It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention.

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Parody is homage gone sour.

Parody is homage gone sour.

I will try to cram these paragraphs full of facts and give them a weight...

I will try to cram these paragraphs full of facts and give them a weight...

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

If it were better, it wouldn't be as good.

If it were better, it wouldn't be as good.

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your...

We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your...

This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a...

This life of separateness may be compared to a dream, a phantasm, a bubble, a...

When you love someone so deeply they become your life, it's easy to succumb overwhelming...

When you love someone so deeply they become your life, it's easy to succumb overwhelming...

Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there...

Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there...

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

Every man is a borrower and a mimic, life is theatrical and literature a quotation

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work...

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work...

The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you...

The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you...

We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to...

We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to...

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in...

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in...

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

Life would be perfect if: Mondays were fun, junk food was healthy, drama didn't exist,...

The only thing constant in life is change.

The only thing constant in life is change.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

Life in a box is better than no life at all ... I expect.

I love life because what more is there.

I love life because what more is there.