On Paywall Company CEO Trashes Newspaper Clients As His Business Folds
The "Close" buttons on these are getting more and more non-obvious.
I guess the next step will be like the old WinZip shareware that would periodically switch the OK and cancel buttons to trick you into purchasing it.
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On New 'Baffler'!
Remember when Carl Steadman registered "baffler.com" to fuck with them?
It still felt like I had my whole life ahead of me when he did that.
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On 'The Secret History': I Know What You Did Last Reading Period
Little Friend has definitely aged well in my memory. There are some great moments, but there is definitely a sinking feeling that sets in when (spoiler, I guess) it becomes clear a central question is not going to be satisfyingly unraveled but isn't that how LIFE is, you guys? Like LIFE doesn't, like, wrap itself up in a neat package? Wait, guys, why are you kicking me out of the Classics program?
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On A Treasury of the World's Worst Online Dating Stories
@katherine I wrote a story about them getting married on my Geocities page.
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On Some Advice for Young People
Can you do one of these for old people too?
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On Won't You Take Our Online Dating Survey, Just for Kicks?
I was disqualified immediately, but I checked the box to be allowed to re-do it if my family dies.
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On Report: Dog Has Different Name
"Psyche!" - the McGurk effect
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On Luxury, Responsibility and the Double-Headed Shower Fixture
Where I live now, my shower has seven shower heads: there's a standard one, a "rain shower" one, a hand-held one, and two on each side that give it a festive, car wash vibe. If you are in Chicago, swing by, and I will either say, "We're thinking about putting in a bidet" or "When we moved in there were six, but we cut one off and two more grew in its place." Anyway!
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On Paywall Company CEO Trashes Newspaper Clients As His Business Folds
"Wherefore is the close button?" -Mr. B and dntsqzthchrmn