humor
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The Arts Desk
The Übersinner
Reddit’s “Ask Me Anything” interviews—edited for the seven deadly sins—provide an Idolatry of Self so big, it produces Zen koans.
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Cut Up
One Crazy Summer
Here comes summer, when the yoke of responsibility loosens. We all have our past indiscretions, but they’re too sordid to sign our names to—so we’ve changed the names and rearranged the text to protect the guilty.
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Spoofs & Satire
The Mall of the Wild
Even cable series must adapt to survive. Possible spinoffs of Naked and Afraid explore charted territory.
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Explainers
Who Goes There
The Heartbleed Bug exposed a well-known secret: Passwords suck. But that’s really nothing new—just ask the Romans. Explaining the password’s past and future.
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The Religions Desk
This God’s for You
A man and a supreme being walk into a bar. It’s a hokey joke until one day it’s true and the big man starts offering tax advice.
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Explainers
The Misplaced Birthday of President George Washington
The truth behind Washington’s Birthday, President’s Day, Presidents’ Day, or whatever the hell you want to call it, as briefly explained by puppets.
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Self-Help
The Jennifer Berman Club
We all have doppelgängers, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be friends with them. One Jennifer Berman reaches out to other Jennifer Bermans.
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Cat Stays in the Picture
Giving Up the Cat
After seeing Inside Llewyn Davis I just had one question: Where was that cat supposed to pee?
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Spoofs & Satire
This Will Be the Year That Was
At the dawn of 2014, we anticipate what will happen in our new year. This is what will happen.
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Spoofs & Satire
Greetings From Sloane-10b
As New York real estate prices skyrocket, it’s time to head where no gentrifier has gone before.
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Personal Histories
A Lifetime’s One Regret
Does hindsight improve with age? People, ages five to 60, name their life’s biggest mistake and what they learned.
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Surrealpolitik
Spies Like Them
A group of gray-haired representatives from across Europe gather in a central London gentlemen’s club to discuss the United States’ aggressive spying techniques.