philmaggitti, Author at Postcards from The Pug Bus

A basketball player in a teal jersey releases a free throw as the ball sails wide left of the rim, missing entirely, with the hoop and net clearly visible—symbolizing the absurdity and collapse at the heart of the NBA betting scandal.

"I really hope the feds weren't watching that."

Fastbreak to Federal Court: The NBA Betting Scandal

The hardwood has become slippery. Forget alley-oops and logo threes, the NBA betting scandal now finds The League tangled in a full-court press of federal… Read More

"Donald Trump is a meanie."

Horoscopes

Horoscopes Provided by Talk Show Hosts

philmaggitti horoscopes, trump 6 months

If the celestial stars must speak, let them do so through the most overpaid, overexposed, and over-caffeinated mouths of talk show hosts. Why trust ancient… Read More

Illustration of sports fans’ patron saints with foam fingers, relics, a keg, and a working grill in mock-religious style.

"We will, we will, rock you."

Sporting Life

Top Ten Patron Saints of Sports Fans

philmaggitti sporting life, top ten lists 6 months

“We will, we will, rock you.” In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was Score. And lo, people by the tens of thousands… Read More

“All damn day they want love, money, and meaning.”

Horoscopes

Real Horoscopes You Can Trust

philmaggitti horoscopes, top ten lists 6 months

Step right up, star seekers and skeptics alike! You have tried the rest, now try the blessed–because Real Horoscopes You Can Trustâ„¢ are here to… Read More

Surreal illustration for unsent email day showing a man in pajamas sitting at a laptop , whose screen glow is the only illumination in the image.

Will he hit send or won't he?

Book of Daze

Book of Daze: Unsent Email Day

philmaggitti bookof-daze 6 months

At last, a holiday for the emotionally literate and professionally repressed: Unsent Email Day, a sacred observance for all who have typed their truth at… Read More

Taylor Swift sitting on a bed with a guitar writing a song. An illustration for this article about Taylor Swift songs and their inspirations.

Taylor Swift pretending to write about your feelings instead of hers — again.

Culture

Ten People Who Believe Taylor Swift Songs Are About Them

philmaggitti cultural commentary 6 months

It requires a colossal kind of self-delusion to believe that an artist with 100 million followers wrote a tune specifically about you. Yet every time… Read More

A disheveled celebrity stands on a chaotic red carpet clutching a mugshot placard as paparazzi swarm and flashbulbs erupt amid spilled champagne and toppled ropes--a quintessential celebrity shocker scene.

"Another fine night for Hollywood’s damage-control industry."

Celebrity Shockers

Celebrity Shockers: Outrageous Moments, Arrests, and Meltdowns

philmaggitti Britney Spears, celebrity shockers, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton 6 months

Browse our ever-growing collection of scandals, gaffes, tantrums, and career-threatening brainstorms. New entries appear when another boldface name decides to goose destiny, derail common sense,… Read More

Vintage-style editorial cartoon illustrating the concept of fair game, showing distressed people being metaphorically hunted by photographers, critics, and online mobs in a sepia-toned ink drawing.

When everyone is a hunter, everyone becomes the hunted.

Blog

Fair Game: The Sport of Being Hunted

philmaggitti blog 6 months

There was a time when “fair game” meant exactly that–something you could shoot legally without a game warden lecturing you about ethics. Deer, pheasants, and… Read More