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Thursdays Are from Mars: One Dad's Joy-Inducing Gift to His Daughter
Men! What are they thinking? We can't always answer that, but we'll be posting our favorite glimpses into their world in this space every Thursday.

Photo: imgur
Photo: imgur
* When Brenna Martin's dad gave her a copy of Oh, The Places You'll Go! for her high school graduation, she thought it was cheesy.  She had no idea she was opening a gift that was 13 years in the making until she looked at the first page. (imgur)

* RIP Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise on the planet. (National Geographic)

* Withnail and I, a British comedy the Atlantic calls "The Annie Hall of heterosexual male bonding and separation," turns 25 this year. (The Atlantic)

* "It was a good feeling to see a problem—not just in my own life but in my community—and know that I was fixing it, that I'd gone in there and gotten my hands dirty."—Anthony Mackie on opening a bar in his neighborhood. (O Magazine)
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