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For the first time since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest will not take place, thanks to covid-19. Originally…
Oct 18 2019
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The film Greener Grass starts with one suburban housewife giving her baby to another out of politeness, and it only…
Aug 5 2019
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Earlier this summer, Christian “humor” site The Babylon Bee (think of it as The Onion, if the blog catered to the…
Mar 29 2019
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus handily rejected the argument that political correctness is holding back comedians from doing…
Feb 22 2019
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Oct 31 2018
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Christmas decorations are going up tomorrow and that means—oh yes—time for the trailers that will become the movies…
May 17 2018
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While I am frustrated by the divisions in present-day American society, and the terrible erosion of democratic norms…
Apr 27 2017
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A new short from The Simpsons spoofs the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency and also makes me wonder if…
Mar 17 2017
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The White House sends out a daily newsletter—aptly called the “Daily 1600"—meant to serve as a kind of “The Skimm,”…
Jun 17 2016
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On Friday, StarWipe announced that it would officially be shutting down operations after less than a year of…
Apr 15 2016
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A judge dismissed a suit this week from Nebraska inmate Stephen Cavanaugh, who sought religious accommodations from…
Mar 15 2016
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Are you mourning the loss of Marco Rubio, America’s favorite and first android presidential hopeful in the GOP…
Mar 1 2016
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In honor of Ted Cruz’s unexpected victory in Oklahoma and his very expected win in Texas, here are the following…
Nov 10 2015
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Republican presidential candidates love love love referencing their wives, their “proudest accomplishments,” and…
Apr 21 2015
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What happens when Reddit encounters something that satirizes that hallmark of the lady Internet, a personal essay…
Jan 7 2015
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Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien spoke out in defense of parody and free speech, following a horrifying terrorist attack…
Aug 18 2014
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If you're tired of having to explain over and over to clueless relatives things like "no, President Obama didn't…
Jul 14 2014
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At the end of last year, Robin Thicke took a lot of heat for both the lyrics of his song, "Blurred Lines," and the…
Dec 29 2013
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YouTube is stuffed to the gills with makeup tutorials, but they're all sort of the same, aren't they? Usually,…
Dec 20 2013
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Anyone who's ever lived under the same roof with a teenaged boy is familiar with some of the more...awkward facets…