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Category Archives: Satire
Taffy Brodesser-Akner Is in Trouble
Taffy Brodesser-Akner is shouting at her son to do his laundry. He has not done his laundry. He leaves for camp tomorrow and the camp, which costs more than some adults earn in a season, has a packing list, and … Continue reading
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Tacit Knowing and Jewish Space Lasers: Rereading the Polanyi–Greene Correspondence
I was reading about the relationship between the late philosophers Michael Polanyi and Marjorie Grene and wondered what sparks might have ignited if Polanyi’s interlocutor was perhaps Marjorie Taylor Greene. Author: [Redacted for peer review] Abstract This article re-examines the … Continue reading
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I Passed My Youtube Ethics Review! (Satire)
YouTube Ethics Review Outcome and Contract for Luke Ford aka Fordy Date: July 20, 2025 Reviewing Board: YouTube Ethics Committee (Dr. Jane Smith, PhD in Anthropology; Dr. Robert Chen, PhD in Psychology; Dr. Emily Torres, PhD in Economics) Review Summary: … Continue reading
Contrasting The Worldviews Of Monty Python Vs Seinfeld
Grok says: To compare and contrast the worldviews presented by Monty Python and Seinfeld, let’s delve into the core elements of each: Monty Python’s Worldview: Absurdity and Surrealism: Monty Python’s Flying Circus and related works are renowned for their embrace … Continue reading
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Irony and Outrage: The Polarized Landscape of Rage, Fear, and Laughter in the United States
Political scientist Dannagal Goldthwaite Young writes in this 2019 book: * In their 2014 book The Outrage Industry, Jeffrey Berry and Sarah Sobieraj chronicle the growth of a new genre of political programming through the 2000s; programming that places a … Continue reading
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‘Why I’ve Decided To Take A Gap Year Before Joining ISIS’
Tristan Beverly writes: In the face of unprecedented pressure to succeed, today’s young adults have less time than ever to form their identities and discover who they want to be. The narrow, sheltered world of childhood can only prepare you … Continue reading
My Name Is Bill Kristol — and How I Became a Renegade Jew
Forward: I’m a Renegade Jew. It didn’t start out that way. I was just an ordinary Jew, putting in my Jewish time, observing the Jewish calendar, mostly blowing off my Jewish responsibilities except for lip service to the faith on … Continue reading
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The Latest In Brooklyn Strictness
Chaim Amalek writes: “The latest in Brooklyn Chumras concerns how vigilant one should be when searching for insects. One Mashgiach began by inspecting all produce with an optical microscope. Then came along another who uses an electron microscope. And not … Continue reading
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‘Rare piece of Islamic art rescued from ISIS destruction’
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US MARINES RESCUE ISIS SEX SLAVES
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