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Trump’s Fake Assassination Jeffrey Meyers Persuasive evidence suggests that Donald Trump deliberately faked his attempted assassination on July 13 to get excellent publicity, create a heroic image and fortify his presidential campaign. Several important as... More »
Nut Jobs and Other Head Cases by Fred Russell Nowadays when people seem to be talking to themselves in the street, it usually turns out that they’re talking into their mobile phones, so it isn’t easy anymore to tell the crazies from the normals. Yo... More »
By Stuart Green Today is Day 969 of my being Covid-free. Well, actually, it’s been a lot longer than that, as I turned 52 last week, but at least that’s how long it’s been since Covid was a thing that people got sick with. As of yesterday morning, Freddy... More »
Italian luxury fashion house Gucci recently introduced an ultraexpensive umbrella that, oddly enough, isn’t waterproof. According to the company, it is meant as a fashion statement…a collector’s item. Strange as it seems, on the designer’s website ... More »
…for women who flaunt their décolletage long after their décollet has aged. …for guys who continue to dress like Tony Manero despite the fact that Saturday Night’s Fever subsided decades ago. …for late-night TV sitcom reruns that we’ve seen so many... More »
By Martin H. Levinson Internet Fasting Day I know what you’re thinking: we’re all too hooked on the internet and social media to last 24 hours without them. The American people would never agree to stay off Google, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and email f... More »
By Martin H. Levinson Today’s business lesson from the Bible is about the role of influencers in getting people to do one’s bidding. The Good Book is filled with examples of such individuals—and animals. Exhibit A: the serpent in the Garden of Eden who t... More »
By Martin H. Levinson If two heads are better than one, then four heads would be better than two, eight better than four, and so on with regard to getting lots of heads together to come up with smart solutions. It is wondrous to behold the wisdom that can eman... More »
Warning: Sarcastic Spoiler Alerts! The Sun Also Rises An impotent American, a slutty Englishwoman, and their questionable expatriate friends drink and fuck their way around Europe. (For a generation referred to as “lost,” they don’t seem to have much t... More »
By Martin H. Levinson Everyone likes Happy Hour with its cheap drinks, free appetizers, and the opportunity it provides to socialize with friends and associates. But the label is kind of boring and does not consider specific motivations that might draw people ... More »
Time to parent up. Nobody told you to have kids. Hey, I bet people even discouraged you, but you did it despite the warnings. You must not have listened when friends told you what crappy parents you’d make; you did the fertility treatments anyway and low... More »