Why I think professional wrestling is stupid
My friends who watch professional wrestling have long argued that watching a fake sporting event is no different than watching a fictional television show like "Breaking Bad" or "Mad Men."…
The two best super powers of all time (one of them is not teleportation)
My wife, Deadspin, and many others argue that teleportation is the greatest of all the superpowers. Teleportation would be an amazing superpower to possess. I would love to teleport from one…
Clara on Picasso
Clara, my seven year-old daughter, on Picasso: ““Charlie, why don’t you draw something like Pablo Picasso? He was an artist who lived a long time ago. Even before Mommy and…
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs: The paperback cover
The paperback edition of The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs doesn't come out until March 2017, but the new cover is ready. Let me know what you think!
My son, the storyteller. I had no idea.
My three year-old son made up a story about traveling to New York to visit his cousins Ari and Zoe. If you listen closely, it actually many of the all…
Possibly the perfect outgoing voicemail message
Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal tweeted this last week: ““Hey, this is Matt’s voicemail. Leave a message and I’ll get back to you years from now when you learn to…
Adultery is bad, too
Protip: If you're using The Bible to justify your opposition to gay marriage, don't forget to treat all adulterers EXACTLY the same way. God makes it abundantly clear that both…
internet at last
On November 23, 2009, I wrote a post arguing that it's stupid that the word "Internet" needs to be capitalized. Seven years later, The Associated Press—purveyor of the AP Stylebook, used by…
Stone a barrista
Protip: If you're using The Bible to justify your opposition to gay marriage, please don't forget to stone your local Starbucks barista to death on the Sabbath, too! Numbers 15:…
School mascots are an interesting bunch
The Washington Football Team has chosen a new name: The Commanders When I saw the name, leaked a day before the announcement, thanks to a banner hung prematurely in the…
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