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Postcards from The Pug Bus

Lifting a satirical leg on popular culture

Persons in the Ether

Question of the Week

Would you rather live in a treehouse or in a cave?

Lorraine Mudgett, 61, municipal permit folder

Allegedly residing at 27 Wren Ladder Road, Scranton, PA

Treehouse. At least when society collapses, I’ll have a view. A cave feels like giving up with stone furniture.

Calvin Tress, 48, assistant pudding logistics coordinator

Allegedly found at 904 Fern Sink Lane, Tulsa, OK

Cave. No gutters, no ladders, no raccoons judging my curtains. Humanity went indoors for a reason, even if it has since misused the privilege.

Denise Palko, 36, freelance receipt interpreter

Allegedly located at 116 Mossy Bureau Avenue, Boise, ID

Treehouse. A cave says “feral emergency.” A treehouse says “whimsical emergency,” which feels slightly better on a lease application.

A transgender woman with a thought balloon that reads "Born that way."

"My name used to be Robert."

Culture

How Newsrooms Preach the Transgender Gospel

philmaggitti cultural commentary 10 months

(The tail is wagging the transgender dog, much to no one’s surprise.) The Numbers Behind the Transgender Noise According to the Williams Institute at UCLA,… Read More

Solitaire card, the ace of spades, standing atop a globe.

"You talkin' to me?"

Culture

Solitaire: America’s Most Trusted Therapist

philmaggitti cultural commentary 10 months

In the age of algorithmic surveillance and artisanal loneliness, one game has emerged as the silent savior of the modern psyche: Solitaire. Not the metaphorical… Read More

Snoop Dogg and his grandson sitting in a movie theater watching Lightyear, a movie with an LGBTQ undertone.

"I didn't come here to see this merde."

Culture

Snoop Dogg’s Crusade to Clean Up Confusing Movie Moments

philmaggitti cultural commentary 10 months

Snoop Dogg and his grandson hit the movies expecting a mellow afternoon – just popcorn, Pixar, and intergalactic adventure courtesy of Lightyear. Instead, somewhere between… Read More

Joe Biden, Mick Jagger, and James Carville singing in a karoake bar.

"I can't get no satisfaction."

Culture

Outliving Aging Public Figures Like Biden, Jagger, and Carville

philmaggitti cultural commentary 10 months

At 82.5 years of age, I realize that one fine day the road will rise up to meet me only because I have face planted… Read More

Cartoon of Mike Love's latest album--Unleash the Love

"All you need isn't Love."

Culture

Mike Love: The Man, The Myth, The Me-Me-Me

philmaggitti cultural commentary, trump 10 months

Welcome to the latest Mike Love advertisements for himself, where the Beach Boys’ front man continues his tireless mission to transform narcissism into a religion.… Read More

Influencer: The New Deadliest Profession visual depicts an influencer lying on the ground with a knife in her back

"Maybe I should have gone to college."

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Influencer: The New Deadliest Profession

philmaggitti cultural commentary 10 months

Once upon a much simpler time, the Deadliest Profession in America was something like crab fisherman, logger, junior-high school teacher, or Alaskan ice-road trucker–menacing gigs… Read More

A man sending a breakup text while sitting on the can dropping a deuce

"What the hell is her sign anyway?"

Culture

How to Write a Breakup Text

philmaggitti cultural commentary 10 months

Breaking up face-to-face is so 1990s. In 2025, sincerity is gauche, closure is a scam, and you can end relationships the way God intended: with… Read More

Adrian Dunbar singing at an old age home

"That bastard can't sing a lick, Emma."

Culture

Adrian Dunbar Sings the Beatles

philmaggitti cultural commentary 10 months

Adrian Dunbar, beloved for playing steely-eyed detectives in Ridley and Line of Duty, has finally unleashed the project nobody asked for: a Beatles cover album.… Read More