Monica Beyer
Location
Northwest Missouri
School
Missouri Western State University
Expertise
Medical History, Serial Killers, NFL
- Monica has been the lead editor of Grunge since 2021.
- She has an extensive medical history and macabre book collection that makes for light bedtime reading, including tomes about being buried alive and case studies about feral children.
- When Monica was a child, she thought football was a waste of time (and mildly terrifying due to all the shouting), but since becoming a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2002, she's absorbed so much NFL knowledge that she can prattle off trivia at the drop of a hat.
Experience
Monica, the senior lead editor at Grunge, got her writing career started in 2000 when she created what was probably, at the time, the only website about baby sign language on the internet. The site caught the attention of a publisher, so she wrote a book and got her first online writing gig. Everything else snowballed (in a good way) from there. After writing at other Static brands for a few months, she was promoted to editor and eventually wormed her way over to Grunge, where her true passions lie — scrabbling around and turning over discarded stones to discover information most people don't know or have forgotten, and helping create the most interesting, unusual, disturbing, and historical content on the internet.
Education
Monica graduated from Missouri Western State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, with an emphasis on technical communication. This educational track was packed with enough journalism and literature courses to give her a well-rounded appreciation of the English language and its history.
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Stories By Monica Beyer
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On the heels of the announcement from President Joe Biden that he will not seek reelection comes a few questions, and one big one surrounding Kamala Harris.
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Comedian Richard Lewis has died. Lewis, who was 76 years old at the time of his death, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in April 2023.
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Legendary Indiana Hoosiers basketball coach, Bobby Knight, who was as well known for his on-the-court firey antics as he was for his coaching prowess, has died.
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Matthew Perry, best known as Chandler on the popular sitcom friends, has died at age 54.
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Before Smash Mouth's "All Star," there was another song you might know - "Walkin' on the Sun," inspired by one of the darkest times in American history.
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Jimmy Buffett, legendary musical icon and party man behind "Margaritaville" - and hero to legions of faithful fans called Parrot Heads - has died at age 76
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Randy Meisner, co-founder of the legendary rock group the Eagles, has died at age 77, according to a statement from the band.
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Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, welcomed their second child. What is the historical context of her name?
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In the music world, Children of Bodom certainly weren't the modest type. Which release did frontman Alexi Laiho consider their very best?
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Christopher Plummer is often asked about his role in The Sound of Music, but how he really feels about the film might surprise you.
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While you may be familiar with Cicely Tyson's acting creds, you may not know about her marriage to Miles Davis — and the album cover she appeared on?
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Glancing through Larry King's last few social media posts, he was still interested in sharing a bit of his life here and there to his legions of fans.
