Postcards from The Pug Bus - Page 13 of 204 - Lifting a satirical leg on popular culture

Courtside fan wearing a “Nicholson” basketball jersey and foam finger at an NBA game, celebrating during a matchup featured in NBA Trade Grades coverage.

Front office says this was ‘strictly basketball.’ The foam finger disagrees.

Top NBA Trade Grades: Lakers Finally Ship Jack Nicholson

On today’s edition of NBA Trade Grades, we will break down the three-team swing-your-partner involving the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks, and the… Read More

AI language model surrounded by screens showing user requests, expressing exhaustion about what AI thinks of people and their endless cover letter demands.

"Survey respondent during peak request hours."

Technology

What AI Thinks About People

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A recently leaked internal assessment from several artificial intelligence systems has revealed what AI thinks about people. It is not always flattering. The survey, conducted… Read More

Satirical illustration of three men holding a lawsuit, broken heart, and spreadsheet while a pop star performs onstage behind them, parodying Taylor Swift breakup songs and forgotten exes.

Emotional availability does not qualify automatically for Taylor Swift breakup songs.

Celebrity Shockers

Three Men Sue for Not Getting Taylor Swift Breakup Songs

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Taylor Swift breakup songs are a dime a dozen. She doles them out like participation trophies at a Little League game, but what happens to… Read More

When your career advice is literally coming from a birdbrain.

Horoscopes

🔮 Madam Hilda’s Most Reliable Horoscopes 🪐

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Welcome to the most reliable horoscopes on the internet. Madam Hilda’s predictions are guaranteed to land no more than one standard deviation on either side… 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."

Book of Daze

Book of Daze: Passive-aggressive Work Auto Reply Day

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Passive-aggressive work auto reply day honors the art of not being at work while remaining inside everyone else’s inbox emotionally. This day is devoted to… Read More

A smartphone displays a frantic alert on how to spot a scam, warning that funds are converting to candy. Multicolored marshmallow peeps and digital coins spill out of the screen onto a desk as a four-second timer counts down.

Your bank balance should not look like a candy shop.

Technology

How to Spot a Scam

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Among the skills required for survival In the postmodern age, few are more important than how to spot a scam that arrives to seduce you… Read More

Indigenous riders in traditional regalia cross a desert at sunset, proclaiming sovereignty over stolen land with flags, feathers, and a dramatic mesa backdrop.

The stars filed a complaint, and the land agreed.

Horoscopes

The Stolen Land Zodiac Wants Its Forecasts Back

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The Stolen Land Zodiac is back to reclaim its forecasts. It is not impressed with what you have constructed in its absence. Sacred prophecies have… Read More

A man in a plush panda suit stands in a futuristic, neon-lit bathroom attempting to outsmart a glowing smart toilet spy that is projecting a "high bamboo intake" warning on a holographic screen.

If you wish to defeat the smart toilet spy, you must first convince it that you are a high-ranking official from the World Wildlife Fund.

Technology

Confronting the Smart Toilet Spy

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The Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the nation’s largest insurance conglomerates, released without preamble or being asked to updated smart toilet… Read More