I remember a Weekly Reader story about a giant sturgeon in Lake Washington. If it’s Weekly Reader, it has to be true.

Boo hoo. I’m 38 and I’ve maybe been invited to five weddings. Sucks to be popular.

6000 linden is 24 dollars.

K. Tell that to anyone who wasn't white and upholding the patriarchy.

I'm replying because obviously this is important to you, not to get on your case. There aren't any actual students at a teaching demonstration. Teach to the hypothetical A students so you can show off the material that's still a bit engaging for jaded professors on hiring commities.

I don’t know what your field is, but in mine the A students won’t participate unless they’re challenged, and the C students don't learn anything unless it's from their peers. I think your mentor gave you good advice but framed it poorly.

I'm 38 with an MFA. I'm finally leaving academe this summer. Learn to code. If you can meet PhD reading knowledge requirements you can learn to code.

I do that (the small bladder thing) and it works like a charm. I've had assholes apologize to me for their assholery too, like excusing myself to pee snapped them back to reality or something.

I can vouch for this. My husband just didn’t pay his for years and had a 450 credit score when I met him. Six years later he’s completely rehabbed with the student loans people and normal credit.

I can't stand it when Abe and Eugene talk to each other. Like scratching two dudes down a chalkboard.

Yeah, don’t get a job in the South planning to do any thing differently or creatively solve a problem. You’ll hear “We don’t do it that way” every damn day.

No doubt. I came here to say there were vestiges of this yet in the South, in the 90s. I had to attend ballroom dancing school and cotillion. And now I’m in an open marriage, so there you go.

I love you, Pictorial.

Oh lord. Bless your heart!

I had a middle school crush on Danny Devito. I'll never live that slam book down. I feel ya, Friday.

This sounds like a situation that sucks all around.

Me and babyFace caucused for Bernie!

He did mention he keeps his gym membership because he doesn't want to appear fat to perspective employers. It sounds like an active job search to me.

I’m reading the article about dumping friends and wishing I had the luxury. Then I wondered, why isn’t there an app for blind friendship dates? OKXenia? If there was such a thing, would you use it?

I sometimes assign it in my lit courses (based on Twelfth Night) so we can talk about Shakespeare and Laura Mulvey at the same time. Fun fun.