Sterling Pierce, a printing company of writer/editor Giancarlo DiTrapano’s publishing press Tyrant Books, has refused to print review copies of Marie Calloway’s first novel, what purpose did i serve in your life “due to content.”
Y’all, we did it. Last month, Steph and I published a compilation of our favorite stories on Thought Catalog that embody what it means to be in your 20s in the 2k10s.
The end-all of internet arguments from a certain group of people has come to be, “I’m offended by this, so it’s wrong.”
Last night, Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
If my selections seem totally random to you, I understand. I don’t know enough of any one genre to do a playlist that isn’t just like, “Songs I Listen To A Lot,” which is what this basically is.
So the idea now is that you can’t say that you know anything about the way the universe works, which allows you to think, like, “Hm, maybe I could move my iPhone a centimeter if I thought hard enough (and didn’t physically touch it).”
It’s easier to say that you believe in world peace than it is to start a non-profit dedicated to that. It’s easier say that racism is wrong than it is to become a political activism. It’s easier to say that you believe in equality than it is to get a degree in it.
Is Bret Eason Ellis an American Dickhead, or is he just being funny? What about his claims that Foster Wallace was a fraud? DFW was deeply concerned about authenticity — is BEE even accusing him of anything he hasn’t already accused of himself?
Here’s a celebratory Friday feel-good video for you. Bikini-clad YouTube personality/ comedian Steve Kardynal has compiled a video of himself dancing joyously and lip synching to Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” while Chatroulette users gawk in fascination.
Am I ever going to be the best at something? Probably not.