Entries by Kate Herzlin


Originals

It’s Me, Venus, And After Putting Me in the Uninhabitable Zone, You Finally See I Had Life All Along

So here I am. No rings. No moons. I’m just a planet, standing in front of another planet on the brink of disaster, asking its scientists to believe there’s life in me. Earth might spin in my opposite direction, but to me, you are perfect. Choose me. Inhabit me. Let me make you happy.

Originals

Other Reality Dating Shows Willfully Misinterpreting Famous Love Quotes

* “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” – Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet *
Now streaming on Netflix: A Rose As Sweet! One bachelor will date twenty women named Rose. The twist: he can’t see them or talk to them. He must decide which Rose to marry — only by smelling them.

Originals

You’ve Got an Alert: Shopgirl and NY152 Have Entered The Circle

NARRATOR: We’re here in The Circle! Let’s check in with NY152, aka Joe, who can’t stop thinking about his new bestie Shopgirl, aka Kathleen.   JOE: Circle, open private chat with Shopgirl. Message:   Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. Emoji of wad of cash […]

Originals

The Story of Chanukah, As Told By a Democratic Moderate

After an intense primary season, they came together to nominate Judah Maccabee. Needless to say, he was a middle-of-the-road, noncontroversial, pragmatic guy, with a peaceful Chanukah message everyone could get behind. 

originals

Brain Teasers That Tease Your Anxious Brain

If Jessica boards a train at 9:05pm and arrives at her destination one minute after midnight, is she still thinking about that weird thing you said to her at Justin’s Halloween party three years ago?