Ask Polly: I’m Afraid To Leave My Abusive Parents’ House

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by The Awl

When we started this site in early 2009, it was with the hope that some things could be different. It is…

Grain Names, In Order Of Suitability As Names For A Heavy Metal Band

20. Oats

19. Wheat

18. Rice

17. Barley

16. Corn

There’s No Place Better To Be Than The Tour de Fat On A Saturday in DC

by John Shankman

You Know Who Else Hated Tipping?

Rich people, mostly, actually. Heh.

Billy Bragg, “Handyman Blues”

Tonight! Dinner With Two Gessens; Lauren Weisberger, Patti Smith, Richard Haass and Amy Bloom

Purim Is Liquor Store Christmas For Jews

“’Jewish men are very interested in the selection of whiskey available at a wedding or bar/bat mitzvah,’ said Jonathan Goldstein, vice president of Park Avenue Liquor Shop, a Manhattan store known for its whiskey selection. ‘They very often will pick up a…

Bears Enumerated On Internet

The absolute WORST thing about the web is the way everyone is so determined to declare that they are being…

New York City, June 4, 2013

★★★★★ The light was so dazzling it seemed like it had to be warm, but the air was cool and fresh. A woman’s…