Stay On the Grass
A “friend” reports from Washington state: Yes, the legal pot is of the (ba-da-bing) highest quality. But really—$840 an ounce??
Kelly Williams Brown is an award-winning reporter, columnist and author of Adulting: How to Become A Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Fasten Seat Belts
We are horrified, of course, we who are terrified of flying, but ever-so-slightly vindicated: We knew this all along. We are not in control.
Fox and Fierce
Yes, Fox News. When we’re not doing rails of ground-up contraceptives and waiting for the federal government to text, here’s what this nation of All the Single Ladies is really up to.
Seeing Red
When my house got broken into, my political convictions were instantly replaced with lurid revenge fantasies. Which is exactly why a fair legal system is so important.
Straight Talk
Everyone’s favorite American statesman emerged from retirement this week to sound off on Iraq. What if he sounded off on our personal problems, as well? Read on and weep.
Bleak House
Sure, being at the White House was exciting, but the questions from anguished students showed why many now doubt that college is worth it.
Mazel Tov
How to be that one guest who’ll never ever have to save a date again.
Place Your Bets
Stifling heat! Awkwardly drunken work barbecues! The secret shame of loving the Song of the Summer! Get prepared for what this most glorious season most likely has coming your way.
Screwball
A minor-league assistant GM’s Internet Age dilemma: “We now have three days to get this cat to throw a baseball, which might be the dumbest thing I’ve ever said.”
CALL NOW
They pop up all the time, but just irregularly enough that you don't expect them: a delicate balance of persuasion, threat, and desperation that's as rough on public radio employees as it is on you.