A brilliant piece by the author Rainesford Stauffer on how ageism cuts in both directions (“We’re either ‘too young’ to have it all figured out, or ‘too old’ to be relevant”)
Trying this productivity trick immediately
A mother writes honestly about her obsession with child-free women (“Part of it is good old FOMO. How much more could my life be if I didn’t want kids and had decided not to have any? Could I be a better writer? Would I have a book deal already? Could I travel to more places? Buy a house in the desert on a whim? But part of my fascination with child-free women is that, aside from the fact I am a mother, I want to be just like them.”)
Get out of your geographic music bubble by exploring this interactive map of top 100 songs all over the world
Stories of how people knew it was love
99 bits of unsolicited advice
Why downloading an app that sends reminders that you’re going to die may not be such a bad thing (“It seems that considering mortality would make a depressing time more depressing, but it did the opposite. Remembering that death was inevitable reminded me to prioritise the important things in life. I made it a point to tell people that I loved them. I let long-standing grudges go. I found the courage to do things that I had previously been too scared to try.”)
Everything you need to know about Bennifer v2
Obsessed with the bookshelf in this Melbourne warehouse, the ceiling in this room, the light in this LA home, and every single thing about this pistachio house
Seth Rogen might not be everyone's cup of tea but this profile on him in the New York Times magazine is extremely readable
Nodding our head furiously at this genius list of things that we really should have evolved by now as a species
Inside the murky world of sperm donation (“The extent of Sarah’s potential siblings (to date she is aware of six) is so vast that she and her husband were DNA tested before they decided to have children together.”)
Turns out there’s a lot we can all learn from Tom from MySpace
Some vids! This guy is walking from Adelaide to Melbourne and recording every day as he goes, a problematic prince, Liz’s favourite cat video of the week, are you smarter than a preschooler, and a new take on book reviews
