Pick a country, any country
For my birthday, my boyfriend arranged for me to take two weeks off work to travel to the place in the world I have most wanted to visit for as long as I can remember. Hurrah! But it turns out that...
View ArticleBrazil for Awesome People
After finding ourselves in the unexpected position of having a two-week trip but no idea where to go on it, my boyfriend and I have decided to go to Brazil! Which is a gigantic country, so your help,...
View ArticleSome stories just take 10,000 words to tell
Help me find some riveting long-form journalism to read! I love thoughtful, explanatory, intelligent, slightly investigative single-topic pieces of writing. Can you help me find more? What are your...
View ArticleFeline Uncertainty
I want to get a cat. I think. How do I know if this is a good idea? What does cat ownership entail? Is this too much? Feeling overwhelmed and in need of calm, soothing, authoritative advice. After...
View ArticleOne world, one pantry, all that jazz
I know it's a rule of cooking that ingredients that grow together taste good together: the same climate conditions give us the best tomatoes and the best basil. But are there any pairs (or trios, or...
View ArticleFor it is in giving that we receive
What are some workplace holiday gift ideas for my two hip, cultured, smart, (and imo underpaid) mid-20s employees? They're full-time employees and I work with them very closely. I want to get them...
View ArticleHow do we make our gigantic wedding feel intimate and special?
What are ways to make a really large wedding feel intimate and special? My boyfriend and I just engaged (yay!) and we are super excited to be married to each other. We're also super excited to have a...
View ArticleA party anthem that won't buzzkill the party
I'm trying to come up with a final song for my wedding playlist that will be a real showstopper (literally!) — something with a strong anthemic feel, something that evokes community and emotion and...
View ArticleWearable expressions
What is the math (physics?) going on in this very cool-looking, equations-as-art necklace?
View ArticleWhy hast thou forsaken me, United Healthcare?
I just received a notification from my insurance company that as of July 1 they're no longer covering the brand-name version of a necessary medication I take daily. If I want to keep taking it I have...
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