“Toward the end of his career, as he grew increasingly despairing and cynical, America’s greatest humorist soured on jokes. ‘The secret source of Humor itself is not joy but sorrow,’ Mark Twain wrote in his 1897 travelogue, Following the Equator. ‘There is no humor in heaven.’ It is with this caveat that I describe The Good Lord Bird, a seven-part miniseries that premieres Sunday on Showtime, as a comedy.” Read more at The Week. George Takei and the LGBTQ+ community flooded the hashtag #ProudBoys over the past week to reclaim it for queer love. Read more at The Mary Sue. Our friends over at Mental Floss take a look back at the snotty and stinky history of the Garbage Pail Kids. “For a few years in the 1980s, kids were obsessed with the Garbage Pail Kids, a bunch of snot-covered characters with names like Messy Tessie and Acne Amy. But did you know some card concepts were just too gross for mass distribution, a cartoon was yanked from airwaves, and Sean Astin’s brother starred in a live-action movie?” Read more at Mental Floss. Spotify has added the ability for users to search for songs by lyrics, a game-changing move for music streaming. Read more at Gizmodo. Instagram turns 10 years old this week. To celebrate this anniversary, the platform has rolled out new anti-bullying features. “Happy birthday, Instagram! To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the social network is launching a handful of new features, including anti-bullying measures, IGTV Shopping, a private Stories Map, and more…. It’s unclear whether these unique icons are available only during Instagram’s birthday month, or if they’ll stick around as part of the new homescreen customization trend.” Read more at PCMag. Netflix’s Emily in Paris may not be objectively good, but it’s well worth a watch. Here’s why (with spoilers). Read more at Thrillist.
