On Leggings Do Very Bad Thing To The Patriarchy
Uh, isn't she just making fun of those stupid poses that lookit-me-I'm-hot chicks do whenever cameras are present? Since when do Awl readers miss the smartassery?
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On How Scratch-Off Lottery Tickets Have (Not Yet) Changed My Life
This article filled me with horror, because it was like someone was outing me. (I don't do scratch-offs, preferring the randomness of the 7-11-issued numbered ticket, but the same concept is there). Beth's description of her rationale for choosing the particular ticket, the looming student loan that is all but insurmountable in this lifetime, the dream home with the library ladder: get outta my head!
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On 'Rat Girl'
I did not think I could love Choire any more than I already do, and then this. Sigh.
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On What Will Those Crazy Danish Artists Think Of Next?
Ever spent any time around babies? They ARE dictators. Benevolent but ruthless dictators.
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On The Bookmobile: An Excerpt From "A Sensitive Liberal's Guide to Life"
I LOVE the Uptight Seattlite. LOVE HIM. He's like Colbert, but in print, and as a liberal. Kind of like a photo negative. Not that I see people as negatives. Or photos. Who do or do not use chopsticks. We're all here together in one crazy dim sum bowl, is what I'm saying.
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On New York City Has Healthier Babies, Because They Want Them
The Archbishop was weeping because he TOTALLY wanted to babysit all 90,0000 of those kids. Now what's he going to do with his time?