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life
- Publication in McSweeneys
description: if you aren't outraged you haven't read it yet
File Under: life
January 26, 2012
- New Writers! Shake the Multiple Personality Disorder
description: Learn how to write from one POV first.
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November 15, 2011
- Live Storytelling at Anecdotal Evidence
description: More Washington-state live hooey
File Under: life, events
October 27, 2011
- Leaked Obama Job Plan calls to "Burn Down the Country and Collect the Insurance Money."
description: It works for Detroit
File Under: life, business, politics
September 8, 2011
- To Prepare for Hurricane Irene, America's Mayors Urge Residents of Northeast Cities to 'Start Looting Now'
description: Hurricane Preparation for the Modern Age
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August 25, 2011
- Love Advice from a Star Wars Nerd
description: it's not the Force that needs to be with you
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April 28, 2011
- The Nervous Breakdown: Portland Vs Portlandia
description: Too many writers writing about the IFCs new show
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February 11, 2011
- G is for Gangsta: Free Download
description: try before you buy
File Under: life, business
January 13, 2011
- The Nervous Breakdown: My Own Personal Tax Haven
description: I wasn't sure I wanted to trust the Panamanians but I wanted to show Panama that I'm not some punk college kid anymore. I was clearly a criminal mastermind.
File Under: life, business, politics
November 22, 2010
- McSweeney's Article: My Addiction Memoir
description: a book proposal about an addiction I don't have.
File Under: press, life
November 12, 2010
- Republicans Guarantee Tax-free Marijuana
description: Smell the sweet leaf of tax-free freedom
File Under: life, business, politics
November 3, 2010
- Announcing October's Hottest Comedy Album: G is for Gangsta
description: Coming to internets soon!
File Under: updates, life, media
October 5, 2010
- Writing Advice from the First Grade
description: Memorize this!
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September 17, 2010
- How to Pick a New Favorite Team When You Know Nothing About Football
description: first remove teams who won anything
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September 13, 2010
- A Comedy Class Where You Won't Learn to be Funny
description: I promise, not funny at all.
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August 5, 2010
- Novelist Signs a Deal with Nike
description: 300 pages in 30 minutes
File Under: life, business, tech, media
July 10, 2010
- How Americans Should Choose a World Cup Soccer Team
description: a handy unbiased guide (Allez Les Bleus)
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June 14, 2010
- World's Stoners Devastated To Learn Alice in Wonderland is About Math
description: This can only be seen as retribution for being uncool.
File Under: life, tech
March 15, 2010
- Fax Machine You're My Worst Girlfriend Ever
description: Sorry Fax Machine. My Blackberry's a cyberbully
File Under: life, business
March 10, 2010
- Moderately Amusing Website Wishes Itself a Happy Fiver!
description: All Day Coffee is now in Kindergarten
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November 11, 2009
- Alternative Names for the Public Option
description: I hope they pick the cool-aid man
File Under: life, politics
September 14, 2009
- FAQ About Woodstock (from someone who was not yet born)
description: I remember it like I was there, man.
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August 10, 2009
- Unheard of, Heretofore Useless Economic Indicator Nudges Forward, Possibly Signaling Change
description: Nobody knows for sure without further study
File Under: life, business
August 3, 2009
- Anecdotal Health Care
description: Your New Solution in Anecdote-based Care
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July 27, 2009
- From Pandemonium to Powell's - Montana to Oregon
description: a stop at Missoula, aka chilltown USA
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June 3, 2009
- From Pandemonium to Powell's - Minneapolis and Fargo
description: Is that your Accomplice in the Wood Chipper?
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May 22, 2009
- From Pandemonium to Powell's - Lansing And Chicago
description: The Tour D'Store
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May 21, 2009
- From Pandemonium to Powell's - Buffalo and Ann Arbor
description: A tour of the great lakes cities
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May 19, 2009
- From Pandemonium to Powell's - Pandemonium Books
description: hanging out with the Magic and the Daemons
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May 17, 2009
- From Pandemonium to Powell's - Great American Tour d'Store
description: 8 States, 8 Stores, 3300 miles
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May 14, 2009
- City Smackdown: Boston Vs Portland
description: Which city can be the victor?
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May 11, 2009
- How to Record An Effective Podcast
description: First thing: make sure you have a sexy, sexy voice
File Under: life, media
March 30, 2009
- 7 Practical Ways To Cheat Death At the Hands of your Enemies
description: Things we picked up from watching 24
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March 12, 2009
- Captain Freedom - Live in Cambridge
description: G. Xavier Robillard reads from Captain Freedom, "Forced Out."
File Under: life, media
March 3, 2009
- Ask the Superhero: Unicorn Or Narwhal
description: The serious biologist asks who would win in a fight
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March 2, 2009
- The Seven Levels of Nerdgasm
description: A Fanyboy Awaits the Watchmen Movie
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February 17, 2009
- Captain Freedom: the Novel, Excerpts and Spin-offs
description: oh yeah there's a blog too!
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February 11, 2009
- G. Xavier Robillard Wins 4th Annual HumorFeed Competition
description: Oddly, Coffee-related site wins prize with story about... coffee!
File Under: life, press
January 15, 2009
- Ghostwriter Responds to Superhero's Allegations
description: Admits he may have made up some things.
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January 12, 2009
- Everything You Need To Know about Professional Athletes and Guns
description: a brief FAQ so you can better understand the relationship between weapons and professional athletes.
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December 9, 2008
- Obama's Diplomatic Skills Threatened by Very Ugly Dog
description: Malia's allergies will be fine, because the Peruvian hairless is ugly enough to clear the room.
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November 17, 2008
- Canada Completely Unprepared for Arrival of Angry Democrats
description: There are Coast Guard ships but not nearly enough to stop the Freedom Yachts that are ready to embark from Seattle
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November 4, 2008
- Batman Movie Sparks Real Crime Spree
description: We recommend if you're planning to see Batman multiple times, you should make sure a trusted neighbor is picking up your mail
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July 29, 2008
- Electrical Storms Disrupt Blogging
description: Blogger Determined to Understand Mystical Connection Between Electricity, Internet
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June 30, 2008
- Understanding Today's Pirates
description: Do all modern pirates dress like Keith Richards?
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May 5, 2008
- Sex Toy Industry Pays for Billions Spent on Unwed Mothers
description: New welfare programs include free day care and Cadillac trade-ins
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April 18, 2008
- City Smackdown: Portland Versus Boston Rematch
description: Which one is better? It all comes down to whether you prefer volcanoes or redheads.
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April 15, 2008
- Vatican Discovers New Ways to Send You To Hell
description: New sins listed by Holy See include pollution, drug abuse, and tailgating
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March 11, 2008
- All Day Coffee takes on the Plastic Bag Menace
description: Telling You everything you need to know about plastic bags
File Under: life, media
March 2, 2008
- Understanding Food Labels You Might Encounter At Whole Foods
description: As in a human co-op, any new members deemed unsatisfactory or weak are pecked to death.
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November 8, 2007
- Utter Wonder Humor Reading Series
description: I'll be reading some pages of the funnies in Cambridge, MA
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October 29, 2007
- Using Blackwater Contractors to Remodel my House was a Poor Idea
description: Instead of nail guns, they like to use gun guns, which is really rough on the sheet rock.
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October 15, 2007
- Parents Relieved That Newborn Isn't Illegal Alien
description: The small infant looked American, but it would be hard to tell without extensive DNA testing.
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September 17, 2007
- Dieting Book Proposal
description: This Ain't Southbeach, Sweet Cheeks
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September 11, 2007
- California Promises a Car Seat for All Ages
description: Childhood no longer ends with college graduation
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September 4, 2007
- Peanut Doping Scandal Rocks Little League Championship
description: Turns out, boogers had no effects on pitching ability
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August 28, 2007
- Field Guide To Toddler Calls
description: A quick trip to the emergency room should clarify the nature of the problem
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August 13, 2007
- Rolling Stone Profiles A Suburban Dad
description: To cope with wild nights, full of screaming and vomiting at all hours he developed a serious substance abuse problem with what he calls the Suburban speedball
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August 7, 2007
- Help Wanted: Personal Assistant
description: You're detail-oriented, like remembering what mile maker of which freeway did I crash the car into the guardrail and abandon
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July 30, 2007
- Live Earth Raises Awareness, Ticket Prices
description: Global Warming Sells Unbelievable Amount of Merch
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July 9, 2007
- Drugs Stage Intervention for Pete Doherty
description: The drugs are concerned with the direction Doherty's life has been taking
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May 14, 2007
- How Aging Rockers Stay Alive
description: It's not just snorting their ancestors
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May 1, 2007
- City Smackdown: Boston Vs. Portland
description: Hot Postal Workers or Sarcasm? You be the judge
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April 2, 2007
- Five Deadly Household Items (that will kill you sooner or later)
description: You'd be better off drinking gasoline from a lead canteen.
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March 11, 2007
- Five Instruments Not Invited Back to Rock and Roll
description: It's perfect for polka, but is it right for rock?
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January 29, 2007
- Lindsay Lohan's Doctor Removes Appendix, Stomach
description: Lohan looks forward to a future in which she doesn't have to worry about drinking on an empty stomach.
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January 8, 2007
- Top Five Wars of 2006
description: There were both arthouse surprises and old standbys in the past year's bloody conflicts
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December 29, 2006
- Axis of Evil to Divorce
description: Breaking up is hard to do.
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December 22, 2006
- Taco Bell – E. coli Healthiest Item on Menu
description: The most likely cause of illness after eating Taco Bell is having eaten at Taco Bell
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December 11, 2006
- Colombia Celebrates 42 Years of Civil War
description: An interview with the Rolling Stones of continuous conflict
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November 20, 2006
- Rules For Preschool
description: The Dusseldorf School Focuses On Creational Play
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November 14, 2006
- Five Best Ways to Vote
description: I can't figure out how to win this stupid touchscreen voting game.
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November 6, 2006
- Five Worst Superpowers
description: Too bad shield-throwing isn't an Olympic sport
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October 3, 2006
- Saddam: a fan letter to Mel Gibson
description: seriously drop the beard.
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August 13, 2006
- Ask The Superhero
description: Captain Freedom Answers Lifes Puzzling Questions
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July 31, 2006
- How To Protect Your Country Club During Hurricane Season
description: A FEMA Guide
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July 24, 2006
- World Cup Soccer Rules
description: An explanation of the beautiful game
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July 2, 2006
- We Would Like To Preboard...
description: ...anyone who needs extra time adjusting to the unsettling 1970's decor
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May 12, 2006
- Paul McCartney Accidentally Clubbed by Seal Hunter
description: Seals releaved that British pop stars are considered viable food source.
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April 24, 2006
- Climbing Team Summits K2 Without Sponsorship
description: An unusual accomplishment to achieve the world's second tallest mountain
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March 7, 2006
- Limbo Lost: End of a Spiritual Era
description: Homeless souls look for new lodging
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January 3, 2006
- The O'Reilly France Boycott: Three Years Later
description: Talk Show Personality Cripples French Economy
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December 11, 2005
- Christian Group Boycotts Narnia
description: Religious Leader Has A Real Problem With Felines
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December 8, 2005
- Litter And It Will Hurt
description: Instructions for Holiday Driving
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November 21, 2005
- Themes for Fiction Welcomed by the New Yorker
description:
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October 26, 2005
- The Path Of Most Resistance
description: Fitness that scares you
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September 27, 2005
- Summertime, Red and Blue Style
description: End of Summer parties on both sides of the aisle
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September 20, 2005
- Zombie Handbook
description: A sample from the award winning zombie lifestyle series
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June 20, 2005
- Gay Marriage Solution
description: The less you know the better
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April 18, 2005
- Creation Myth Comparison
description: Shop for your favorite theory
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April 12, 2005
- Save Our Irony
description: A drive to save this precious resource
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December 20, 2004
- An Interview with a Legal Pot Farmer
description: What I learned in Colorado
File Under: life, business, politics
April 21, 2004
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