Thursday, March 20, 2025
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Wine Rings
I'll admit, despite my parents' best efforts to gift me coasters over the years, I never really saw the point—until I met my wife. Back in my bachelor days, most of my furniture was wood-plastic composite, so water rings weren’t much of a concern. But once I started using some of the older, inherited pieces, those pesky rings started showing up like unwanted guests.
Moving in with my wife meant I had to step up my coaster game. She takes furniture protection very seriously—let’s just say ignoring coasters wasn’t an option unless I wanted to mysteriously disappear.
Of course, I eventually came around, and now I’m practically a coaster evangelist. It turns out, they do serve a purpose beyond gathering dust in a drawer!
Juan Astanio, The New Yorker, Feb. 10, 2025
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
When Screen Time Steals Your Love Life
After my first marriage ended, I jumped headfirst into the dating scene—probably a little too soon. I signed up for every dating app imaginable, determined to find a new relationship before giving my heart and mind a chance to recover.
On one date, a girl from OkCupid casually mentioned right away that she didn’t really have time to date or want a boyfriend. Confused, I asked why she was on a dating app, and she shrugged, saying she was just "seeing what was out there." That didn’t stop me from asking for a second date, which I never got.
by Sofia Warren (@sofiawarrenart)
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