Speak Up storyteller: James Bengiovanni
With just six weeks to go before our inaugural Speak Up storytelling event, we will begin introducing you to the seven storytellers scheduled to entertain you that evening, in the…
Was the destruction of the Death Star an inside job? Also, how did Luke Skywalker dodge the stigma of incest so easily?
If you haven’t seen the recent conspiracy video suggesting that the destruction of the first Death Star was an inside job perpetrated by the Empire, you should. The video…
WWMD (or maybe WWMDD)
A friend recently employed the following strategy when she found herself looking for a solution to a problem: WWMD: What Would Matt Do? And it worked. She asked herself what…
The Matthew Dicks Law of Thank You Notes
Inspired by a pair of insipid aunts in Will Schwalbe’s memoir The End of Your Life Book Club, I offer this bit of indisputably accurate wisdom regarding gift giving and…
In the world of gambling, this is what’s known as a parlay.
Clara: Mom, can I try one of those pieces of rock candy? I’ve never had rock candy before. Elysha: If you’re a good girl, you can try a piece tomorrow.…
Little girl illogic
Me: That’s a cute bunny! Clara: It’s not a bunny. It’s a rabbit! Me: Isn’t a bunny and a rabbit the same thing? Clara: Dad! No! Stop joking! Me: (suitably…
Hannah Horvath versus Walter White: Sometimes it has nothing to do with sex.
If you don’t watch Breaking Bad and Girls, this post will probably be a little too inside baseball for you, but I can’t help but respond to a tweet I…
Nuclear bomb. Homemade timer.
My favorite thing about this incredible and terrifying video of the Baker Shot, a 23-kiloton nuclear bomb that was detonated about 90 feet underwater at Bikini Atoll in 1946, is…
Happy 70th anniversary
My Aunt Diane has informed me that today would have been my grandparents 70th anniversary. Albert Mandeville and Irene Rondeau were married at Precious Blood Church in Woonsocket, Rhode Island…
Do Not Read List
I can’t remember the last time I was anti-book, but in this case, I agree wholeheartedly.
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