“Within an hour of being allowed in the same room, they mated. The match was no accident. It was years in the making—the result of a complex algorithm for pairing gorillas that may be more reliable than dating Web sites for humans.” There’s a Matchmaking Site for Gorillas, Too.

+ McSweeney’s: In order to keep our editorial page completely balanced, we are hiring more dipshits.

+ What Color Is a Tennis Ball? (An investigation into a surprisingly divisive question.)

+ Tomorrow is Feel Good Friday, so hit me with some uplifting stories from your neck of the woods.