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New Coins in the Crypto Reserve
Forget gold. Time to stock up on Eggcoin (very valuable) and Scamcoin (not a scam).
By Liana Finck
Shouts & Murmurs
It’s Time to Check In for Your D.E. Eye Exam
This vision test is far from routine—don’t forget that racism starts in the retinas.
Shouts & Murmurs
Date Ideas for Couples in Long-Term Relationships
Go about your normal evening, but with a candle lit.
By McKayley Gourley
Poems
“The Eulogy I Didn’t Give (I)”
“My ambition to be done with ambition / suffered a setback at my father’s funeral.”
By Bob Hicok
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Fragrances of Presidents Past
Now that Trump has released his new scent, “Victory 45-47” ($249), it’s time to sniff the competition.
By Barry Blitt
Shouts & Murmurs
The Aging Millennial’s Guide to Summer
Read an autofiction novel written by someone your age about how they’re way too old to be this pathetic and single.
By Jason Adam Katzenstein
Poems
“Girlfriends”
“Now we’re older we know who’s gotten sober / or been bitten by God or chewed and discarded / under a dirty bus shelter.”
By Kim Addonizio
Poems
“Rift”
“How is it you shed earlier selves and are more yourself with each shedding?”
By Arthur Sze
Shouts & Murmurs
The Psychic Significance of Your Wordle Starting Word
B U I L D: You have four hundred and ninety-nine LinkedIn connections, which is tantalizingly close to the coveted “500+” distinction.
By Brian Park