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Disney’s “The Gnostic Gospels” Manages to Offend Everyone Review by Dan Geddes Cast Jesus – Joaquin Phoenix Mary Magdalene – Jennifer Lopez Peter – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Judas – Brad Pitt John – Chris Rock Pontius Pilate – Adam Dr... More »
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 Old Lady Blog, Humor Times, Humor Outcasts, Politipod, and mor... More »
The Persian Version by Jeffrey Meyers In June 1971 my wife and I drove across Turkey in a Volkswagen bug without seat belts or air conditioning and reached Iran during the fading years of the Shah, who would flee the country in 1979. Fifty years ago Iran, cl... More »
Old Normal: You suck, New Normal. Hotter temperatures, COVID, Taylor Swift… New Normal: Whoa, wait minute! What’s wrong with Taylor Swift? Old Normal: C’mon, you want to compare her singing to Streisand’s? New Normal: Get with it, Old Norma... More »
Out with the Old By Martin H. Levinson Biden and Trump between them are over 150 years old and clearly in need of retirement. America could use a fresh young face in the Oval Office. Here are four reasons why. 1. Inexperience Young people, because they have li... More »
Joe Biden Is a Liar (We Didn’t Start the Fire) By Mollie Fermaglich He may be 80 years old, he may shake hands with the air. So what if he asked a paraplegic to stand up, who cares if he thinks Vermont is New Hampshire, Iowa for Ohio, and who thinks the Unit... More »
Matt and Don aiming high Tom Deisboeck is a published cartoonist and children’s book illustrator. He is largely self-taught yet propelled by great mentors like Charles Zembillas (The Animation Academy in Burbank, CA) and John Byrne (The London Art College, U... More »