Rebecca Solnit:

He is, as of this writing, the most mocked man in the world. After the women’s march on January 21st, people joked that he had been rejected by more women in one day than any man in history; he was mocked in newspapers, on television, in cartoons, was the butt of a million jokes, and his every tweet was instantly met with an onslaught of attacks and insults by ordinary citizens gleeful to be able to speak sharp truth to bloated power.

The world are not laughing at us. They are laughing at him.

Hai thằng anh lớn cãi nhau đánh nhau không ngừng. Hôm qua giận quá cấm hai đứa chơi chung. Thế là thằng anh lớn khóc năn nỉ: “Con muốn chơi với Đán. Con sẽ không cãi với em nữa.” Tôi vẫn không cho để nó học bài học.

Thằng út thì lủi thủi chơi một mình thật đáng thương. Bây giờ nó đi bộ cùng nhà. Mấy thằng anh mà cản đường là nó hét, đánh, và cắn. Thằng này không phải dạng vừa đâu. Cũng mai là hai thằng anh biết nhường em.

Tuy ngày nào trong nhà cũng ồn ào và nhức cả đầu, được an ủi khi thấy chúng nó khoẻ mạnh khôn lớn. Không bệnh tật là may mắn rồi. Không cần tụi nó phải học giỏi hay xuất sắc. Chỉ sống cuộc sống bình thường an lành là quá đủ.

Do you use passive voice, jargon, and weasel words in your writing? If your answer is yes, Bernoff’s practical guide will help you stop wasting the reader’s time and cut to the chase. A good reference for business writing.

Ellen McCarthy:

Every morning, Kevin Federici pulls on a head lamp, sterilizes a sewing needle and prepares to prick his baby girl all over her tiny body. She fights him with everything she has, kicking, screaming, writhing as Kevin’s mother-in-law tries to hold her granddaughter still. This process can take three hours, sometimes four or five.

The video is also heartbreaking.

Nina Stössinger:

When fonts work well and their design effectively conveys a brand’s voice, they can be a fantastically powerful tool. They can carry emotion. They can be very specific in how they feel and specific, too, in how they behave, in how they work across media, formats, sizes, and usage scenarios. But making good type is hard and takes time and care, and evaluating and describing it is also hard, and we can’t afford to skip that part.

In her latest Netflix special, Silverman takes her humor to dark places. From life starts with sperms to dog crucifixion to Jesus cums on my back to Angelina-Jolie lips to hooks (I won’t spoil this one for you), Silverman brilliantly exercises her freedom of expression. A must-watch.

Toni Morrison:

I have worked for all sorts of people since then, geniuses and morons, quick-witted and dull, bighearted and narrow. I’ve had many kinds of jobs, but since that conversation with my father I have never considered the level of labor to be the measure of myself, and I have never placed the security of a job above the value of home.

Great advice.

Scott Sonenshein:

When we always yield to our children’s wants, we rob them of the opportunity to find solutions by adapting what they already have. Kids who learn from denial realize at an early age that they won’t always have the perfect tool for every job. They might not know something, have something, or be something. But that’s not the end of pursuing goals — it’s the beginning of activating their resourcefulness to find another way.

I try to say no to my boys as much as I can. Sometimes I felt bad when their cousin gets everything, but they don’t. This article has reaffirmed that saying no is good. The don’t have to be spoiled like other kids.

Morgan is back after a serious car crash. He jokes about beating his dick all day at the hospital because it was the only part of his body that worked. On marriage, he encourages couples to have sex and keep it hot. Otherwise, they just become roommates. Morgan dresses like a pimp and talks like one. If you can get past the crassness, you’ll enjoy his humors.

Megan Amram:

We will all miss America greatly. Every time I see an American flag or a gun, I’ll think of America. But we can all rest easy knowing America is in a better place now: Russia.

A humorous read.