In what might be the greatest psychological experiment no one meant to run, an Icelandic TV station accidentally aired a children’s show with subtitles from The Sopranos. Not just any scene. The intervention scene.For Christopher. Now imagine, if you will—, weet, bouncy, technicolor innocence from Teletubbies. Laa-Laa. Po. […]
There are moments in life when society’s rules feel less like guidance and more like suggestions written by someone who has never truly been hungry. Which brings me to a gem from The Onion. A man, bold and unburdened, who reportedly said “duck it” and ate lunch at […]
Somewhere in the friendly skies, two pilots decided that what air traffic control really needed amid the symphony of call signs, altitudes, and headings was a little feline flair. “Meow, meow.” Yes. Not turbulence. Not interference. Not a glitch in the matrix. Just grown adults, entrusted with a […]
Somewhere in Warsaw, a humanoid robot recently chased a group of wild boars out of a neighborhood, escorted them politely into the woods, and then because subtlety is dead, waved goodbye. Waved. Goodbye. And the internet, naturally, let the video go viral thinking on part that it was […]
What makes you laugh? I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes me laugh lately. And, not the polite, socially acceptable chuckle you deploy in meetings when someone says “let’s circle back,” but the real laugh. The slightly unhinged, slightly inappropriate, possibly-should-be-checked-by-a-professional kind of laugh. The kind that […]
I recently stumbled across a quote from Pablo Picasso that stopped me mid-scroll. “It takes a long time to become young.” And I thought that’s supremely accurate. Because I feel younger now than I did when I was actually young. When I was younger, I was busy being […]
Breaking news from the Garden State. New Jersey is bringing cursive handwriting back to elementary schools. Third through fifth graders will once again loop, swirl, and dramatically cross their t’s like it’s 1897 and the fountain pen lobby finally got its way. On one hand Gen Z famously […]
There’s always that family member who takes the holidays a little too far. You know who I mean The one who disappears midway through dessert only to be found later curled up in the guest bathroom, cuddling a hand towel like it’s a long-lost lover. Well, this year, […]
The other night I was scrolling through my Apple TV streaming options, half-looking for a new series, half-procrastinating on actual work, when I landed on Platonic. Cute, funny show. I’ve enjoyed it. But what really got me laughing wasn’t the dialogue. It was the about page. Apparently, Platonic […]
Hospitals are strange universes. Time is warped, fluorescent lights are merciless, and even the air smells faintly of bleach and bureaucracy. I had been sitting there for what felt like eternity. Waiting, and waiting, and waiting some more. Of course, I had once again forgotten to bring my […]
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