Losing the Thread on a Friday: Humor Will Pull You Through

I have to admit to being a little exhausted from all of the reading for weird. About time for a break.

But I did want to share a couple of wickedly funny things that I encountered, kind of peripheral to the weird reading. They're funny in part because they're also serious.

The first are these great opening and closing lines to Binyavanga Wainaina's essay "How to Write About Africa" from Granta:

Opening: Always use the word "Africa" or "Darkness" or "Safari" in your title. Subtitles may include...