The Fourth of July is about appreciating the healing power of jingoism. The term gets thrown around, but few Americans understand jingoism’s cultural importance. In their defense, this is because […]
Tag: satire
Drinks 7: Chaser
(Blind Monkey and Mute Monkey are switching series this month. Happy April Fools Day, or something like it.) Kent stands alone behind the bar, humming an up-tempo showtune. He writes […]
I Never Knew Upworthy Caused Syphilis Until I Saw This Video
A simple rule of thumb: no social problem can be solved by reliketweettumbling anything. At all. Not even a little. However, you can make clever men famous and amoral men […]
Mute Monkey Mission Statement 2014: We’re All Fucking Fucked And It’s (Almost) Too Late To Run
Here’s the good news: Human beings are basically good. Here’s the bad news: Human beings are (almost) irrevocably fucked. Because from where I’m standing, we’ve got too many really big […]
Blind Monkey Mission Statement 2014: Well-Maladjusted
Hello, America. At least, I assume you’re American. My semi-reliable traffic robot says that the vast majority of my readers are fellow worshippers of corn syrup and random drone strikes. […]
Ideating Buzzwords for Your Personal Brand Until I Reposition You Off a Cliff
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, […]
Drinks 5: November First
The cold light of day hits the apartment of TERRY KEANE, who lies face down in a bowl of ice at the kitchen table, barely conscious and making a noise […]
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: 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.