End your week on a happy note with a few of the latest posts over at the humor site, McSweeney's.
First, a silly list of elevator pitches of Shakespeare's plays will give you fond memories of trying to remember what in the world those famous works were actually about.
Then, renowned novelist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nick Hornby (who wrote one of my favorite books, High Fidelity) offers tips for helping your kid at school with the greatest article title ever: "EIGHT EXCUSES I HAVE TOLD MY SON TO USE FOR HIS FAILURE TO HAND IN ENGLISH HOMEWORK, EXCUSES I HAVE LEARNED ARE ACCEPTABLE DURING A THIRTY-YEAR CAREER IN JOURNALISM, BOOKS,
AND FILM."
And finally, prepare yourself for this weekend's Academy Awards by taking a look at an all-purpose acceptance speech that anyone can put to use to show just the right amount of awestruck fake humility.
Enjoy!
First, a silly list of elevator pitches of Shakespeare's plays will give you fond memories of trying to remember what in the world those famous works were actually about.
Then, renowned novelist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Nick Hornby (who wrote one of my favorite books, High Fidelity) offers tips for helping your kid at school with the greatest article title ever: "EIGHT EXCUSES I HAVE TOLD MY SON TO USE FOR HIS FAILURE TO HAND IN ENGLISH HOMEWORK, EXCUSES I HAVE LEARNED ARE ACCEPTABLE DURING A THIRTY-YEAR CAREER IN JOURNALISM, BOOKS,
AND FILM."
And finally, prepare yourself for this weekend's Academy Awards by taking a look at an all-purpose acceptance speech that anyone can put to use to show just the right amount of awestruck fake humility.
Enjoy!