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All Cocktails Should Be Slightly Disgusting

Patrick Redford

A group of young women in New York take advantage of a change in the licensing laws, permitting customers to drink while standing at the bar, 21st May 1934. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Life Lessons

Hold Close These Bar Trivia Tenets And Be Merry

Soraya Roberts

I Hate Games

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Drew Magary

Hear Me Out: Let’s Bring Back Tucking Your Napkin Into Your Collar

Felix Kent

A group of teenagers having fun in a convertible car in the 1950's. (Photo by FPG/Getty Images)

This Is Not Actually An Endorsement Of Ditching Your Childhood Friends

Barry Petchesky

Hot dog with jar of baked beans against white background, close-up

Year In Review

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

Albert Burneko

Media Meltdowns

Maybe Your Marriage Just Sucks!

What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?

Jack Crosbie

We Have Confirmed That Headlights Are In Fact Too Bright

Amy Schneider is a software engineer, cat owner, and Jeopardy champion who posts about her experiences on Twitter @Jeopardamy. She used to have a podcast, and odds are she will again some day.

Amy Schneider

How I Got Smart

Fran Hoepfner is a writer and teacher.

Fran Hoepfner

My Brush With Puzzle Brain

Diana Moskovitz is Defector&#8217;s investigations editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

Diana Moskovitz

A woman reclines on the sand at the beach. She has her eyes closed and looks very relaxed.

I Give You Permission To Do Nothing

1985: A lady racegoer has a nap during Royal Ascot at Ascot racecourse in Berkshire, England. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

The Disappearing Girl

Isleworth, UNITED KINGDOM: (A COMPOSITE IMAGE MADE WITH TWO PICTURES PUT TOGETHER TO CREATE A PANORAMIC VIEW) A gardener uses a blower to clear a path of leaves in the gardens of Syon Park, home of The Duke of Northumberland, in Isleworth some 10 miles south-west of London, 20 November 2006. The gardens are renowned for the extensive collection of rare trees and plants since "Capability" Brown landscaped the park in the mid 18th century. It is registered as a Grade I landscape in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Historic Importance in England. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Heaven Is A Park Bench

Protesters hold up signs opposing vaccine mandates.

Dadfector

The Personal Choice Not Everybody Gets To Make

Fake It Until You Make It (A Worse Planet For Everyone To Live On)

Kelsey McKinney

On Being Perceived

TOKYO, JAPAN - JANUARY 30: A local surfer is seen in action with Mount Fuji in the background from the beach of Enoshima during the build up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on January 30, 2020 in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The venue will hold the sailing events. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

As You Know, Jeff, Every Time I Stare Into The Abyss It Stares Back At Me

Jamboroo

It’s Me, The Unwanted Advice–Giver

Ray Ratto

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MAY 31: Fans of the New York Mets cheer as Jacob deGrom #48 bats against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of the MLB game at Chase Field on May 31, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Booing Isn’t Bad, But There’s A Better Way

Lauren Theisen

Every Casino Game Is Out To Get You. Even The Free One.

Either Wirecutter Or I Are Doing Toilet Brush Ownership EXTREMELY Wrong

Samer Kalaf

A Margherita pie is served at the famous Lombardi's Pizza amid the COVID-19 pandemic on July 07, 2020 in New York, New York.

Consider The Pizza Dilemma

Laura Wagner

1934: Profile view of French actor Maurice Chevalier drinking a glass of water while seated in a folding chair on the set of director Ernst Lubitsch's film, 'The Merry Widow'. Chevalier wears a military uniform.

Barry And Laura Recommend: Glass Of Water

Coming back from collect water, a woman, deprived of drinking water in her house, pushes a wheelbarrow containing a large pitcher of water on August 03, 1990 in Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, France.