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Life Lessons

I Hate This Stupid Amazon Hub In My Apartment Building

Lauren Theisen

Cook With A Timer, You Neanderthals

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


Drew Magary

Elder Wisdom

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

Dave McKenna

&lt;&gt; 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.

The Unnecessary And Gross Tale Of Me And My Kidney Stone

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

Circling The Block

Albert Burneko

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

You Can Always Just Not Watch TV

Have Some Pie

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)

On Imaginary Girlfriends

Tom Ley

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

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

Learn To Like A New Sport By Finding A Good Crush

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

A Little Tip For The Cold And Over-Caffeinated

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