matt and mallory Archive

Nature Is Terrifying

Gardens are terrifying. "Oh, that's just my box of dirt that pushes food at me very slowly." ...Read More

Dirtbag Hamlet

DIRTBAG SHAKESPEARE imagines modern remakes of Shakespearean plays with a teenage dirtbag cast. The rest is pretty self-explanatory. A GHOST appears. GHOST: have you ever listened to Sublime HAMLET: [makes j/o motion] ...Read More

What Reverse Racism Should Really Mean

Matt and Mallory have worked together before. Most recently: Gender Studies Students Explain Lesbianism. ...Read More

Some Gender Studies 101 Students Explain Lesbians

Recently, an anonymous Friend of the Toast who works at a university for humans somewhere on the North American continent informed us that at the end of every gender studies course, she asks her students to (among other things) define lesbians and modern lesbian identity, in light of the already-completed course reading. These ...Read More

Men Apologizing To Me

Of all the pitches and submissions we receive at The Toast every week, I'd guess that about eighty-five percent or so are from women. Of those, I'd guess about half are from first-time writers. Of those, I'd guess about half begin with an apology for not pitching properly or having a half-formed ...Read More

More Accurate Neighborhood Watch Signs

A comic about the signs of the Neighborhood Watch from Daniel Mallory Ortberg and Matt Lubchansky. ...Read More

Everything Is Better With Goths

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Tips For Improving Street Harassment

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