CAN'T BELIEVE THE AWL IS GOING UNDER
Fifteen Sandra Bullock Movies As Names For Weed Strains, Ranked
The great thing about this is you don't need to partake in the devil's lettuce to get the joke.
The Awl
EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS
The Most Homoerotic Little Archive In Texas
A one-ton, unacknowledged phallic symbol makes a perfect introduction to the existential conflict at the heart of the Stark Center, where full-throated celebration of the body meets helpless inarticulateness about sexuality.
'IT ALL GOES BACK TO DISNEY'
The Adults Who Love Disney
Between Disneybounding and the D23 Expo, it's clear that there's no age limit on Walt's empire.
TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER
Fake This Marriage
Honesty in wishing your parents could still pretend to be married.
MEIN SCAM
Forging Hitler's Diaries Made Him Famous
Then selling "genuine fakes" of paintings made him legit. Let's remember Konrad Kujau.
WHEN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IS A JOKE
The Peculiar Sadness Of Animated Alcoholics
In a sadcom, you must suffer for your happy endings.
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE DOGBERT
Dilbert: A Reckoning
Without irony: I deeply love Dilbert. From ages 8 to 12, the funny pages were both my primary hobby and major career aspiration, and Dilbert was a top-tier favorite, thanks to my dad’s own sizable collection.
GERMAN JOB APPLICATIONS ARE CRAZY
Germans Use A Photo To Apply For Jobs
I have thereby discovered that from the American perspective, German job applications are monumentally (and unsurprisingly) thorough — some might even call them invasive.
A COLORFUL HISTORY
The Changing Meaning Of Fuchsia, An Unusual Hue
Fuchsia — both the color and the plant — is something that slips in and out of fashion, peaking suddenly before sliding back into obscurity.
HOPE YOU'RE HUNGARIAN
Why My Parents Eat Paprika On Cottage Cheese
For this piece, I did two big things: first, I interviewed my parents to figure out why the heck this tradition exists in my family and second, I tried paprika on cottage cheese.
MALCOLM ON TOP
Who's Ready For A Frankie Muniz Comeback?
As he approaches the finale of "Dancing With The Stars," Frankie Muniz's biggest fans contemplate his life and career.
THE FUNDAMENTALS... OF HUMANITY
It's Hoopfest, Man
What keeps a 43-year-old playing competitive basketball?
THEREAPEUTIC USE EXEMPTION DAY
Tuesday Is The Bad Day
Tuesday drags. Tuesday is dull in indescribable ways. If traffic were a day it'd be Tuesday.
TAKE A LOOK YA'LL
Five Years Of Crab Rangoon And Stephen A. Smith
No piece of writing has captured the essence of Stephen A. Smith better than a viral tweet imagining him at P.F. Chang’s.
TO EACH THEIR OWN STALL
The Shirtless Shitters Among Us
If you aren’t one, you probably know one.
STICKING OUT LIKE A STUB THUMB
The History Of 'Murderer's Thumbs'
What's the real significance of a harmless physical malformation?
THE INTERNET IS OVER
Firefox Is As Fast As Chrome Now, And No One Cares
I know you’ve been promised that Firefox is faster before, dashed among a lot of other internet hyperbole, and these promises did not come true. Firefox has instead sucked big time. Inevitably they had to get it right, though. With that inevitability is a feeling, and that feeling may be: you don’t care.
SPILLING THE TEA
Sounding Out The Science Of 'Gaydar'
What the research shows, and what it doesn't.
HATE MAIL IRL
Where You Came From
An American family, a racist letter and feeling unwelcome in brown skin.
STAR CATALOG
The Men Of Hammacher Schlemmer
Are they really happy?
