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Postcards from The Pug Bus

Lifting a satirical leg on popular culture

Persons in the Ether

Question of the Week

Texting or calling?

Marlene Bishop, 67, retired church potluck seating consultant

Allegedly deciding at 104 Courtesy Court, Paducah, KY

Calling. If someone cares enough to hear my voice, I can spare five minutes. Besides, half the arguments I have witnessed began because somebody interpreted a period at the end of a text as emotional warfare.

Gordon Tully, 43, professional instruction manual translator

Allegedly replying from 8 Read Receipt Lane, Missoula, MT

Texting. Telephones assume I am prepared for conversation at any random moment. I object to that level of optimism.

Rita Hollis, 52, neighborhood rumor verification officer

Allegedly confirming details at 55 Busy Signal Drive, Wilmington, NC

Calling. You can learn more from six seconds of hesitation than six paragraphs of carefully edited texting. Human beings leak the truth through awkward silences.

A warm, golden-hour photo of a woman kissing her fawn Pug, perfect for celebrating Kiss your dog on the mouth day with a sweet moment of pure joy.

"But it's only our first date!"

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Britney Spears Has Klaus Harmony on Her iPod

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LOS ANGELES – If Britney Spears’ finds her way back to the top of the pop music heap, she can thank Klaus Harmony, a German… Read More

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Mel Gibson to Star as Saddam Hussein in Iraq to the Future

Chip Hilton 20 years

MALIBU – Mel Gibson is set to star as Saddam Hussein in Iraq to the Future, a small-budget indie film about life in Iraq as it… Read More

"These meats grew in the ground."

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Imagine John Lennon

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Imagine there’s no Heaven; it’s easy if you try; no hell below us; above us only sky. Imagine all the people living for today. Imagine… Read More

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Trey Anastasio Booted from Phish After Drug Bust

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 20 years

Trey Anastasio, guitarist and founding member of the acclaimed jam band Phish, has been asked to leave the group following his arrest for driving under… Read More

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The Pug Bus Rips George Clooney, Danny DeVito, Rosie O’Donnell

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LOS ANGELES – George Clooney’s been on the morning squawk shows of late bragging in his insufferably smug-yet-wooden way about how he drank that poor,… Read More

Vinny's Chester Springs roadside sign with marquee

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Britney Spears Releases Twelve Days of Christmas CD

philmaggitti Britney Spears, Paris Hilton 20 years

LOS ANGELES – Britney Spears and K-tel Entertainment announced today that Ms. Spears’ Twelve Days of Christmas CD is now available in most national discount store chains.… Read More

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Clay Aiken, Kelly Ripa Feud Inspires “Where Was Clay’s Hand” Contest

Chip Hilton 20 years

WEST CHESTER, Penna. – While other celebrity news sources were in a feeding frenzy, scrambling to find the latest crumbs in the Clay Aiken, Kelly… 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.

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NBC Was Right to Refuse Dixie Chicks Ad, Says Anne Coulter

philmaggitti Dixie Chicks 20 years

(Editor’s note: Today’s guest columnist is Anne Coulter, best-selling author and social commentator, celebrated for her gentle, good-natured way of exposing the foibles and pomposities… Read More