FACEBOOK TO BEGIN CHARGING USERS $2.99/MO STARTING NOVEMBER 1ST, the headline read. A friend — who is very active on Facebook with over 1,000 friends and numerous subscribers — had shared the article to her timeline. The response was swift and immediate. Grief. Denial. Rage. Threats to move to other social networks. Only then did an astute […]
Slacking Off [An Update in Facebook Posts]
As you can probably tell from the title of this post, this will be a short compilation of stories and pictures I’ve already shared on my personal Facebook account. So if you’ve seen this already, I apologize…but my kids are so stinkin’ cute that the stories are guaranteed to put a smile on your face […]
“3-CPO”
For your viewing pleasure, here is a recap of the complete Star Wars saga, as told by a five year old who has never seen any of the movies. How ADORABLE is this??!?? Via Reddit.
Pop Songs as Sonnets
(Sorry for the lack of updates this past week. We are officially in the 2-week period between summer camp and the start of school, and I’ve expectedly been really busy with the girls. Add to that little Aerin wanting to copy everything that her big sister does — including not taking naps — and I feel like […]
The Baby-Sitters Club, 2014 Edition
They’ve returned with a face-lift. They’ve been imagined as grown-ups. Now, Kate Gavino has us wondering what types of problems our favorite babysitters would be facing if they were millennials.
The Ten Commandments, Upworthy Style
David Tate has penned for McSweeney’s a “More Engaging Copy for The Ten Commandments” — restyled in the way of the insufferable headlines of sites like Upworthy. The results are amusingly click-worthy, to say the least. 😉 You won’t believe what God said to this man… What You Need to Know Now About the Lord […]
If Disney Princesses Had Instagram
You’ve seen the superhero version; here’s the Disney princess edition!
The Writers’ Retreat
Oh, if only this were real! Via Incidental Comics.
Imaginary Book Covers for Harry Potter’s Middle-Aged Life
Last week, Harry Potter fans worldwide had a collective geekgasm when J.K. Rowling published a short story — in the form of a Daily Prophet article — about the famous wizard and his friends as adults in their mid-thirties. (Didn’t read the story? Take a look here — warning: registration required!) In honor of this momentous occasion […]
Lego Representations of the 50 States
My favorite has to be Delaware — it reminds me of my favorite line from Wayne’s World: “We’re in…Delaware.” 😆 Which do you like the best? Do you think your state is accurately portrayed? Alabama: Alaska: Arizona: