Five Drugstore Items You Always Buy “For a Friend”
Breathes there a man with soul so dead who never to a clerk has said, “It’s for a friend”? Indeed we have all mumbled that… Read More
Postcards from The Pug Bus
Lifting a satirical leg on pop culture since 2004
Culture
Pop culture dissection with a rusty scalpel. We have mocked trends, movements, and moments since 2004 because someone needs to tell society it is wearing no clothes. Spoiler: society does not care, but we persist anyway.
Eight-and-a-Half Indicators That Your Dog Thinks You’re in a Co-Dependent Rom-Com Relationship
You’ve found yourself Googling, “Does my dog love me or is he just manipulating me for liver treats?” Welcome to the parasocial ecosystem of modern… Read More
Five Innocent Words That Might Be Cancelled Next
The following list was compiled by someone who is already being monitored for saying “Bless you” in public. Picnic–The quaint, sometimes romantic, outdoor meal with… Read More
Transgenderism on the Rise in Amish Country
Wearing a soot-stained old straw hat, nineteen-year-old Micah (formerly Miriam) adjusts his suspenders and adjusts again. “The elders think it’s a new type of quilting… Read More
Ten Muskrat Sliders Served in Dive Bars, Ranked Worst to Worser
There comes a time in every gastronome’s journey when he or she must ask: “Am I brave enough to consume aquatic vermin pressed between two… Read More
Rock Star, My Ass
Calling someone a “rock star” has become lazy cultural shorthand for describing a person who is wildly successful, charismatic, or influential in his or her… Read More
Drag Queens Launch National Drag Racing League to Win Hearts, Confuse NASCAR Fans
Special to the Pug Bus from Velvet Crankshaft, Pit Lane Correspondent Experts are calling it “a cultural coup or the weirdest episode of RuPaul’s Garage… Read More
The Red Mailbox
Every afternoon Harold walks to the faded red mailbox. Twenty years ago, he carried a letter to it, an apology, a confession. He didn’t mail… Read More