13 Famous April Fools’ Pranks That Prove People Are Way Too Gullible Jim Goad “ April 1, 2004: Oprah Winfrey becomes the fourth member of the Holy Trinity.
Author-Editor Relationships: An Endangered Species? Porter Anderson “ As authors move into 2016—many weary from the demands of the marketplace on their creative energies—a key support bond with highly engaged editors may be weakening.
Mexican-American Band Absolutely Slays Cover Of “Strawberry Fields Forever” By The Beatles Kris Lee “ Right from the start, La Santa Cecilia respectfully makes “Strawberry Fields Forever” their own.
2 New Efforts In Publishing Diversity: ‘Learning From Each Other’s Narratives’ Porter Anderson “ At Boston’s GrubStreet creative writing center and online at Writer Unboxed, new efforts to bring diverse voices into publishing heighten a bookish search for relevance and authors’ growing sense of shared responsibility.
Why Conservatives Should Oppose The Police Michael Malice “ You should oppose socialized law for the same reasons that you oppose socialized medicine.
NPR’s Story Saying ‘Snowden Tipped Off Terrorists’ Isn’t True James B. Barnes “ C’mon, even Thought Catalog’s news coverage does better than this. Surely NPR can outclass us.
That Ain’t No Way To Feed A Baby, No Way Jim Goad “ A new poster campaign seeks to tout the virtues and health benefits of breast-feeding babies—but there are no babies on the posters.
What Every Successful Person Knows, But Never Says James Clear “ Your love. Your passion. Your taste. That’s the reason you’re here. You still belong, even if you don’t feel like it right now. Your taste can be killer even if your ability is questionable.
Social Justice Porn Chrissy Stockton “ The deep, forgiving cushion of your favorite armchair as you sink in to change the world via the Macbook warming your lap. The inviting “like” button on status updates from area non-profits.
An Open Letter To CNN On Chelsea Manning Heather McNamara “ It’s too late to take the lead, but it’s not too late to catch up.