Some people have a bone to pick with the diffusion of social networking terms into daily language. It’s the old “Facebook is not a verb” line. That’s a reasonable reaction, […]
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Satire on a fifth-grade level.
Ire Month
December. When the country joins hands for a ritual love-in that is promptly forgotten in January. Television is at its most saccharine, news stories are at their most irrelevant, and […]
Abandon Ship
Besides the legion of manchildren that have rallied behind Lauren Faust under a banner of mass-persecution complex disguised as self-assuredness, nothing about the human experience is more vexing, in my […]
Five Asinine Buzzfeed Non-Articles
Do you know an idiot? Are you on a social network? Then you’re aware of Buzzfeed, the current first seed in the link bait Olympics. Buzzfeed combines the worst traits […]
Lookee, Politics!
I’m supposed to do something funny with this. After all, this site is about ten percent politics (twenty in an election year, five during San Diego Comic-Con). As head writer, […]
SUMMER 2013′S BEST NEWS TRAIN WRECK: DEAF MONKEY’S PICK
We’ve each selected our favorite media shitstorm of the summer. There were far too many qualified candidates. -BM This isn’t an article in defense of Miley Cyrus. She’s been a […]
Summer 2013’s Best News Train Wreck: Mute Monkey’s Pick
We’ve each selected our favorite media shitstorm of the summer. There were far too many qualified candidates. -BM I have a lot to learn about people. I accept that as […]
Summer 2013′s Best News Train Wreck: Blind Monkey’s Pick
We’ve each selected our favorite media shitstorm of the summer. There were far too many qualified candidates. -BM Anthony Weiner is my new hero.
The Potential Genius of New 52 Lobo
Lobo’s new design has been making the rounds online, sparking controversy among people with too much time on their hands. I’m far from exempt from that category, but for once […]
Russia Cracks Down on the Left Handed
In a high-profile press conference, President Putin deflected critics of Russian legislation targeting left-handed citizens. “I will not bend to co-conspirators of the left handed in the guise of journalists,” […]