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The Best Places to Cry at a Baby Shower After You Find Out You Can’t Conceive

The Best Places to Cry at a Baby Shower After You Find Out You Can’t Conceive

A infertile woman’s guide to not letting her feelings ruin her friend’s good news
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Julia Wolov
Your Singlehood is Appalling and Tragic. Fix It Before Christmas.

Your Singlehood is Appalling and Tragic. Fix It Before Christmas.

What a single girl has to do to secure a nagging-free holiday
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Just Norah
The Time Has Come to Tell My Son He’s Adopted and Also a Grizzly Bear

The Time Has Come to Tell My Son He’s Adopted and Also a Grizzly Bear

“I know this may come as a surprise, but it’s true.”
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Aaron Chown
Personalized Gift Guide — Uniquely Terrible Gift Ideas

Personalized Gift Guide — Uniquely Terrible Gift Ideas

Gifts that give nothing
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Stephanie Redmond
FAQs for the Poor Soul Who Must Find Their CEO a Secret Santa Gift

FAQs for the Poor Soul Who Must Find Their CEO a Secret Santa Gift

Should I clear my desk now or do I need to go to this office party?
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Laura-Liisa Klaas
Passive Aggressive Holiday Cards I Wish I Could Send

Passive Aggressive Holiday Cards I Wish I Could Send

The art of using the Christmas spirit to hide what you really mean
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Ruth Fish
When Your Family Finds Out They’re the Muse for Your Satire

When Your Family Finds Out They’re the Muse for Your Satire

The characters finally discover the character assassination.
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Just Norah
Introducing the New Food Pyramid

Introducing the New Food Pyramid

FDA-Certified For 2025–2028
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Caleb Coy
I’m a Very Mindful Person Who Just Happens to Plot Revenge During Meditation

I’m a Very Mindful Person Who Just Happens to Plot Revenge During M...

Finding inner peace through elaborate schemes of karmic justice
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Srini
Christmas Badges You’ll Probably Deserve This Year

Christmas Badges You’ll Probably Deserve This Year

Because you should be awarded for all the work you do to make the holidays special
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Kyrie Gray
Shocking Takeaways From Rudolph The Reindeer’s Tell-All Memoir

Shocking Takeaways From Rudolph The Reindeer’s Tell-All Memoir

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Stephanie Redmond
Things to Finally Get Rid of When Packing for a Move

Things to Finally Get Rid of When Packing for a Move

If you didn’t use it here, you won’t use it there
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Amarie Skrzyp
FAQs About That One Hair on My Chin

FAQs About That One Hair on My Chin

Inquiring minds want to know
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Jennifer Haubrich
Welcome to the Nonrefundable Romantic Getaway You Booked Months Ago Before Getting Dumped

Welcome to the Nonrefundable Romantic Getaway You Booked Months Ago...

All’s fair in love and AirBNB cancellation policies…
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Natasha Dumas
The Motion-Activated Faucet in the Office Bathroom Is Creating a Toxic Work Environment

The Motion-Activated Faucet in the Office Bathroom Is Creating a To...

It clearly has an agenda!
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Andrew Knott
The Company Outing You’ve Been Dreading — Oops, I Mean Excited About

The Company Outing You’ve Been Dreading — Oops, I Mean Excited About

Because what screams corporate harmony louder than forced camaraderie?
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Just Norah
These Movie Ideas are Too Dark for Our Young Demographic

These Movie Ideas are Too Dark for Our Young Demographic

“Maybe instead of the voice of God Joan of Arc can have adorable talking birds?”
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Kyrie Gray
Minecraft as Narrated by Cormac McCarthy

Minecraft as Narrated by Cormac McCarthy

No country for old Java editions
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Caleb Coy
Kirkus Book Reviews of Thanksgiving

Kirkus Book Reviews of Thanksgiving

“Five stars, I tore through it in one sitting.”
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Kate Brennan
Of Course I Can Cut the Line, It’s a Matter of National Security

Of Course I Can Cut the Line, It’s a Matter of National Security

I’m on a mission that will save this country, but coffee first
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Aaron Chown
Dogs Vs Children: A Parent’s Guide to Determining Which is Right for You

Dogs Vs Children: A Parent’s Guide to Determining Which is Right fo...

They’re practically the same animal, except for a few subtle differences
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Amarie Skrzyp
The Real Victim of the Car Rental Lady in “Planes, Trains & Automobile” Speaks Out

The Real Victim of the Car Rental Lady in “Planes, Trains & Automob...

Spare a thought for me, the Marathon Car Rental lady's Sister
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Anna Pook
How to Write Your Children’s Book as If You Were Running a Startup

How to Write Your Children’s Book as If You Were Running a Startup

It’s Time to Disrupt the Children’s Book Industry
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Kyrie Gray
The New Yorker’s Interview with Author, God

The New Yorker’s Interview with Author, God

Exclusive conversation with the best-selling writer of all time
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Andy Schocket
10 Golden Rules for Social Media, From Your Repressed PR Staff

10 Golden Rules for Social Media, From Your Repressed PR Staff

How to avoid getting sued, cancelled, or flagged for online indecency ever again.
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Just Norah
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