Lesser-Known Fairytales from the Brothers Grimm Include “The Mouse, The Bird & The Sausage”

Today is Herman Melville’s birthday and there’s an hour left in this live-stream reading of Moby…

George Saunders to the Class of 2013: “Err in the Direction of Kindness”

Annie, “Back Together”

Behind the Scenes at Camp Gyno, the “Best Tampon Ad in the History of the World”

Flaubert to Maupassant in an 1878 letter: “You complain about fucking being ‘monotonous’.

Mysterious Helicopter Glitter Halos in Afghanistan Get a Name with a Story

“You could love someone simply because he stepped forward and spoke.”

Capital Children’s Choir Covers Crystal Castles, “Untrust Us”

At the BBC, live coverage of and excellent commentary on the verdict (and sentencing to come) from…

Let This Champagne Bottle Explain How 75% of Men Come Within 3 Minutes

Do You Want to Hear Prince Cover Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the One”?

Dead Girlfriends, “Stop Pretending”

So You’re Saying I’m Not Going to Sleep with B-I-E-B-E-R?

Dresses Considered by Scarlett O’Hara for the Twelve Oaks Barbecue

The Whale Who Loved Rock & Roll

In context of New York City’s ambitious plans to compost 10% of its residential food waste and…

Moody & Mute Mini-Playlist: Friendzone, Forest Swords, 65 Days of Static

“The telescope opened to view the mysterious lowest layers of the sun’s atmosphere, and the results…

In Virginia, a 29-year-old woman with Down syndrome is in court fighting in a “complicated…