The correct term for mobile phone separation anxiety is nomophobia.
(Time. 9/4/17)
Henry David Thoreau was fond of belting out sea shanties at parties.
(The New Yorker, 9/4/17)
The best way to befriend famous people is to have no idea who they are.
(New York, 10/16/17)
A Japanese company has developed a noise-cancelling fork that masks the sound of noodle slurping.
Time (11/16/17)
Only 2% of the world’s population have naturally blond hair.
(New York, 8/7/17)
Beyonce’s new house has 4 swimming pools.
(People, 9/4/17)
More than two thirds of American women are size 14 or larger.
(New York, 8/7/17)
We are living in a world full of assholes.
(New York, 9/18)
Ed Droste, founding member of the indy group Grizzly Bear, has LOL tattooed on his butt.
(Out, 8/17)
Bob Dylan once said that hearing Elvis for the first time was like busting out of jail.
(Time, 8/21/17)
ACLU membership has quadrupled since Trump’s election.
(Out, 8/17)
(Roz Warren is the author of Our Bodies, Our Shelves: Library Humor and Just Another Day At Your Local Public Library , both of which you should buy immediately.)
What an amazing mix of funny, sad, amazing, and odd tidbits. Thank you so much for compiling them!
Hard for me to imagine Thoreau belting out sea shanties. Sort of ruins the zen of his writing. LOL
Truth is stranger than fiction. Always.
“We are living in a world full of assholes.” Who knew?
C’mon, Perry, I’ve read your work. YOU knew!
Hi Roz, my favorite was New York 9/18 and the last one. As soon as Trump was elected I committed money to the ACLU every month. God we are so f–ed right now. Thanks. Every week I read TIME and THE WEEK.
Very fun. Thanks for hitting the highlights of the week!
Most enjoyable. (I’d like to read every news magazine there is, but I don’t have Time.)
That’s why I do it for you. You’re welcome.