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The Book of the Bee

by Mallory Ortberg · May 19, 2016
"And as the bee carries the waxen substance upon her thighs because of its insipidity and tastelessness."
History

How To Politely Decline A Proposal From The Emperor Of Byzantium

by Mallory Ortberg · May 9, 2016
"I hate the rich man moaning as if he were poor."
Language

Every Single Church History Pun I Have Been Unable To Keep From Making, Carefully Collected In One Secure Location

by Mallory Ortberg · October 27, 2015
SORRY SORRY SORRY.

More by Mallory Ortberg

  • Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market,” As I Understand It

  • Lord Byron’s “Fare Thee Well,” or “I Just Think It’s Funny How”

  • Questions I Have Asked During The Only Episode Of Doctor Who I Have Ever Seen Until My Friend Said “Okay, Mallory, Why Don’t You Write Your Questions Down And Ask Them All After We’re Done Watching?”

  • Joan Didion and Anna Wintour: Best Friends Forever

Animals

The Devil in Disguise: the Cat in the West

by Gabrielle Loisel · May 12, 2014
The long and bloody history of cats in the Western world.

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