Speaking as a former constituent, nooooooooooooooooooooooo. She is legendarily terrible to her staff, prone to gaffes, and only moderately effective as a Congresswoman.

My go-to “can’t even” meal is A Carb, cheese, and some frozen peas. The Carb is sometimes ramen, sometimes rice, and sometimes frozen mac & cheese (I like Amy’s or Trader Joe’s, but only the full-fat kind, with a bunch of chili powder and a little bit of nutmeg), but everything is instantly better with frozen peas,…

It’s fascinating that they think people are reacting to a handful of new books that feature new characters and not, you know, THE FACT THAT THEY MADE CAP AND MAGNETO NAZIS.

As an Astros fan, this story still makes me feel like I bit down on tinfoil.

As long as you’re persistent about reminding people of who came up with the original idea, go for it! I was lucky enough to have a great male boss who did that for me early in my career when I was less confident about my ideas and had less institutional capital, and it definitely helped.

This is not recommended if you have cats; many essential oils, including peppermint, are toxic to cats if ingested.

Easy A snuck in there a few years later! But yes, I feel like the golden age of high-minded and hilarious high-school comedies may have passed.

Hey, Akiva - Not only is the photo for Men’s Welterweight Taekwondo not of Steven López, it’s not even of someone in the right sport. The guy in the photo practices judo. You can tell by the handy label on his uniform.

I am 200% sure that the "worldwide creativity competition" was either Odyssey of the Mind or Destination Imagination, which means that the eggshells were probably to repair a prop or backdrop. OotM encourages use of unusual materials, which often means dumpster-diving.

A standard-issue Schengen type C visa is valid for up to 90 days in the combined Schengen area in a rolling 180 day period, not for six months total. That is, you get 90 days in all countries combined in the last 180 days. I.e., if you spent 30 days in Spain, 30 days in France, and 30 days in Italy 178 days ago, you…

Nope. They're horns! But trust me, if you can get behind Gabriel Garcia Marquez, you can get behind Joe Hill.

F.Lux saved my sanity in college. It let me work at my most productive hours in the late evening and still get to sleep in time for my 8 AM wakeup.