Sherwin-Williams Paint Color or Potential Kamala Harris Running Mate? 1. Reliable White 2. Nice White 3. Polite White 4. Incredible White 5. Spare White 6. Smart White 7. Pearly White 8. Conservative Gray 9. Antique White 10. Gorgeous White 11. Natural Choice – – – Answer Key 1. Sherwin-Williams #6091 and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper 2. Sherwin-Williams #6063 and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer 3. Sherwin…

The Béchamel Test In 1985, the cartoonist Alison Bechdel first published her friend Liz Wallace’s joke that she wouldn’t watch a movie unless it had two female characters who exchanged dialogue about something other than men. Over the last forty years, the Bechdel Test has proven far too challenging for films to pass. We suggest replacing it with the easier Bécha…

Here at VeriMark, Our Home Page Tells You Nothing About Who We Are VeriMark. Welcome to Us. This is our website. Here you will come to find who we are. Because you’ve seen our name. Somewhere. VeriMark. A trusted name. Because it’s so ambiguous and strong, you won’t question it. You’ve got your veri, and you’ve got your mark. As in, we very much hit the mark. Exactly where that is? That’s up to you to find out….

Ernest Hemingway Visits Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, it stays with you for the rest of your life. Yet I could not ignore the visions of myself in Los Angeles. They said there was a place called Santa Monica. It called to me. I have never been drawn to the rugged American West. I prefer Key West, Spain, or Cuba. But I have an innate sen…

Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants” Where the Hills Really Are White Elephants The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white. “They look like white elephants,” said the girl. “Whatever,” shouted the man, not bothering to look up. “Waitress,” he shouted to the señorita behind the bar, “nueve cervezas.” He thought that “nueve” meant “two” in Spanish. “Do you think things will be the same when… Sorry. The hills …

Your Body’s Updated Terms of Service We are writing to inform you that Your Body (“you,” “yourself,” “your aging body”) has updated its terms of service, which apply to the use of all your Parts and Areas. These terms will apply only to Your Once-Useful Body and may differ from Other People’s Bodies, Which Are Still Normal. We encourage you to review the updated Terms before you at…

Been There, Smelled That: The Aromatic Journey of an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Been There, Smelled That explores the aromas of places around the world. Travel writer Maggie Downs investigates some of the world’s most potent smells, looks at how odor cultivates a connection to place, and presents how humans engage with smells, from scents that have endured generations to the latest innovations in aroma-making. – – – On my f…

The Aged King and the Nearly as Aged Dragon “Readers weigh in on Biden: Please go, Joe. Most don’t think he can win again and wish he’d make a graceful exit.” — Headline from op-ed in the Boston Globe, 7/17/24 – – – Once upon a time, there was a marvelous king. Well, “marvelous” may be an overstatement, but most reasonable people agreed that he’d done a decent job, considering the pragmat…

We Just Can’t Find Enough Boys to Do the Broadway Play I hope you’re all excited to get rehearsals started. The script is strong, the set designs are amazing, and the whole theatrical community is looking forward to what we’re putting up. There’s only one problem. We just can’t find enough boys to do the Broadway play. I know. It was a struggle last year too. But since we don’t have quite enough guy…

Dead; Don’t Care I found my sister’s diary seven years after her death. It was in my parents’ storage room. I felt weird about the encounter, but I really wanted to read the diary. Plus, it’s not like my sister could walk in to bust me. After my sister died, my parents had to pack up her apartment. I imagine the task felt like climbing a mountain when you reall…

Live Like Prehistoric Man by Purchasing My Elaborate Supplement Routine Modern medicine has failed us. To live full, healthy lives, we must go back to what nature intended. That means real food, vigorous exercise, and a byzantine combination of unregulated dietary supplements. Prehistoric man led a simple life. No sunscreen, no pasteurized milk, no Food and Drug Administration. Nothing came between man and the natur…

Hillbilly Elegy Edited for J. D. Vance’s Vice Presidential Campaign “‘I am not a senator, a governor or a former cabinet secretary,’ J.D. Vance wrote on the first page of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ by way of establishing his regular-guy bona fides. That was all true in 2016, when Vance was a former Marine and Yale Law School graduate with ‘a nice job, a happy marriage, a comfortable home and two lively dogs.’ His memoir…

I Can’t Believe Such a Hateful, Violent Act Could Happen in the Hateful, Violent Era I’ve Created “It is incredible that such an act can take place in our country.” — Donald Trump, writing on Truth Social after an attempt on his life, 7/13/24 – – – It is a sad time in American history, folks. A crazed gunman attempted to assassinate me, Donald Trump, in an act of hatred and violence that sits in stark contrast with the political era of hatre…

Today, We’re All Nyarlathotep’s Death Cultists “Today, we’re all MAGA.” — Headline from The Spectator the day after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, 7/14/24. – – – Decades ago, when a pasty, Jodie Foster–obsessed visitor to Miskatonic County attempted to render Azathoth back into the voidverse, the Daemon-Sultan’s psychic pustule was not immediately recognized. It w…

This Groundbreaking Comedy Album Has Held Up Perfectly, If You Remember This Candy Commercial from the ’70s I can’t believe you’ve never heard this album before. Dal Snagwood is one of the foundational comedians of the 1970s. He was so smart and incisive—almost more like a philosopher. Every comic from the ’90s says that this is the one that inspired them to try it, and those guys are usually right about everything. I’ll put it on right now. This firs…

Schedule of Speakers for the 2024 Republican National Convention Monday, July 15 9:00 p.m. The Banshees of the Bottomless Abyss wail the national anthem. 9:05 p.m. Axuloth, Slayer of Mortals, lays out his plan to stop the Great Replacement. 9:20 p.m. Arizona Senate candidate and election truther Kari Lake explains that Joe Biden couldn’t have won Wisconsin in 2020 because “Wisconsin” isn’t a real place. 9:40 …

What France and America Know About Each Other They’re arrogant. They don’t like us very much. It’s more or less okay to apply preconceived blanket statements to this country. They think they’re cooler than we are. Friends greet each other with a gesture that’s weirdly intimate. More sex happening over there. More dynamic food scene. They have a cheese that’s somehow both liquid and solid at…

For Sale: Giant Casino in Economically Depressed, Opioid-Plagued City It turns out that building a humongous casino in a small city next to a mid-sized river, nowhere near a big city, the ocean, the desert, or good weather, excludes you from the “destination” designation. This means not many people want to come to lose their money in your oversized sucker palace. Clearly, we were overly optimistic with our revenue…

The Independent Voter: An Ethnographic Study Independents once lived only in prairies and deserts in the United States. Today, they thrive almost anywhere there are ranches, farms, or ultimate Frisbee courses. Sometimes, they even live among people. It may seem charming when you spot one sitting on the fence, but don’t forget that Independents can siphon off your electoral resources, witho…

Lady Macbeth Urges Biden to Drop Out Hie thee hither that I might pour my spirits in thine ear On all that impedes thee from the Oval Room. Thane Axelrod summoned me today to betray my nature But follow my sense, when I say, my liege: What’s done is done. The enterprise is shot. In the past, thou hast found in me a woman of fell purpose But, my Lord, screw your courage. We could f…