“From New York to Los Angeles to Hartford, Conn., complaints and reports about fireworks have ballooned over the last month.” — Time, 6/19/20- - -... | Continue reading
The Cat in the Hat A manic eight-foot-tall cat cons its way into our narrator’s home and, through rhyming and whimsey, reveals to young readers h... | Continue reading
Cardiac Surgery ResidentHospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, whic... | Continue reading
SPOUSE 1: Our first date was at this amazing little wine bar.SPOUSE 2: We start talking and it turns out that we both love all the same classic TV... | Continue reading
Relaxed-fit jeans: Has answered the phone “Yello!” for 40+ yearsWrangler jeans: Offered you sips of his Lone Star beer when you were sixAthletic ... | Continue reading
Back with his first full-length effort since 2018’s Sriracha, You Didn’t Say it Was THAT Spicy, Dad returns to interrogate his familiar themes of ... | Continue reading
Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! I guess that’s social distancing for you. Good man, that scarecrow.Di... | Continue reading
Medical StudentColumbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, NY- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, which features the ... | Continue reading
First of all, thanks for being here on pretty short notice. I thought the controversy would have blown over by now, but it hasn’t, and I want to pu... | Continue reading
Designers of the Law School Admissions Test are responding to requests to make the exam more relevant to our current times. As such, we are spendin... | Continue reading
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This email does not create an attorney-client relationship. Probably. If it does, it will have said it does. Although it coul... | Continue reading
Dear Readers,First of all, apologies: This letter is not as good as it could be; we’ll explain why later.Today we have the difficult task of shar... | Continue reading
Hey, white folks! It’s your friendly, neighborhood black friend here. While you’re out there trying to change your birth certificate to “The Artist... | Continue reading
Dear Class of 2020,I’ve heard you missed a lot because your spring semester was canceled. Though, like most dads, I’ve heard that I’m not the best... | Continue reading
Second-year ER ResidentNew York- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, which features the voices of doctors, nurses, healthcare ... | Continue reading
- - -My high school had strict athletic requirements that I spent significant energy trying to work around. Winter sports were the most challengin... | Continue reading
“Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order he said would encourag... | Continue reading
- - -Natasha Marin’s Black Imagination (McSweeney’s, 2020) is a dynamic collection of Black voices. The book works like an incantation of origin, ... | Continue reading
1. Beautiful old building sucks you in.2. Why don’t these lights work?3. Oh yeah, it’s a trap.4. One by one, everyone is picked off.5. The vuln... | Continue reading
Emergency PhysicianNew York Presbyterian, New York (temporary April & May 2020)San Francisco General Hospital & Stanford University, S... | Continue reading
I’m an emerging writer, and the past few hours have been confusing, liberating, and tremendously itchy. I’m frightened and coated in a strange, gel... | Continue reading
Listen, everyone. I’m a generous person. I care about others and I enjoy doing favors. But just a heads-up: from this point forward, I will only be... | Continue reading
In 2016, comedian Mike Birbiglia and poet J. Hope Stein took their 14-month-old daughter, Oona, to the Nantucket Film Festival. When the festival d... | Continue reading
Hey Bret,It’s been a while since freshman year, hasn’t it? Feels like just yesterday.I need to address a matter of concern that I have noticed on... | Continue reading
Trauma and Critical Care SurgeonAssistant Professor and Director Center for Humanism and Ethics in Surgical SpecialtiesWashington University i... | Continue reading
I’m so sorry; I didn’t mean to take up this much room on the sidewalk. I am obviously less than six feet away from you! Our stroller is enormous, ... | Continue reading
“Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot in the parking lot of a Wendy’s in southeast Atlanta Friday night, after he scuffled with officers and allegedly ra... | Continue reading
Students, Faculty, and Staff:As you may already know, the university is searching for ways to restructure in the wake of funding losses from the o... | Continue reading
1. Snow-covered hills are:A) The responsibility of the tenant. All maintenance under $25 is to be performed by the occupant, and last I checked, I... | Continue reading
Child, Adolescent and Adult PsychiatristAssistant Professor in Clinical PsychiatryMedstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC- - ... | Continue reading
Depending on whom you ask, the use of the active voice over the passive is arguably the most fundamental writer’s maxim, thought to lend we... | Continue reading
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff —After careful deliberation, we are pleased to report we can finally announce that we plan to re-open campus thi... | Continue reading
Imagine if Hillary fired her cabinet officials via Twitter and then replaced them with members of a Fleetwood Mac tribute band and they played all ... | Continue reading
To the esteemed members of our faculty and staff,First of all, let me say that I sincerely hope you are all safe and healthy during this trying ti... | Continue reading
“Trump is shrugging off warnings by scientists that the easing restrictions taking place across the country could cause tens of thousands of death... | Continue reading
Monday, April 27, 2020, 6:00 AMGood morning! This is an email to let you know that we will be sending another email later this afternoon. That em... | Continue reading
Working From Home During a Global Pandemic Bingo | Continue reading
Your name is Sarah.A stranger has walked up to you, explained how a system of transportation works, and left before you could further converse wit... | Continue reading
From an early point in your infancy, you people have been done a great injustice. Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas—the names may differ ... | Continue reading
This is our 6th most-read article of 2018.- - -Thanks for hopping on this call today, gentleman. Who just joined? Did someone just join? I only h... | Continue reading
When Guy Partnerman and Lady Millionaire purchased a brownstone in the most Brooklyn-themed neighborhood of Brooklyn, there was only one drawback: ... | Continue reading
Stop screaming. You aren’t screaming out loud, but your eyes are screaming. The screams reverberating around the inside of your skull are making yo... | Continue reading
We’re doing things. The lightbulb: They got rid of the lightbulb that people got used to. The new bulb is many times more expensive. And I hate ... | Continue reading
I wake up knowing I will have to conquer yet another digital mountain. So I go to my closet, pull out my gear, and zip up my Patagonia vest. I am r... | Continue reading
Dear grandmas, grandpas, and assorted other family and friends:Our little Gracie is growing so fast, it would be a shame if you missed any moment ... | Continue reading
I. I am the Lord thy Job, who brought thee out of the land of unemployment, out of the house of bondage to thy parents. Thou shalt not have family... | Continue reading
As the 2020 presidential election draws closer, it’s more important than ever for Democrats to put aside their differences to unite around my feckl... | Continue reading
I record and optimize everything. If I have a thought or an emotion, or if my vital signs change, it goes in my journal.I work in quick, 3-hour bu... | Continue reading