As we near the end of 2020, we can only hope this cursed year has no more curve balls to throw our way. After all, we’ve weathered a global pandemic that has killed more than 1.5 million people worldwide; in the United States, we’ve endured a president who refuses to recognize the results of a democratic election, and unrelenting, racist police violence that’s sparked international uprisings and protests. To put it mildly, this has been a weird year. That’s certainly the case in Texas, which was a strange place to begin with.
Throughout 2020, we’ve gathered off-the-beaten-path news items to take your mind off your miseries—if just for a moment. Among them are a porch pirate puppy, a topless party gone wrong, and lots more. Below are our 10 favorites. While this won’t undo the shittiness of 2020, we hope these moments will help you enter 2021 with a tiny bit of levity.
GALVESTON // Scantily-clad partygoers in roofless Jeeps went off-road in May, crowding Galveston’s Bolivar Peninsula for the annual Go Topless Jeep Weekend. The raucous gathering, known for its boozing and cruising, usually leads to a tsunami of arrests for criminal charges ranging from public intoxication to drunk driving. Despite social distancing orders due to COVID-19, this time was no different, the Associated Press reported. When the weekend ended, nearly 200 people were in jail.
