by Lisa Hanawalt
by Lili Loofbourow
A woman taking pictures of Niagara Falls last night climbed over the railing, stood on a pillar, and fell over the side. She hasn’t been found yet and is presumed dead. (Googling “how many people have died at Niagara Falls” leads to this website, where tourism officials put the number at…
According to Weyer, there were other ointments, but the essential ingredients remained the same in all. The preparations, when applied to the upper thighs or genitals, were said to induce the sensation of rising into the air of flying.
by E.A. Weiss
1. Getting your baby toe severed by the car door when your sister slams it. 2. Being left behind at a gas station because you didn’t want to get back in the car, eventually becoming a less-self-sufficient…
The best part of the new “quitting your high-powered job to sell baklava at street fairs may contain its own unique stressors” article:
Charan Sachar, 37, a former software engineer who lives near Seattle, used to spend his…
Now, this is how you teach your “hip, upmarket design sensibility”-having kids all about pon…
This letter to The Ethicist is all kinds of endearing:
I believe that my name is on a Transportation Security Administration watch list. Often when I fly, the letters “SSSS” on my boarding pass alert gate agents to pull me aside for extra screening. But on a recent trip, a T.S.A…
You know, everyone tells bloggers not to read the comments, and you’re all “pshaw, I can read the comments,” and then SOMEONE mentions Where the Red Fern Grows, and your day is shot. Thanks.
This is just terribly, terribly sad. I could really go for a stiff “protein, avenin, calcium, glutamine, and potassium” plus tonic right about now.
