Sarah Van Name, on how the UFC packages its female fighters, and what it means about how we think of femininity.

Natalia Piland, on the sometimes-solitary life of a field ecologist, which occasionally leads her to pretend she's stalking zombie tree swallows.

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

Katherine Perry envisions what a truthful ad for her nanny position would have looked like. It's pretty grim.

A brief animal rescue questionnaire to see if you're ready to adopt a pet.

Another letter from good ol' Chris Kimball.

A film projectionist in Antwerp shares her impressions of recent films based on their last five minutes: the only part she gets to see.

Making movies about trucks and telling Kubrick to step off. That's the Stephen King way.

Elis Bradshaw, on the experience of accidentally taking boudoir photos with her mom, and how it ended up being...kind of great?

Emily Ruth Verona, on her namesake; a family story that her family has not yet made their peace with.

Teri Vlassopoulos on undergoing IVF, and the intersection between hope and magical thinking.

Johannah King-Slutzky devotes herself to the study of really great bubble butts via the lens of art history.

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

Columbo is the greatest detective in the world, and it is a travesty that there are 9000 Sherlock reboots and none for him.

A few of the moments that Pompeii 3D didn't get right.