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“The Diary of Darrin Stevens,” by Jay Morris

Jan 20th, 2010 | By

Dear Uncle Jay: My friend Irwin says that the TV series Bewitched was not a fiction-based situation comedy capitalizing on that era’s “magical” trend, but a documentary series detailing the tortured true-life existence of a man trapped in marriage to a sorceress. Irwin has “episodes,” if you know what I mean, but he seems sincere

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Archive Update

Jan 15th, 2010 | By

Archived issues for Volumes I, II, and III can now be read in their entirety. Each issue has been added to the site as a downloadable .pdf file. You can view each issue by clicking the “Archives” category on the right. Enjoy!



The Impending Ingestion of Mr. Snugglesbee

Jan 15th, 2010 | By

There is nothing on Heaven or Earth that Winslow won’t eat. I kind of imagine a hamster tasting like what a hamster cage smells like: newsprint, wood shavings, dried fruit, and stale feces. If that’s not a feast, I don’t know what is.



“What Have You Become?: The Do It Yourself Quiz that Maybe if Your Hippie Parents Had Taken (Seriously) You Wouldn’t Have To,” by Amy York Rubin

Jan 13th, 2010 | By

The only thing that used to make you angrier than that jerk who sautéed her chicken in the vegan wok were when pronouns straddled a slash with the “he” unapologetically maintaining the primary position throughout an entire essay. But then you failed to internalize Cornell West. Cornell West started showing up on Bill Maher. And

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How to Get More Vacation Time (Fired)

Jan 11th, 2010 | By

While working for my corporate overlords, it hasn’t escaped my attention that a huge complaint from co-workers seems to be the lack of available time off. After pondering this for about a few seconds, I started thinking, which I generally reserve for special holidays like Kwanzaa, but I digress. Therefore, I’ve used all of my

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