Fat Cats, Happiness and Laptop Love: What I Learned from Magazines This Week

What I learned from magazines this week

The Utah State Attorney General’s office recently stated in a court filing that there is no constitutional right to marry a laptop.
(Time, 6/19/17)

Smartphones are spreading head lice.
(New York, 7/10/17)

People are less helpful when it’s hot.
(Time, 7/24/17)

Online virtual two-way sex via “teledildonics” is real.
(Rolling Stone, 11/16)

Pop star Lorde is an introvert.
(Time, 6/9/17)

A third of America’s dogs and cats are overweight.
(Time, 7/24/17)

The Star-Spangled Banner was selected as our national anthem in 1931.
(Time, 6/9/17)

Amy Schumer always carries a scone when she goes for a walk.
(In Style, 5/17)

Although author John Grisham has sold 300 million books, he’s never recognized in public in New York City.
(The New York Times Book Review, 6/4/17)

Happiness is on the rise in Nicaragua.
(Time, 7/24/17)

Roz Warren Roz is the author of Just Another Day At Your Local Public Library and Our Bodies, Our Shelves: A Collection Of Library Humor. She writes for The New York Times and The Funny Times. Her work also appears in Good Housekeeping, The Christian Science Monitor, The Philadelphia Inquirer and of course, the Humor Times. Connect with her on Facebook, follow her on Twitter or visit her website.