Published 5y ago - Katherine Bergeron
OK, I’ll tell you what I remember: I started interning for Alex Jones’ InfoWars last fall. Don’t judge me—there aren’t a lot of options for media internships in Texas. I needed to get some experience in media but still be able to live... More »
Published 5y ago - Matt Kolbet
A Visit from H.G. Wells Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. As I rotted in my cold grave, wondering if I should go back to believing in God, I expected nothing like the sudden awakening of consciousness and time travel that I’ve experienced. I won’t ... More »
Published 5y ago - Lawrence Millman
A Victorian era preteen named Alice was sitting idly by a brook when she happened to notice a white rabbit standing next to her and fingering an iPhone. “Bloody hell!” exclaimed the Rabbit, his whiskers twitching anxiously. “I’m late for a very hot dat... More »
Published 5y ago - Marleen Barr
The White House asked the Navy to hide a destroyer named after Senator John McCain in order to avoid having the ship appear in photographs taken while President Trump was visiting Japan. . . . White House aides . . . confirmed the request was made but said tha... More »
Published 5y ago - Lisa Fox
“Color me impressed.” Roy Burke rubbed his beefy hands together as if summoning a genie from a lamp. “Your Patient Stratification Program has saved us millions.” Mara O’Leary stood in the vestibule of Skylands Hospital with the Chairman of the Board;... More »
Published 6y ago - Steve Salerno
(A Memoir) Quite out of the blue last month I discovered I’d been #MeToo’d by a woman who some years ago interned in an office where I served as a publishing executive. And I cannot tell a lie: Yes, I did indeed have a fling with Cara, soon after she left ... More »
Published 6y ago - Mallika Kiran Karra
A week before December 10, 2015, when the Salman Hit and Run case was about to be heard in the Mumbai High court, Anand, my best friend Jhanavi’s husband, called me frantically, asking me to come to the Gymkhana grounds in Hyderabad, as soon as possible. I c... More »
Published 6y ago - Donald N.S. Unger
Once upon a time there was a powerful Wizard King, named Usa, who lived in a grand castle, ruling a rich and fertile land. Centuries before, the land had belonged to the Naidni peoples and Usa’s forbearers had taken it from them in a series of bloody wars. U... More »
Published 6y ago - Marleen Barr
We would lose Roe because a president who boasted of sexual assault, elected against the wishes of the majority of female voters, was able to give a lifetime Supreme Court appointment to an ex-frat boy credibly accused of attempted rape. Kavanaugh, helped by a... More »
Published 6y ago - Sari Friedman
“Immerse!” I order. You have two Rita Immersions remaining,” replies my console. “I know.” “Your Netflix Immersion Service is at risk of interruption if you don’t make a payment today. If you’ve already paid to renew, this notification may be i... More »
Published 6y ago - Sarah Terez Rosenblum
“This is why I never learned to tap dance,” Merv told the woman with her finger up his ass. His former physical therapist had been movie star gorgeous, but this new one was pretty rough. “Tap dance?” She did each session with an unlit cigarette danglin... More »
Published 6y ago - Marleen Barr
Brian Alexander, who earned the Eagle [Scout] rank as a teenager . . . said he was also outraged after seeing clips of Mr. Trump’s speech [at the Boy Scout Jamboree]. . . . ‘Based on my experience with Scouting, the point is you’re supposed to grow up to... More »