The Toast's weekly Friday open thread, hosted by The Bartender.

Ever find yourself thinking about how small you are, compared to the rest of the universe? Here are some solutions. I am an expert.

A profile of graphic artist and memoirist Mari Naomi.

The Toast's job advice column.

Your future is just a shadow of your past projected in front of you.

"When you love a programmer, you must to learn to love the back of his head. He will be forever bent away from you towards a small black window."

A new short story by Morgan Babst.

Brands are not our friends. Politicians are not our friends. Our parents are not our friends. Our friend’s parents are not our friends, no matter how many times they invite you over even after your friend moved out. Bosses are not our friends. Coworkers are not our friends. Mary in HR is not our friend. …

These words are hard to spell

The Toast presents a selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.

The Toast presents a selection of delightful information in the form of a link roundup.

This piece is poking light fun at Canada and I will not stand for it.

Let’s play a game called: what did Jaya buy to get Amazon to suggest this to her? (There are no right answers.)

mensah demary writes about waiting for Frank Ocean's new album in his latest Liner Notes column for The Butter.

The book provoked one, maybe two thoughts. The author’s critique of modern technology is, in a word, flinching.