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Miss Piggy, however, has always been a pig.
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Miss Piggy, however, has always been a pig.
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Speaking of billionaires, I love this little essay by @petridishes.bsky.social so much. It’s hard to laugh about a lot of things now but this slayed me. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Hey, you, hold onto your humanity. You’ll thank me later. — Harvard Gazette
Columnist and alum Alexandra Petri offers a little advice for the graduates — or, at least, for one of them (you know who you are).
news.harvard.edu
February 1, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Speaking of billionaires, I love this little essay by @petridishes.bsky.social so much. It’s hard to laugh about a lot of things now but this slayed me. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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Meet the Losers Who Still Want to Read and Think With Their Own Brains
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Meet the Losers Who Still Want to Read and Think With Their Own Brains
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People shouldn't be having gunfights at high noon. They should be eating lunch
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
People shouldn't be having gunfights at high noon. They should be eating lunch
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Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is 25 today.
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio has stopped using Wikipedia.
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it's the big day
January 14, 2026 at 11:16 PM
it's the big day
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if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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It takes a big man to admit that he’s wrong. It takes a small man to squeeze through the dog door
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It takes a big man to admit that he’s wrong. It takes a small man to squeeze through the dog door
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Me: I'm going to spend some time reflecting on New Year's Day.
Secret Dracula: Me too. I love reflecting and I love the day.
Secret Dracula: Me too. I love reflecting and I love the day.
December 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Me: I'm going to spend some time reflecting on New Year's Day.
Secret Dracula: Me too. I love reflecting and I love the day.
Secret Dracula: Me too. I love reflecting and I love the day.
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Hate it when I wake up in a wider gyre than the one I went to sleep in
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Hate it when I wake up in a wider gyre than the one I went to sleep in
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My New Year's resolution is to treat others with love and compassion and avenge the death of my hamster
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My New Year's resolution is to treat others with love and compassion and avenge the death of my hamster
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And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, but merely took a measured, near-lethal dose of tetrodotoxin; a neurotoxin found in the pufferfish, that can emulate the appearance of death.
Which is why his body disappeared right before the second murder! He was never the first victim, but the killer himself!
Which is why his body disappeared right before the second murder! He was never the first victim, but the killer himself!
December 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, but merely took a measured, near-lethal dose of tetrodotoxin; a neurotoxin found in the pufferfish, that can emulate the appearance of death.
Which is why his body disappeared right before the second murder! He was never the first victim, but the killer himself!
Which is why his body disappeared right before the second murder! He was never the first victim, but the killer himself!
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the grinch literally stole christmas. and of course Dr. Seuss, who’s always been desperate for eyeballs and clicks and ad dollars, platforms him. 🙄
December 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
the grinch literally stole christmas. and of course Dr. Seuss, who’s always been desperate for eyeballs and clicks and ad dollars, platforms him. 🙄
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They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They should do MyChart Wrapped
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an advent calendar with each day providing a small piece of the mystical sword needed to fight Santa when he finally breaks in
December 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
an advent calendar with each day providing a small piece of the mystical sword needed to fight Santa when he finally breaks in
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I got a Peanuts advent calendar with a little figurine for each day and so far the paint jobs have been… alarming. I think this is supposed to be Rerun but it looks like the ghost of Alfalfa from Little Rascals.
December 3, 2024 at 2:05 AM
I got a Peanuts advent calendar with a little figurine for each day and so far the paint jobs have been… alarming. I think this is supposed to be Rerun but it looks like the ghost of Alfalfa from Little Rascals.
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Seeing William Carlos Williams in my house and anxiously making small talk while I maneuver my way over to my ice box to check something.
December 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Seeing William Carlos Williams in my house and anxiously making small talk while I maneuver my way over to my ice box to check something.
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When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
December 21, 2023 at 10:09 PM
When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
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[an awkward minute passes as Death struggles to pick up change from the countertop]
Death: (embarrassed) ha ha slippery coins
Drugstore Clerk: nah man it’s cuz you got them bone hands
Death: (embarrassed) ha ha slippery coins
Drugstore Clerk: nah man it’s cuz you got them bone hands
September 17, 2023 at 2:53 PM
[an awkward minute passes as Death struggles to pick up change from the countertop]
Death: (embarrassed) ha ha slippery coins
Drugstore Clerk: nah man it’s cuz you got them bone hands
Death: (embarrassed) ha ha slippery coins
Drugstore Clerk: nah man it’s cuz you got them bone hands
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“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
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for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world
September 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world
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Visibly disappointed at the cat cafe because I thought the employees would be cats
September 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Visibly disappointed at the cat cafe because I thought the employees would be cats