dogs with stuffed animals Enjoy these dogs enjoying their stuffed animals Jennifer Sandlin

parrots Foul-mouthed parrot has no trouble getting adopted Gail Sherman

library Faith in humanity restored — young library patron replaces missing stuffed animal Gail Sherman

australia Wombats love squishmallows, too Jennifer Sandlin

holidays Shelter dogs pick out their favorite holiday stuffed animal Jennifer Sandlin

crime Spain: Cops free 100s of dogs from illegal puppy farm, 5 people arrested Xeni Jardin

I hate rodents Sic semper evello mortem rattus norvegicus Jason Weisberger

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fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

Food I ate roadkill raccoon. This is what it tasted like. Reanna Alder

surrealism Nerval's Lobster: Is walking a crustacean any more ridiculous than a dog? Mark Dery