Books Goofus and Gallant: A Tale of Two Protagonists
Gallant is a likable protagonist. Goofus is not.
Mallory Ortberg
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Humor Sorry, But We Are Not Accepting Criticism At This Time
Currently closed to criticism. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Meta At Least They Left Me My Sharpies: Open Thread
An open thread!
Books Children’s Stories Made Horrific: Love You Forever
Love you forever.
Humor “Bring Me My Pain Twin”: A Movie Star Names Things
A movie star names things in a technically accurate fashion.
science Research Reveals Most People Not “Bad With Names,” Only Forget Yours
Studies have shown that most people aren't really "bad with names," only yours.
Advice How To Emotionally Devastate A Very Specific Type Of Person
A very specific person, and how to wreck them.
History Dirtbag Teddy Roosevelt
President Teddy Roosevelt, dirtbag.
Beauty The Abs Brah
Who was the abs brah? Where did he come from?
Art Famous Paintings of Jacob Wrestling With the Angel, Ranked By How Much Their Actions Resemble Slow-Dancing
A lot of paintings of "Jacob Wrestling With The Angel" look a lot more like slow-dancing than like wrestling.
Meta Meet Nicole
Meet the latest member of The Toast, Nicole Soojung Callahan!
Music Songs I Bet New York Times Columnists Sing To Themselves When They Are Alone
I'm willing to bet all of the NY Times opinion columnists have sung these songs to themselves at least once.
Family As A Father Of Daughters, I Think We Should Treat All Women Like My Daughters
As a father of daughters, I'm for treating everyone like my daughter.
Heroes A List Of One’s Own
Just a regular list of regular people.
Books Ayn Rand’s Harry Potter and The Order of Psycho-epistemology
Ayn Rand's version of Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix.
