When you get off the plane with the legendary Joan Baez you know it’s a movement of the spirit. She stands with us in our struggle in Tennessee and said she’s hopeful to see young voices leading. “WE SHALL OVERCOME…” Serendipitous, indeed.

Kindergartener was listing the kids of my friend who visited recently, then got stuck. Her: "What's the baby's name?" Me: "You mean Orla?" Her: "No, remember you showed me a video with a pop and blue confetti?" Me: "Oh, that baby isn't born yet." Her: "Then what was the pop??"

"We should note that the risks go up with repeated infection and that it’s rational for even the healthiest among us to try to take reasonable measures to avoid getting Covid." Thank you @KendraWrites for saying this: niemanreports.org/articles/three…

Frankly rude for this article to come out as I'm sitting at home with my first case of Covid, which I acquired out of thin air after 3+ years of precautions

North Atlantic right whales seem to find food by sniffing for a chemical cue. Scientists are hoping to turn this into an early warning system to help save the imperiled species. 🐋 Written by Elizabeth Preston l8r.it/6P8D

By me!

I strongly relate to this, and would add that it’s extra crazy-making to be navigating 2 weeks of illness and work loss at the exact time the rest of the country/world has decided Covid Is Over.

Signs you might have a six-year-old: You looked up the correct pronunciation of "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis" to settle an argument and now someone's demanding that you apologize for ruining their life

Oh I can help with this one. She is the woman you're about to pay $5 million to

As wasps and other buzzing critters show up this spring, don't let a scary nickname psych you out! Boost your wasp savvy with this quiz I wrote for NYT Science: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Oh my God this is so good

As spring gives way to summer, you’re sure to notice wasps and hornets buzzing around you. Test your identification skills with our quiz. nyti.ms/3nYIelF

One thing about being from a place like Syracuse, NY, is that it only makes the national news when something deranged happens in a neighboring suburb (such as three teens killing and eating a celebrity swan under the impression that it was a large duck): nytimes.com/2023/06/01/nyr…

Happy birthday to Thoreau, who probably would have hated this! My latest for McSweeney's: mcsweeneys.net/articles/walle…

"When I wrote these words, I lived alone, in the bathroom, three to ten feet from any family member, in a house of solitude which I had built myself, by locking the door." mcsweeneys.net/articles/walle…

love to make unacceptably political comments about the weather like washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…