One thing you notice when you read pretty much anything written more than 100 years ago is just how impoverished and bland and limited our language has become. People spoke and wrote in a kind of effortlessly rich and descriptive way that almost no one does today. On this site a

A common hangup when reading older novels is the idea that there's something you "miss" if you don't parse every word, when the novel pre-teevee era was meant to be read to pass the time, even the difficult ones. Just like you don't fully pay attention to a sitcom, the enjoyable

So, crazy day, I know. I haven’t shared that I’m under a horrid amount of anguish recently. Someone close to me has begun suic!dal !deation and it’s thrown my world into turmoil. I’m doing the job of multiple family members at once and not taking care of myself. That’s the

This is not about Iran or politics, but a beautiful little calf. Isn't it adorable.

let's play a game: we all have five senses. • sight • sound • touch • taste • smell if you had to choose one final selection for each experience, before losing them forever, what would your choices be?

I asked my 15 yo daughter to define "pick-me". In her words: "It's a girl who seeks male validation by trying to be different and "not like the other girls". She distances herself from feminine things and puts other girls down. "Pick me" girls may put down or criticize

YOU WANNA KNOW WHYYYYYY WE STOPED WEARING THOSE CLIPS AND THE OTHER CLAW CLIPS? Cause we all saw that Nurse from way back when, explaining how every time she had someone come into the ER, from a car crash, that had one of those or the claw clips in, she had to “de-claw” it from

“The Somali pirates who ransacked Minnesota” *cuts to Ilhan Omar*

I made a video for tomorrow's 10-year Stardew Valley Anniversary, it will "premiere" tomorrow at 11am PST. In the video, I comment on some pre-release footage, and reveal the 2 new 1.7 marriage candidates at the end. See you in the chat https://t.co/di6uAhYADr