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In light of multiple strangers repeatedly telling me, “keep your legs closed,” I’d like to avoid further embarrassment by explaining that I can, in... → Read More
It feels weird and cold where my mask used to be. Is this normal? It’s normal to feel uncomfortable without a mask in public after wearing one for ... → Read More
1. Gather your guns and place them in the government-approved rainbow trash bag. The bag should have arrived in your mailbox attached to your mail-... → Read More
Read the FAQ, Iowa. → Read More
People say that if we get rid of guns, mass shootings will decrease. But guns aren’t the problem. People are the problem. As a society, we must com... → Read More
New research shows that one in three Americans are “enemies of the people.” → Read More
There’s nothing like a home-style dish to keep you from thinking about World War III. → Read More
Through November 9, we’re auctioning off a number of props and costumes from Boots Riley’s 2018 hit film “Sorry to Bother You,” the screenplay of which was originally published in 2014 as part of McSweeney’s 48. → Read More
I love this time of year. The leaves start to change, the air takes on a chill, and I erect scarecrows in my front yard, each representing one of m... → Read More
If your primary concern as a citizen is the enforcing of laws, whatever they may be, then Pontius Pilate, former Roman governor of Judea, is your p... → Read More
Cupid can in fact be thwarted. → Read More
As the Easterly sun rises I roam the Iowan highways alone, much the way the native Ho-Chunk traversed these plains centuries ago, guided by their s... → Read More
Scary facts only special people know. → Read More
Having a fucking bake sale Building a fucking shed in your own backyard Pumping fucking gas Getting a fucking vasectomy Owning a fucking car Drivin... → Read More
1. Find them. Where are they? Nobody knows for sure. Seems like one might have been enrolled in a facility of some kind and another was left with a... → Read More
1. Unplug your microwave, turning it so that the side with the retrofitted coaxial port now faces you. 2. Carefully insert your coaxial cord into the port. 3. Now connect the other end of the cord to your vertical deionized tanning bed, making sure all UV bulbs have been removed and replaced with coated plasma conductors. 4. You should hear a hum as the two machines recognize each other and… → Read More
Who would take over if President Trump left office? → Read More
Tell the world you’re ready for summer with this floral embroidered blouse and also that you don’t deserve to have fabric on your shoulders because of that thing you did that time, which everyone… → Read More
These days, keeping your sweater puppies appropriately supported can run between $50-100 a boob. In this cruel world full of gravity and trampoline... → Read More
If you’re as big a fan of Girls as I was, then you probably realized early on that the show is a thinly veiled metaphor for hard and soft-shell marine life. Although there are still those who… → Read More