Questions
Shouts & Murmurs
Questions That Will Really Make You Think
Do they still make state quarters? Do quarters look like tiny moons?
By Alex Watt
Shouts & Murmurs
Questions I’ve Texted My Dad, in Ascending Order of How Disappointed He Was to Receive Them
Can you send me Aunt Kathy’s cell number? Can you send me Grandma’s cell number? Can you send me my cell number?
By Maeve Dunigan
Shouts & Murmurs
Questions for Scientists During Any Downtime They Might Have
When is an omelette a scramble? Is a frittata just a fat omelette? How many eggs can one eat before one becomes an egg?
By Zach Zimmerman
Parenting
Mum’s the Word
As a parent, I spend a good amount of time talking about things that don’t interest me, like My Little Pony, or pasta, or death.
By Rivka Galchen