Essays A Series of Open Letters to Kellyanne Conway from Summer Camp by Ellis Weiner 31 October SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dear Kellyanne Conway, How are you? I am fine. This morning we beat Bunk 9 in softball. I played second base. I made a couple..
Essays Letter To A Young Poet by Andrew Nicholls 18 August SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest after Rainer Maria Rilke Dear Sir, First of all, your poetry would greatly benefit from being better. It would be to its advantage to be..
Essays Trump’s Speech to Girl Scouts 6-28-17 by Ellis Weiner 4 August SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Lost in the endless tumult of national and international news was notice of the celebration, last June 28 through July 2, of the Girl Scout..
Essays Send in the Marine by Ellis Weiner 1 August SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest From within the tumult and chaos of a dysfunctional White House, a call goes forth—a plea for order, a demand for stability, a request for..
Essays My Mission Statement by Andrew Nicholls 14 July SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest I plan to double my income by 35, halve my cholesterol by 40, and triple my income by slipping my photograph into the wallets of..
Essays Basic Knowledge by Meldon Sandrow 2 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest One of the most pressing questions people today ask is, why? 1.1. Another just as often one is, how? These are good, separate points. Never..
Essays I’m a Storyteller by Ellis Weiner 16 May SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest I’m a storyteller. I tell stories. What are stories? We think we know. Stories are what we say to each other when something happens and..
Essays The People People Say Say Things by Andy Guerdat 12 May SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Throughout his political career, Donald Trump has used phrases like “People say…” and “Many people are saying…” when referring to his most controversial assertions. Many..
Essays Donald Trump’s 2016 Tax Return by Steve Radlauer and Ellis Weiner 18 April SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest We, the people, and us, the persons, demanded it. So here, on Tax Day itself, it is. It’s part of a larger trove of receipts,..
Essays An American Patriot’s Apology to Those Not Pre-Selected to Board the “Fuck You Alec Baldwin” Deep Space Colonizer by Matt Bower 14 April SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Stop whining. You can’t be in too dire straits if you’re reading this. I mean, you’re alive, right? Right? I bet your latest monthly heating..