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I Got The COVID-19 Vaccine, Then I Tried To Figure Out Why

Oh, God, I wouldn’t shut up about it. I was telling all my friends. I texted every doctor and health care worker I know. I was getting the COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow. Since the spring, I’ve been volunteering at Prevention Point Philadelphia, a needle exchange and social services provider in the Kensington section of the city. […]

Dan McQuade

The writer, Dan McQuade, receiving his coronavirus vaccine.

What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year?

Barry Petchesky

A member of the Ripoll Taberner family minces meat during the annual tradition of the pig slaughter (matanza de cerdo) in Llucmajor on the Spanish Balearic Island of Mallorca on November 23, 2020. - For the traditional slaughter, a pig is fattened up for a year and then killed on a cold day to ensure the best conservation of the "sobrasada" sausages. (Photo by JAIME REINA / AFP) (Photo by JAIME REINA/AFP via Getty Images)

What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?

Barry Petchesky

Hibernating For One Year Has Turned Me Into A Toxic Blob

Pizza The Hutt from the movie Spaceballs.

Is Drinking 40 Sips Of Water With Your Hand, Like A Cat, Every Morning “More Efficient” Than Using A Glass? An Investigation

Dan McQuade

My cat, on the rim of a sink, next to a running faucet

Teeth Are Horrifying

A cartoon of Dwight Eisenhower from a French poster in 1953.

I Hate This Stupid Amazon Hub In My Apartment Building

Kelsey McKinney

me flicking off my amazon hub

Cook With A Timer, You Neanderthals

drawing of a turkey wearing a watch

Let’s Just Do It And Be Legends. Let’s Make Pasta.

pasta

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The Unnecessary And Gross Tale Of Me And My Kidney Stone

<> on February 26, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The death toll has risen to 113 and the hope for finding survivors is fading as rescuers search through debris for over 200 still missing following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch on Tuesday. The quake, which was an aftershock of a 7.1 magnitude quake that struck the South Island city on September 4, 2010, has seen damage and fatalities far exceeding those of the original.

Circling The Block

Kelsey McKinney

a young blonde girl rides with her arms out atop a toy car

You Can Always Just Not Watch TV

Actress Dagmar reads book beside TV in old black and white photo

Have Some Pie

Kelsey McKinney

Woman With A Pie

On Imaginary Girlfriends

A kissing booth in aid of the New York Arthritic and Rheumatic Foundation, charging 25 cents a kiss, USA, 1953. (Photo by Carsten/Graphic House/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Are You The “What?” Person In Your Relationship?

Triple Wedding

Learn To Like A New Sport By Finding A Good Crush

Kelsey McKinney

P.K. Subban and Lindsey Vonn wear sunglasses and smooch

A Little Tip For The Cold And Over-Caffeinated

Kelsey McKinney

ms paint drawing of a white mug with hot water in it and a lemon

Be On Time For Things

Howard Beale from the film Network, angry in front of clocks.

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