Beauty In Which Three Adults Discuss Dune Seriously and At Length
Two brilliant nerds and a foreign policy wonk sit down to talk about Frank Herbert's DUNE and what it meant to them as #teens and what it means to them now.
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Magic A Linguist Explains the Syntax of “Fuck”
The Toast's resident linguist explains how, exactly, the f-word works.
Heroes Happy Birthday, Nick Pavich!
It's our publisher's birthday, and we love him.
Health No Matter How Your Heart Is Grieving: Disney for the Sad
Sam Thielman on the curious sweetness of visiting Disney World in times of sorrow and loss and grief.
Books The Case for Anne Shirley Blythe Birth Trutherism
In which we probe the issue of Anne Shirley Blythe's very, very suspicious birthing and conception timelines in the L.M. Montgomery universe.
Ghosts My Year of Ghosts
Sara Davis on working as a New Orleans ghost tour guide, and the discomfort of making painful history into entertainment.
Ghosts Ghost Tours I Have Known: A Ranking
Erinn Salge examines the ghost tours she has taken, and evaluates them by haunting-ness.
Feminism “A Witch!”: On Women’s Intuition and Men Behaving Badly
Mackenzie Mays on the intersection between women's intuition and when men are being revolting.
Humor Alternatives to Killing Your Darlings
Killing your darlings is the kindest option. We have others.
Folklore “Fists In the Mouth of the Beast”: On Irish Folklore
Caroline O'Donoghue on Irishness, Irish folklore, and telling stories about ourselves in order to live.
Magic Modes Of Divination I Have Used, 1977 To Present
Felix Kent, on the forms of divination she has used to predict the future, and their utility.
Magic On the Experience of Playing “Sacrilege” by Cara Ellison
Danielle Perry reviews "Sacrilege," a short computer game by Cara Ellison, and what it has to say about relationships.
Beauty Erotic Fanfic About the Parents From the “Rude” Video
This is exactly what it sounds like. How rude.
Personal Stories “I am almoost beshytten”: A 16th Century English to Latin Textbook
We just happened to find the phrases presented for translation in this Latin textbook truly delightful.
Beauty Looking for Dirty Dancing: The Teenager’s Guide to Lake Lure
Susan Harlan, on her adult pilgrimage to Lake Lure, the home of "Dirty Dancing."
