"MARIANNE MOORE IS RELUCTANT TO SAY THAT SHE CAN NOT DO ANY OF THESE THINGS: READ MANUSCRIPT; COUNSEL WRITERS; GRANT INTERVIEWS; PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHS; RECOMMEND PUBLISHERS; RECOMMEND EDITORS FAVORABLE TO VERSE BY CHILDREN OR WORK BEQUEATHD [sic] FOR PUBLICATION; PROVIDE DATA FOR THESES, LECTURES, SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS, MEMOIRS; DOES NOT PROVIDE; COLLECTORS OF AUTOGRAPHS WITH CARD, STAMP OR ENVELOPE; DOES NOT READ BOOKS WITH A VIEW TO COMMENTING; ASKS FRIENDS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF UNIVERSITY OR OTHER FACULTIES NOT TO SUGGEST HER TO THEIR STUDENTS OR TO VISITING SCHOLARS AS AVAILABLE FOR CONSULATION [sic]." READ MORE

"I was sitting in the bathroom reading one day, and I was sitting there for about an hour, and I realized that I was more comfortable on my toilet seat than I was on my bike seat," says the guy who invented the new bike seat you see here. What have you done on the toilet recently? Tell us in the comments! READ MORE

"A German company says it has designed the world's first pocket urinal for women," reports Der Speigel. "The disposable Ladybag is a plastic bag fitted with absorbent polymers that turn urine into a gel." The gel can absorb half-a-liter of pee, but the bag itself can hold up to a full liter-though, and thank god, "The Ladybag is recommended for one-time use." Designed by Eva Tinter for KETS GmbH, the Ladybag is a follow-up product to the "Roadbag" for men, which has sold over 400,000 units since its launch two years ago, and, if I'm not mistaken, was also your mom's nickname in high school.