I want to like this x10. Deeply repressed homophobes sublimate their forbidden desires with metal death penis substitutes.

Is that Paul Zindel as in Pardon Me You’re Stepping On My Eyeball and The Undertaker’s Gone Bananas (among others)? Because I LOVED him as a teen and it’s so nice to hear his name again! I don’t think he was very widely read here in the UK because I’ve never met anyone who’s read him, I was just fortunate that…

there is never an acceptable time to wear sunglasses indoors

This is for you!

Thank you. I know this is totally off topic, but I got into a huge argument with my husband once (like, a legit argument) because I told him I’d rather sleep with Steve Buscemi* than Marky Mark. He didn’t believe me.

Regarding point 2 - men are afraid that a woman might actually know more about sport than they do. They find it emasculating.

UGH. As a city parent, I cannot overstate the importance of corner stores to healthy communities. Corner stores (we don’t really call them bodegas and the owners are usually Palestinian) serve as the grandmas for the neighborhood. The corner stores keep an eye out, and they sweep the sidewalk, and they lend you a…

The city’s permanent residents should really adjust to the needs of the casual, pants-pissing visitor.

put much better than i ever could