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Deciphering Your Daughter’s “MOM” TextsNeed for opinion on whether or not the outfit looks okay. - - - Question about whether unrefrigerated leftovers are safe to eat. -...
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Your Child Will Be Disenrolled from Camp Unless You Upload a Form That You’ve Never Heard of and We Will Not ExplainDear Parent, This is an automatically generated message. A sweep of our camp registration system indicates we’re missing information we need in...
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If They’d Told Me We Were Poor, I Would’ve Embraced the Word “Poor”Though her family sometimes received food stamps and occasionally had their utilities cut off, Marcie Alvis Walker’s parents led her to...
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A Publisher’s Guide to Writing the Perfect AAPI StoryWHAT TO INCLUDE : Mystical Language You want to make sure the overall vibe meets expectations. The tone cannot be contemporary, because...
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Forget the Magic of Discovery, It’s Learning Outcomes That Help Children Identify, Comprehend, and Synthesize Their DreamsThere’s a lot of talk about what should be done to fix education in America, like increasing federal funding, decreasing class sizes, increasing...
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“In Which Eeyore Goes to Therapy”: An Excerpt from Jennie Egerdie’s New Book, Oh, Bother- - - The world has changed in the hundred years since A. A. Milne introduced us to Winnie-the-Pooh and his pals, but that doesn’t mean...
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I’m a Millennial with a Loving Partner, Kids, and a Career, but My Biggest Concern Is That Gen Z Will Think I’m Old“Gen Z has been mocking millennial style with so much glee in the last few years that doing so has become its own TikTok trend.”...
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Mommy, Are the Inspirational Stories on LinkedIn Real?No, sweetheart. Don’t worry. They’re just pretend. Oh dear. I left my laptop open, and you read a LinkedIn post from an...
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Scout Badges for the Middle-Aged1. Hypothetical Health Badge. When you resolve to start flossing every day. You don’t, of course, but even thinking about doing this is pretty...
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I’m the Architect of the Death Star, and I Swear They Told Me I Was Designing a Military ResortYes, fine, kaadu egg on my face—I unwittingly designed a planet-destroying, fully armed, and operational battle station. But put yourself in my...
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Chronicles of a Catsitter: In the (Brooklyn) HeightsMai Tran began catsitting in 2021 while Tran was on pandemic unemployment, often staying overnight in people’s homes. Tran has now cared...
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Feelings and Situations for Which There Should Be a German Word Without an English EquivalentThey should have a German word that describes the feeling you get when you’re speaking English, and you experience something that...
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Days of the Week, Redefined for ParentsMonday is your new Saturday morning, the start of the weekend. Once your kids are at school, you have a lazy morning of self-care (clearing your...
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University President’s Response to Student Dissent Mad LibsTo our treasured [ COLLEGE / UNIVERSITY NAME ] community, This week, the unthinkable occurred on our [ REVERENT ADJECTIVE ]...
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We’re Raising Your Auto Insurance Because You Insist on Driving Your CarDear Policyholder, As your automobile insurance carrier, we want to thank you for your continued trust in NOTONUS . We regret to inform you...
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How to Do Really Really Well at Show-and-TellIn this column , professional speechwriter Chandler Dean provides partly satirical, partly genuine “How To” advice focused on a...
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Why You Must Listen to the Dune: Part Two Soundtrack at Your Uncle Tim’s WeddingYour dummy Uncle Tim is getting married at sixty-four. His wedding is sure to be a bore. But have no fear, because when those church bells go...
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Getting Dinner with Friends Who Don’t Know Each Other: Into the Friendship MultiverseI was having a quiet evening at home when, suddenly, I received a text. It was my friend Laura, asking if I was free Friday. But I already had...
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Been There, Smelled That: Professional Ham Sniffing in SpainBeen There, Smelled That explores the aromas of places around the world. Travel writer Maggie Downs investigates some of the world’s...
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Please Avoid Memorizing These Unhelpful Mnemonic Devices“Red touch yellow, legless fellow. Red touch black, legs they lack.” Remembering that neither coral snakes nor scarlet kingsnakes...
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The Seven Stages of AI Grief (for Artists)Stage Zero: Unwelcome Discovery Your rather unrefined friend sends you a link to an AI-generated violin concerto. “Cool, right?!”...
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Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Young Dogs“Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing her dog—and goat—in new book.” — The Guardian 4/26/24 - - -...
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What Your New York City Tourist Recommendation Says About You“You MUST see The Lion King .” The last time you were in New York, Michael Bloomberg was mayor and nobody knew what a cronut was. “Why...
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Grendel Must Have Immunity for Raiding Our Capitol, or Else Anyone Could Be Punished for Raiding Our Capitol“The Supreme Court hears Trump’s claim to ‘absolute immunity.’ The justices are considering whether the former president...
