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Timothy McSweeneyās Internet Tendency
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If Trump Wins, Iām Going to Have to Move to Canada to Be Closer to My Long-Distance Girlfriend, Lisa
Published: May 17, 2024 17:05
This upcoming election has consequences. In 2020, we saw then-President Donald J. Trump refuse to concede after losing reelection to Joe Biden, serving as an exclamation point on a term that was marred with turmoil, crises, and outright lies. As we headā¦
Excerpts from The Believer:: Take the W: Entry Points
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/take-the-w-entry-points
Published: May 17, 2024 14:28
- - - Our friends at The Believer are now publishing web exclusives. To celebrate, weāre sharing excerpts of their inaugural weekly column, in which Katie Heindl (author of the beloved Basketball Feelings) writes about the WNBA for both longtime fans andā¦
The Handmaidās Tale or Harrison Butkerās Commencement Speech?
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-handmaids-tale-or-harrison-butkers-commencement-speech
Published: May 17, 2024 12:00
āIn response to the controversy surrounding Harrison Butkerās commencement speech at Benedictine College, the NFL distanced itself from the ideas expressed in the speech, saying the league doesnāt share the beliefs the Kansas City Chiefs kicker voicedā¦
Hi, Architectural Digest, Welcome to My Home (That I Donāt Live In)
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-architectural-digest-welcome-to-my-home-that-i-dont-live-in
Published: May 16, 2024 17:00
Hello, Architectural Digest. I am an A-list celebrity who has agreed to show millions of people the inside of my homeāan intimate place that few eyes have ever seenā¦ except this isnāt my home, because I donāt actually live here. In this episode of Openā¦
An Open Letter to Whoever Keeps Making My Wife Laugh on Slack
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-open-letter-to-whoever-keeps-making-my-wife-laugh-on-slack
Published: May 16, 2024 11:55
Dear Whoever Keeps Making My Wife Laugh on Slack, Enough. Itās just enough already. Now, listen to me carefully because Iām only going to say this once: your making-my-wife-laugh days are over, buddy. Do you hear me? Over. That means no more memes, no moreā¦
Final Exam for the Class āWhat a Presidential Candidate Can and Cannot Survive, Apparentlyā Taught by Howard Dean
Published: May 15, 2024 17:20
Final Exam Poli Sci 401 Yale University, Jackson School of Global Affairs Professor Howard Dean Part I (50 points) ā multiple choice 1. Which of these public utterances would immediately end a candidateās presidential ambitions? A. āI want to be aā¦
āRuining Your Credit So No One Wants to Steal Your Identityā: An Excerpt from Evan Waiteās New Book Life Wants You Dead
Published: May 15, 2024 13:00
- - -In this era of economic turmoil, climate catastrophe, and cliques of cool teens just waiting to make fun of your shoes, we live in a heightened state of fear. Weāre afraid of the world and afraid of each otherābut not nearly as afraid as we should be!ā¦
I Am a Gen Z Employee Who Job Hops Every Two Hours
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-am-a-gen-z-employee-who-job-hops-every-two-hours
Published: May 15, 2024 12:00
Andā¦ send. Sorry, Iām just wrapping up my application for a six-figure Data Analyst position at a fancy tech startup. Please continue with your interview questions. What makes me the ideal candidate for the open content director position at your fancy techā¦
Things I Would Never Know If I Didnāt Have a Seven-Year-Old
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/things-i-would-never-know-if-i-didnt-have-a-seven-year-old
Published: May 14, 2024 17:00
Whether thereās something in my teeth. Whether my breath smells like fish after eating fish, or whether it smells like fish anyway. Whether I look older now than I do in any given picture. Whether my stomach is sticking out. Whether Iām yelling. Whetherā¦
Iām the Word āUtilizeā and Iām Loving Every Moment of Your Overblown Rhetoric
Published: May 14, 2024 12:00
Hi there, just stopping by to thank you for your loyalty. Itās flattering, really, how you find a way to wedge me into every email, team meeting, and LinkedIn post. Look, you and I both know why Iām summoned so frequently. I am to vocabulary what a vintageā¦
A Regular Day in California, as Envisioned by Right-Wing Republicans
Published: May 13, 2024 17:00
āNearly half of Republicans believe California ānot really American.ā ā ā LA Times - - -After being jolted awake by yet another earthquake, I take a deep breath and compose myself. Ahhhā¦ the sweet smell of smog. I rise, brew up a pot of fair trade coffee,ā¦
Sorry Not Sorry: Why Did Two Grandmasters Apologize to Each Other?
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/why-did-two-grandmasters-apologize-to-each-other
Published: May 13, 2024 13:00
A 2023 Column Contest grand-prize winner, Laurence Pevsnerās Sorry Not Sorry investigates why weāre sick of everyone apologizing all the timeāand how the collapse of the public apology leaves little room for forgiveness and grace in our politics andā¦
The United States Forest Service Answers Questions About Its New Policy to āKill All Ticks and Consign Them to an Eternity in the Flaming Valleys of Hellā
Published: May 13, 2024 12:00
What is the Forest Serviceās new policy regarding the tick problem? We locate the hellbeasts wherever they have made the mistake of existing and send them to the flaming valleys of the Underworld from whence they crawled out during phase one of Theā¦