The Wastrel, Bradley Prouse, has always had a suspicion that ostriches were horrible creatures. McSweeney's has proven it for him, and he's ever-grateful.

Social movements are the hardest thing for the humanist to understand; why, how and what motivates huge numbers of people to do, think, and act collectively? These questions fascinate and frustrate us. In an attempt to help us understand the how and why of the Arab Spring, Western media has done what it often does and has simplified the complexities of the event; the challenge, then, should be to confront the simplicity of received narratives and push harder at what we are told about the Arab Spring, and how it has been presented.

This story is both captivating and encouraging. I am absolutely fascinated by the fact that there are tribes of people in the Amazon that have been untouched by the technological baggage of the 21st century, and I’m happy to hear that the Brazilian government is working to preserve the land on which the tribes live and hunt and to ensure that they maintain their traditional way of life.

At the age of 15, Rick, who had always been an avid sports fan, decided he wanted to participate in a five-mile run in support of a lacrosse player who had been paralyzed in an accident. Dick, who was not a runner at the time, agreed to push his son for the five miles in his wheelchair.