of Denton weather the many storms of change through the years. Now, Clint is taking all of those experiences and is changing courses. Read on to find out what we found out about Wilkinson -and why he'll be making the bag you own for the next 50 years.
Read MoreIt is officially Back to School Week here at We Denton Do It once more. With three colleges and a bustling school district, Denton is an education-heavy city. Denton ISD and the surrounding districts go back to school this week and the UNT/TWU students are currently in the process of moving into their dorms. Side note: if you were planning on going to Target today, maybe don't. We will have a bunch of posts that will help get those new to Denton informed on all of the different awesome stuff we have in town and how they can learn to live an awesome life during their time in town. Until then, let's look at some pretty pictures...
What We Did is our weekly roundup of a few of our favorite photos that have been tagged with #WDDI in the past week on Instagram.
Below are 18 photos from the past seven days of life in Denton, TX. Together, they create a great "slice of life" look at what was going on in our town recently.
If you'd like to be included in What We Did, tag your images with #WDDI on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. Search the hashtag #WDDI and check out all of the other awesome photos that we were unable to include this week. Click the images below to be led back to the photographer's Instagram page.
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Read MoreGarrett Dennington has been obsessed with craft beer and intrigued by the harder-to-find beers for years. Now his team travels the US visiting breweries and drinking those hard to find beers.
"We love craft beer and decided to take an annual road trip to discover new and exciting craft breweries." What he learned along the way was so much more. He met brewers in tight knit communities, folks at the bar who love their beer and so much about the local culture and lifestyle in each city he visited.
Read MoreWith a fresh semester staring us down and a couple of exciting (but currently secret) things coming up, we can hardly contain our excitement and optimism for our community. Being a City of Denton dweller has never been better. Keep tuned in to our weekly list to keep track of all the awesomeness that you can partake in. Oh, and as always tag your photos and posts #WDDI to get featured in our Monday photo roundup, What We Did.
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