Archive for July 2015
Tennis balls are almost entirely flattened when struck by a racquet
The unperceived world is a strange, strange place.
Read MoreThis thing exists.
And not in an ironic way. It’s a real, earnest thing.
Read More6 thoughts about this crazy-ass video from CatholicVote.org
1. I’m so happy to hear that the bigoted people in this video love their gay friends so freakin’ much. And they conveniently have so many gay friends, too. I’m sure that their gay friends love them right back. I guess it’s totally fine to support the restriction of basic civil rights to a group of people…
Read MoreThe Moth makes it into the pages of Newsweek, and I play a teeny tiny role.
I began telling stories for The Moth back in 2011. It’s no exaggeration that my life changed on that July night when I took the stage at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and told my first story. The Moth recently aired that first story on the Moth Radio Hour. It’s a good story, but four years later, I…
Read MoreRepublicans run the risk of becoming the latest version of George Wallace
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a statement Sunday saying state workers can refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses if doing so is contrary to his or her religious beliefs. “(Judges and other state workers) may claim that the government cannot force them to conduct same-sex wedding ceremonies over their religious objections,” Paxton said in the statement. Workers who…
Read MoreI hate broccoli and kale and cabbage, and the reason is science. Maybe.
My least favorite vegetable is broccoli. It is unpalatable. It’s followed closely by kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage. I hate them all. I would like to like them. I really would. But I don’t. I can’t imagine why anyone likes these green, leafy monstrosities. Yesterday, I may have figured out why I hate these…
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