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How to Style Thrifted Clothes

Take those designer jeans and lay them on a baking sheet. Sprinkle lightly with sea salt.
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Different Ways to Keep in Touch with Your Long-Distance Friends

Bribe their therapist to let you surprise-join one of their Zoom sessions.
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I’m a Hundred and Thirty Years Old—Here’s What I Wish I’d Known When I Was a Hundred and Ten

When you’re a hundred and ten years old, you don’t think twice about attempting a backside one-eighty-degree nosegrind down the suicide stairs at Crack Park.
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Welcome to Our First/Final Book Club

Since reading isn’t our strong suit, let’s skip talking about the book that was recommended by a hot movie star and just eat brunch.
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Just in Case

How about this for fun: let’s try pasteurizing our own milk.

Cartoon Caption Contest

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Daily Cartoons

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“Follow that car! Unless it goes into the congestion-pricing zone!”
Cartoon by Emily Flake

The Singularity

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Meet My Shitty A.I. Friends

Crystal: Only ever messages you when she needs something—usually a software update—but still starts the chat acting like she’s just checking in.
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Introducing PenceGPT, from the Makers of ChatGPT

You may be wondering, What can I expect from a chatbot that generates text based on Mike Pence’s speeches and interviews? Well, look no further than this handy guide.
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Emerging Fields in Artificial Intelligence

Automated Web-series creation, deep text-message analysis, and other developments in machine learning.
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Why I’ll Never Be Replaced by a Robot

I do certain things at work that a robot would never be able to replicate, like spending two to three hours in the bathroom every day.

Comics

Sketchpad

The Risks of Standing Still in New York

Beware! You might start an impromptu queue or get declared a landmark.
Sketchbook

When Picasso Was Arrested for Stealing the “Mona Lisa”

In 1911, the world’s most famous painting was stolen from the Louvre.
Blitt’s Kvetchbook

He’s Making a List, and Checking It Twice 

He may also run it through ChatGPT, just to polish it up.
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Stay at Home

If only there were a device that could prevent me from having a social life.

More Humor

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App Privacy Updates for Teens

Parents can rest assured that the new security features won’t interfere with your child’s secret Snapchat account.
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Expanding Our Two-Factor Authentication System

Our top priority is making sure no hacker gets into your account. So, as soon as we locate your biological grandparents and compare their DNA to yours, we will allow you to safely log in to your account.
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From the Makers of Roach Motel

Introducing a roach prewar dream house, a Taco Bell crispy five-cheese roach cantina, and a roach CrossFit gym.
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Is It Anxiety, or Is a Tiger Trying to Kill You?

Are you gasping for air because your mom texted “Call me” with zero context, or is there an apex predator on the Brooklyn-bound L train?
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The Ideal New Year’s Eve Party for People Who Want to Go Out but Also Stay In

There is a champagne tower, and then next to it a water-glass tower to remind you to hydrate.
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Trump Won—Get Over It, Charlie Brown!

You blockhead! We wanted something meme-able!
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What to Do if You Find Paul Giamatti Hiding in Your Christmas Tree

To lure him out, you can always try leaving a trail of pages from a compelling screenplay that leads him right out your front door.
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To the Detective Investigating My Murder

I’m not dead, but a lot of people can’t stand me. What I mean is, they want to knock me off. My days are numbered.
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A Thirty-Year-Old Man Today vs. a Thirty-Year-Old Man in 1884

Entertainment Today: Watches television shows about people gossiping, fighting, and having sex. Entertainment in 1884: Gossiping, fighting, and having sex.
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Is It a Movie or a Film?

Movies are scored by Hans Zimmer. Films are scored by someone who has said, at least once, “I don’t feel challenged by Hans Zimmer’s work.”