Marla the Shitty Advice Columnist: Dating Tips
We tried to hire a dating columnist for Slacktory, but we’re working on a budget so Marla is all we could afford. Dear Marla, My boyfriend and I have been dating for 2 years and it’s been amazing....
View ArticleMarla the Shitty Advice Columnist: Family
We tried to hire a dating columnist for Slacktory, but we’re working on a budget so Marla is all we could afford. Also see her previous advice. Dear Marla, My friend’s dad cheated on his mom and he’s...
View ArticleMy Live Twitter Break-Up
A couple months ago my girlfriend of a year told me she wanted to discuss whether or not we should remain in a relationship. It was pretty obvious from her tone that we were breaking up. When we...
View ArticleSpeech-to-Text Breakup Letter
Maybe it wasn’t a great idea to dictate my breakup letter to my computer.
View ArticleAsk an Evil Genie: Witness Protection
Meredith Haggerty bought a lamp off Etsy and discovered an evil genie. She wished to have a column in a prestigious blog, and the genie gave her this. The Evil Genie answers three questions a week, so...
View ArticleReddit’s Latest “What’s Your Darkest Secret?” Thread Is Heartwarmingly Not...
I don’t know why I even thought it was safe to read a “darkest secret” Reddit thread, after the horror of the “What secret could ruin your life if it came out?” thread. But I did, and this “What’s your...
View ArticleSpeed Dating: A Meta-Relationship
We’re late on this too — David Seger and Emma Koenig’s short film summarizing dating life. There’s a name for this “Academy-Award-Winning Movie” genre, where the characters talk about the tropes...
View ArticleUnhappy Couples in Bed
While researching a premature ejaculation joke, I discovered hundreds of stock photos, all of unhappy couples in bed. All unhappy couples are not unhappy in their own way. I’ve learned that unhappy...
View ArticleJeff Goldblum, Advice Columnist
Please welcome Slacktory’s newest advice columnist, actor and universe-fetishist Jeff Goldblum. What kind of gelato do you eat together on a first date? — @ElviPatterson on Twitter Ah! Ah-ha! Gelato!...
View ArticleBreakups and email
That last time you meet up with an ex so she can give you all your stuff back is like when you unsubscribe from a mailing list and then they send you that one final “you’ve been successfully...
View ArticleEvery relationship is like this couch.
‘The Couch’ is a one-minute sketch by Klepper and Grey, whom we like.
View ArticleAn awkward situation in the middle of a war
Comedian Travis Kurtz sent us this sketch he shot for SyFy’s Viral Video Showdown. It’s about a World War II soldier who gets an awkward mission. It’s CollegeHumor-esque, in a good way.
View ArticleStories behind 30 stock photos of unhappy couples in bed
“How did she see my tattoo? I covered it with two tank tops!” “Sara, give up this charade, admit I look like David Bowie, and all will be well again. You could be a hero, just for one day.” The...
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