Adult-Sized Ball Pit

The creator of XKCD, my favorite webcomic, is officially living my dream.
Le sigh.

The Score

Life: 1
Romantic Comedy Endings: 0

Fake News

Nothing gives me a good chuckle like fake news involving Bush, Dumbledore, and astronauts.

Ew.

Is it difficult in an article about the success of an oil giant to point out where that giant is getting some of its success, or that many are divesting the company because of its practices? The New York Times is reporting that PetroChina hit the trillion dollar mark. No mention is made of PetroChina’s [...]

Villanelle #1

“Well said,” I say, as if you were quite right.
How mighty your mind seems at my command,
Though sometimes you look pale against the light.
 
They say to have a pallid face shows plight
in soul. Ah well, I take your sweaty hand.
“Well said,” I say, though I know I am right.
 
So dark’s a rhyme when rhymed [...]