11,002 Things to be Miserable About

(Abrams Image) This inventory of misery begins with “Death,” “Life,” “Hitler,” “Erectile dysfunction,” and includes imitation crabmeat and student loans. This humorous book lists the things, large and small, that can ruin one’s day. The authors of the book manage a Web site (www.thingstobemiserableabout.com) that blogs one miserable fact a day. Nick Romeo is a fiction writer and Lia Romeo is a comic playwright.

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The October 2025 cover of PAW, featuring an illustration of a woman dressed like Superman, but the S on her chest is a dollar sign.
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.