philmaggitti, Author at Postcards from The Pug Bus

A wistful woman in a soft gray dress sits by a window, gazing tenderly at a mop she’s holding as if it’s a confidant, embodying the surreal melancholy of Cosmic Whiplash Horoscopes.

"How do you expect me to move on when you’re the only one who truly absorbs me?"

Rudy Giuliani Tops Wikipedia Self-Serving Edits

NEW YORK – Computers at the campaign headquarters of Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani were used to make fifteen changes to Mr. Giuliani’s Wikipedia page last week,… Read More

A young woman lying in bed next to a sleeping man, staring toward an open bathroom door in a bright, sunlit room; satire about the reality that nobody pees on tv.

A statistical miracle: Lying awake in a world where the plot thickens, but the bladder never does, because nobody pees on tv.

Celebrity Shockers

Lindsay Lohan Elle Interview Recalls Happier Times

philmaggitti Lindsay Lohan 19 years

WEST CHESTER, Penna. – If it’s August, Lindsay Lohan is selling magazines for Elle. For the second August in a row another issue of Elle featuring the fully… Read More

A woman reading a work auto reply at her office computer while a semi-transparent coworker-like figure hovers over her shoulder.

"I'll be watching you."

Celebrity Shockers Music

Britney Spears’ New CD in Starbucks Tuesday

philmaggitti Britney Spears, cultural commentary, music 19 years

LOS ANGELES – The long-awaited new Britney Spears CD, Here I Come Again, will go on sale at all Starbucks outlets around the world on Tuesday.… Read More

Super Bowl Week illustration of Friedrich Nietzsche dressed in a vintage football uniform with number 00, throwing a forward pass on an old-fashioned field.

No huddle. No mercy. No comforting metaphors.

Sporting Life

Rush Limbaugh Says Donovan McNabb Coddled by Philly Press

philmaggitti 19 years

NEW YORK – According to Rush Limbaugh, Donovan McNabb is being protected by the Philadelphia press, which has orchestrated “a shameful and concerted news blackout”… Read More

"Eenie Meanie Mynie Mo, catch a cookie by the toe."

Sporting Life

Michael Vick Severs Ties with PRCA and Skoal

philmaggitti 19 years

NEWPORT NEWS, Vir. – A lawyer for suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback, Michael Vick, announced today that Mr. Vick was severing his ties with the Professional… Read More

"I'm on break right now."

Sporting Life

Michael Vick’s Dog House Program Busts Britney Spears

philmaggitti Britney Spears, dog, sporting life 19 years

NEWPORT NEWS, Vir. – Michael Vick’s Dog House, a one-minute segment of social commentary, debuted on radio station WCUR in Newport News, Virginia, during morning… Read More

A satirical lineup of four Lindsay Lohan look-alikes posing in chic outfits while holding stylized police placards under paparazzi flashes against a red backdrop, illustrating the glam-trash spirit of celebrity shockers.

Celebrity Shockers presents: Mugshot Fashion Week — where every arrest is a runway moment.

Celebrity Shockers

Lindsay Lohan Arrested for DUI Again, Exclusive Timeline

philmaggitti Britney Spears, celebrity shockers, Lindsay Lohan 19 years

Lindsay Lohan arrested for DUI and cocaine possession yesterday, offenses that are, coincidentally, quite similar to the ones that occasioned her surrender to the Beverly… Read More

Culture

Live Earth Event Planned to Fix Live Earth Concerts Damage

philmaggitti 19 years

LONDON – Last Saturday’s Live Earth concerts were such an environmental disaster that concert organizers plan to schedule another, more environmentally neutral event to offset… Read More