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Humor

Alan Greenspan and O.J. Simpson On Writing

September 24, 2007

Andy Borowitz interviewed O. J. Simpson and Alan Greenspan on the craft of writing in a Shouts & Murmurs piece at The New Yorker online. Every now and then, we ask authors whose work we admire to come to our offices to discuss their work and the craft of writing. Last week, we invited two [...]

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The Hunter-Gatherer, Parking Division

February 25, 2007

Andy Raskin’s Modern Romance piece in Sunday’s New York Times is great for those guys whose fathers took time to teach them the ancient rituals of urban survival: The Hunter-Gatherer, Parking Division – New York Times

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South Park and Libertarian Philosophy

December 8, 2006

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program. –Bob Wells Two great South Park articles spotted by John Albrecht and Arts & Letters Daily. South Park takes particular delight in skewering the Hollywood stars who exploit their celebrity to conduct liberal or leftwing campaigns against the workings of the free market (Barbra [...]

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If By Whiskey – On Campaign Speeches

November 8, 2006

If alcohol is a crutch, then Jack Daniel’s is the wheelchair. Eight glasses and you forget the English language. You just have one massive vowel movement. –Robin Williams Before the bloom of the campaign is off the rose of the election, it’s worth recalling the finest example of political oratory from any century. Although Prohibition [...]

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George Saunders Gets Nostalgic

April 8, 2006

Fans of George Saunders (CivilWarLand In Bad Decline) won’t want to miss his latest New Yorker piece: Nostalgia, in the April 10th issue. The other day I was watching TV and it occurred to me that I’ve become a prude. The show in question was innocuous enough, nothing shocking–just an episode of “Hottie Leaders,” featuring [...]

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