All stories published by The Hairpin on December 19, 2011

All Stories published by The Hairpin on December 19, 2011

Lauren O'Neal in The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

The Best Time I Almost Destroyed My Sinuses (?)

What Old Book Do I Read If … ?

by Carrie Hill Wilner

Esther C. Werdiger in The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

The League of Ordinary Ladies: Girl What’s Your Thing

The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

Wishes

by Jon Cotner and Claire Hamilton

Tenzin

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

Little Bone-House in Moldova

“Far from being the stupid cavemen of popular image, it’s becoming increasingly clear the Neanderthals were a highly sophisticated species of human.”
— The marriage was built to last, but the house was built of 44,000-year-old mammoth bones.

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

“Marriage can contain everything. Marriage can contain everything.”

Infertility treatment can be full of humorous moments. For instance, there’s the moment the two of you suddenly realize you have no container in which to put a sperm sample you must rush over to the lab.

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

A Christmas Sweater for Claire

“The sweater made me look like a witch who was 11 months pregnant. … It had pockets too, I’m sure for placing all the phone numbers that guys and girls will inevitably be handing to you when you wear this sweater.”
— Hairpin pal Claire Zulkey bought some Anthropologie…

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

Killed by Christmas Tree

After suffering centuries of humiliation, the Christmas tree has silently found a way to strike back at man. (Throw another verse on the Robyn song.) (Apologies if these jokes have already been made and better-delivered elsewhere.)

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

An Animated Christmas Card

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Dec 19, 2011

The Maccabees, “Pelican”

http://player.vimeo.com/video/33721119?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0

If you’ve ever wondered what the inside of a watermelon looks like, director David Wilson and British indie-rock group The Maccabees go inside it and several other common items in a mini…

December 16, 2011

December 20, 2011