It's okay to be a little bit silly. It's even more okay to be such a foolish individual that you can barely be serious within our very serious society. I am one of those people, and being foolish and goofy has done nothing but bring joy into my life. In medieval times, kings and queens had jesters, also known as fools, that served as entertainment for the royal family. There were two different types of fools: artificial fools and natural fools. Artificial fools were typical jesters who used the…

No parent wants to have to choose between children during important moments in their lives. People can plan around this as much as they want, making sure weddings don't fall on milestone birthdays, etc. However, sometimes nature takes its course, and babies are born on graduation days. One recent grad was put in this situation, and her mom chose not to attend her graduation. This would make sense if the baby were literally born as she got handed her diploma, but that wasn't the case. Her older…

The world of fiction isn't always a kind one. Sure, there are fantastical tales of love, success, and maybe even magic. But there are also some really screwed-up fictional universes, in which suffering is more common than merely existing. I, for one, didn't understand how anyone could even play pretend without inflicting a world of pain on any of the characters. People were dying in my world, sometimes worse. And you can bet your bottom dollar that orphans were more plentiful than kids with lov…

Where is the love

Today I congratulated myself for making the bed, and also for finishing my coffee before it was cold. I may not have drank a 16 oz glass of water like I had plugged into my productivity app, but listen. Nobody's perfect. Not even Keanu Reeves. I'm sure he has a devious thought every now and then, or orders Uber Eats instead of cooking his own meals. Anyway, the obsession with perfection, productivity, and self-care is getting ridiculous. Even my therapist agrees. We set such high bars for ourse…

Sometimes it feels like the Internet exists to make people angry. It's not like we needed any help in the rage department. Here, in the brutal, cold, and heartless world of New York City , I become enraged by everything from small inconveniences to just missing the elusive G train. On the Internet, much like during my commute, anything is fair game. Think it might be nice to cook dinner for your neighbors? People are gonna get mad about it. Are you a man who likes the color blue? Congratulation…

Memes worth pausing a game for

I have a confession to make: I wore a white dress to the first and only wedding I've ever been to. Granted, I was 8-years old, and the flower girl, and the bride helped pick out my dress. Although I got away with it then, I'll never be able to again. If there's one thing that Reddit has taught me is that wearing white at a wedding is a crime that will not be forgiven. I'm going to my first wedding since my flower girl debut this weekend, and I'm kind of nervous that the pink dress I picked out…

Graphic design is not AI's passion

No offense, but your unbaked baby is the last thing anyone wants to see while sipping their morning coffee.

Greetings, cat lovers. There's not much I can say about our furry little feline friends that other people on the Internet haven't said before. That's especially true for our sister sites on Cheezburger. The truth is that cats rule everything around me. Some commenters razz me for my “sad cat lady” ways, but it doesn't get to me. I know that my cat obsession and self-deprecating humor are not particularly unique on the Internet. In fact, judging by the sheer volume of cat memes, articles, and pi…

Business as usual

Feels like walking a tightrope.

Artificial Intelligence might be taking over the world, but that doesn't mean you don't deserve a few laughs.

Fantasy and sci-fi movies aren't known for having small budgets. As series go, the film adaptations of Harry Potter were not cheap. In fact, if we include the Fantastic Beasts films, the Harry Potter film franchise has cost well over $1 billion dollars. It's also made well over $1 billion, at least 8 billion on top of the film budgets. Numbers like this are a bit overwhelming for our little brains. So when we heard Cracked took a stab at Harry Potter f or their latest $20 Movies installment, yo…

Former gifted kids, this one's for you