philmaggitti, Author at Postcards from The Pug Bus

Twelve surreal black zodiac icons on beige background, each symbolizing satirical zodiac predictions with dreamlike imagery.

Satirical zodiac predictions: twelve signs, twelve absurdities. Interpret at your own risk.

🌑 Irregular Horoscopes: Satirical Zodiac Predictions

Satirical zodiac predictions: twelve signs, twelve absurdities. Interpret at your own risk. Aries … The moon is hiding inside a vending machine. You will purchase… Read More

Please continue holding while we replay “Bossa Nova for the Damned."

Book of Daze

Book of Daze: Customer Service on Hold Music Day

philmaggitti bookof-daze 5 months

Customer Service on Hold Music Day honors the soulless ritual of being placed on hold while a corporation decides whether your existence merits acknowledgment. On… Read More

A surreal image depicting an office desk with a box emitting faint smoke, symbolizing Schrödinger’s Cat’s Deadline as coworkers observe in anxious uncertainty.

Schrödinger’s Cat’s Deadline: alive, dead, and overdue enough to ruin everyone’s weekend.

Book of Daze

Book of Daze: Schrödinger’s Cat’s Deadline Day

philmaggitti bookof-daze 5 months

SchrÃ¶dinger’s Cat’s Deadline Day commemorates the only workplace phenomenon more unsettling than mandatory trust falls: the task that is both late and not late until… Read More

On the left, Chef Alistair Blunt, a stern-looking man in a chef's hat and uniform, stands with his arms crossed, looking furious. A speech bubble above his head says, "absolutely appalling!" In the background, paparazzi cameras flash. In the center-right, Misty LaRue, a woman with iridescent hair and sparkling blue sequined gloves, is reclining in a swan-shaped bathtub filled with sparkling water. She holds a New Artisanal Snack—a cracker topped with a dollop of white cream.

Chef Blunt is deeply offended by the snack, mainly because he didn't invent the "frozen mayo on sadness" trend first.

Culture

Chef Alistair Blunt Throws Shade on Misty LaRue’s New Artisanal Snack Creation

philmaggitti cultural commentary 5 months

Chef Blunt is deeply offended by the snack, mainly because he didn’t invent the “frozen mayo on sadness” trend first. The food-and-gossip industries are staring… Read More

Surreal drawing of a celebrity couple undergoing a cosmic conscious uncoupling above a Whole Foods in Calabasas, floating toward a glowing spacetime rift while scientists observe the phenomenon.”

When your relationship ends so badly it triggers a recall on three dimensions.

Culture

Celebrity Couple Announces Conscious Uncoupling from Physical Reality

philmaggitti cultural commentary 5 months

Hollywood power couple Amber Luxe and Dakota Zenith have announced they are “lovingly and intentionally separating from the constraints of physical reality.” The announcement was… Read More

Tax audit theater illustration showing a sweating taxpayer under fluorescent lights facing a looming inquisitor on stage.

Tax audit: fluorescent lights, maximum sweat, zero mercy.

Top Ten Lists

Ten Ways to Avoid a Tax Audit

philmaggitti top ten lists 5 months

Tax audit: fluorescent lights, maximum sweat, zero mercy. The tax audit was invented shortly after governments realized that citizens could count. Once the masses discovered… Read More

Surreal illustration for Pugbus.org featuring a bewildered pug wearing a wizard hat, sitting atop a cosmic yellow school bus covered in zodiac signs. A massive, floating human hand (the non-dominant hand of the cosmos) holds a quill, awkwardly scratching nonsensical horoscopes onto a scroll. In the foreground, a small gray alien and a winged radish creature stand among dozens of scattered antique keys.

When the universe puts in minimal effort, you get maximum confusion. Just like we intended.

Horoscopes

🪐 Non-Dominant Hand Horoscopes 🌙

philmaggitti horoscopes 5 months

â™ˆ Aries (March 21 – April 19)Aries, a sentient turnip will send you an important, yet untraceable, email regarding the optimal temperature for artisanal ice… Read More

Silhouettes performing exaggerated interpretive walking poses on a pale cream background, illustrating the surreal motion and expressive gestures of Interpretive Walking.

Getting there is all the fun.

Book of Daze

Book of Daze: Interpretive Walking Day

philmaggitti bookof-daze 5 months

Interpretive Walking Day honors the simple act of getting from one place to another while refusing to do it in a sensible manner. On this… Read More