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18 Brides in a Year

Friday Open Thread

“Ants act like both a fluid and a solid. See how the ants drip, like syrup?”

Gift Suggestions for Those Hard-to-Shop-For Frenemies

The Fanciest Gingerbread Houses in All the Land

Iyes, “Crazy in Love” (Beyoncé Cover)

Your Life, a Week From Now

“In many states, including Louisiana, police are permitted to use carrying condoms as evidence of…

Books Banned at Guantanamo Bay: “Gulag Archipelago,” “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” Leftist Firestarter “Jack…

A Minimalist All-Emoji Tragedy: Oneohtrix Point Never’s “Boring Angel”

“my belly is homeless/ flopping over the waist of my jeans like an omelette”

The Penguins of Antarctica Are Keepers of an Ancient Diamond Hoard

Janet Jackson, “Someone to Call My Lover” (Giraffage Remix)

Meet the Family That Patented and Potted the Poinsettia

On the Ending of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Writer Unable to Use Important Words Correctly

Victorian Parents Attempt Invisibility in Baby Portraits, Achieve Something Much Better

The Year in Beautiful Book Covers

Lorde, “No Better”