1. Close friendships with just a few people An avocado sliced in thoughtful silence No birthday party, just a couple of friends over for an intimate dinner of chickpeas and listening An INTJ salmon

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  2. Adam Miller gives us the story of 30 Rock's Jack and Avery with a little help from Evelyn Waugh.

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  3. The price of matches just went up.

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  4. Link Roundup!

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

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  5. "How '9 to 5' Confirmed My Theory That Men Should Never Be In Charge"

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  6. It doesn't change things, but you should know it just the same.

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  7. There's other ways, too.

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  8. Look at how comfortable and relaxed and simply dressed they are, in the past, where they're happy to be.

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  9. New horoscopes from Madame Clairevoyant.

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  10. Once there was a little girl who tried very hard not to be born.

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  11. Link Roundup!

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

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  12. Three Poems by Teow Lim Goh

    Three new poems by Teow Lim Goh: "Butterfly Pavilion," "In the Woods," and "Stars."

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  13. It was Amelia Bedelia's first day. But it wasn't her last.

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  14. In which our plucky cancer correspondent and her companion make difficult decisions about preserving his fertility.

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  15. I did the workout.

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