"According to Smith, the ducks are 'bubbly,' 'chatty,' and at the risk of unduly anthropomorphizing them, head over heels for each other."

The Lake Merritt Duck Couple That Stole Oakland’s Heart

"Keep your window open until a bunch of birds fly in and scream at you while you eat a bowl of clam chowder that came from a can. Call your Aunt Cathy from Ohio and ask her to rant about all the reasons she thinks 'California is overrated.'"

How to Recreate Iconic San Francisco Experiences in Quarantine

"Romanticizing the suicides has a tendency to get one to thinking there is nothing that can be done about the jumping problem. That kind of view supports taking no action to resolve the issue, which is exactly what happened for over 75 years."

What We Get Wrong About the Golden Gate Bridge Suicides

"While we want you to feel at home here, we must insist on a few basic policies: no smoking indoors, no shoes on the carpet, and absolutely no failing to reciprocate after receiving oral sex."

Enjoy This Complimentary Gift Basket While You Fuck In Our Home

"Rather than sitting on my living room couch, I appear to be nestled in a lunar impact crater on Earth’s best (and only) natural satellite. This is called absurdist humor, and it is very, very funny."

It Is I, Your Coworker With A Wacky Zoom Background

"I became fixated on the idea that ketamine might be my salvation. I started researching local ketamine clinics and reading testimonials from patients, many of whom described feeling as if they had a new lease on life."

Tripping My Way Toward Wellness

"I suspect that our shared sense of introversion is exactly what allows us to open up so much more than we normally would. You might not be the type to hit up strangers on the dance floor of a club, but here? You’re among your people."

Redditsgiving: The Place Where Thanksgiving Orphans Come Home

“It was like the beautiful fever dream of a drag queen who fell asleep watching ‘I Love the 2010s’ on Christmas Eve."

Goodbye Beach Blanket Babylon

"I was addicted to feeling like the person I became when I was trying to seduce a fellow Redditor. But alas, all good things must come to an end."

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