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CPAC Cocaine Bore Writer: Paul Lander Artist: Dan McConnell Paul Lander is a TV comedy writer, award-winning columnist and producer. His humor pieces have appeared in MAD, American Bystander, Weekly Humorist, McSweeneys, National Lampoon, Robot Butt, Little ... More »
Silent Night, Holy Night Sona Lea Dombourian I have changed my foreign ways and am reborn. Imbued with the Spirit, I will go West and expand my dominion over all creatures, puny despite their efforts, sub-intelligent because of their origins. But a thorn persi... More »
By Martin H. Levinson The elephant in the room saw a fly on the wall and, curious as a cat, made a beeline to get a look at the insect who, by the time the elephant got to where he first saw the wee creature, had flown the coop. Taking the bull by the horns, t... More »
What It’s Like Being a Woman in a P.G. Wodehouse Novel by David Galef Your name may be Mary or Sue or Muriel, in which case the course of true love may proceed with only a hiccough or two. If it’s Honoria or Gladys, you’re a frightful specimen who probab... More »
Edward Giron The voices in the room returned at the same hour. I knew to expect them, to invite them, to welcome them. When they ceased, followed by a steady rhythmic coda, I would be led away. Again. This particular night was only slightly different. L... More »
Trump Proposes Immigration Overhaul Based on 1970s Hollywood Film by Chris Iovenko During a recent interview on the right-leaning podcast Final Solutions, ex-President and 2024 hopeful Donald Trump proposed a federal overhaul of the immigration system based on... More »
by MICHAEL J. MANGANO Since U.S. pharmaceutical companies have recently been plagued by rising R&D, advertising and administrative costs, as well as shrinking profits from sales to foreign markets, – not to mention the President’s recent declaration to... More »