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An illustration for the Reddit users article. A lone person sitting in a drab basement hunched over, typing earnestly on a glowing laptop. Looming directly behind is a translucent, ghostly figure representing a lazy journalist.

The Journalist in His Natural Habitat: Harvesting others' ideas like a digital tapeworm.

Quoting Reddit Users You Have Not Interviewed Ought to Be a Capital Crime

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 10 months

In the annals of modern media, a new breed of wannabe “reporter” has emerged, wielding not a tape recorder or a notebook, but a scroll… Read More

Cartoon illustration of a confused man assembling a final instructions funeral kit on the floor, surrounded by instruction diagrams.

Some forethought required. Closure not included.

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The Final Instructions Funeral Kit

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 10 months

The final instructions funeral kit arrives in biodegradable packaging the color of oat milk, because even death has an aesthetic. Marketed to the “extreme self-care” community,… Read More

A grid of twelve unappealing vintage holiday treats including fruitcake, Jell-O salad, and canned meats.

A festive gallery of culinary crimes that prove our grandparents were actually trying to poison us

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A Dozen Holiday Treats That Are Actually Edible Hate Mail

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 10 months

It is time to get real about the holiday “treats” that are actually just edible hate mail. Here is the inedible truth about some dodgy… Read More

Gwyneth Paltrow wearing a neutral linen robe in a sterile, futuristic room, looking confused as a pug stares in bewilderment at a glowing, purple Goop-candle that is emitting a strange, swirling pink vapor.

"One more whiff of this 'artisanal essence' and the pug is filing for emancipation."

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An Open Letter to Gwyneth Paltrow: Your Goop Candle Is Confusing My Dog

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 10 months

I am writing to you because I am genuinely worried about the state of your kitchen. Is everything okay in there? Does a piece of… Read More

Modern House Cleaning Techniques, some of them mildly unconventional.

If you are not using your own tongue to achieve a streak-free shine while a leaf blower propels a swarm of angry bees through your library, you simply do not care about hygiene.

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The Path to Domestic Enlightenment: Modern House Cleaning Techniques

T.J. Eckleburg cultural commentary 10 months

Are you still using a sponge to clean your house like a peasant from a Third World country? Unless you fancy a place that smells… Read More

Surreal fast-food tableau with fries and cheeseburger arranged in a clinical setting, representing McDonald’s new menu concept and its satirical McTherapy Meal theme.

Emotional support, now deep-fried for your convenience.

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Meet the McTherapy Meal: From McDonald’s New Menu for Spiritual Growth

philmaggitti cultural commentary 11 months

CHICAGO — In a bold attempt to corner the emotional-distress market, McDonald’s New Menu for Spiritual Growth has unveiled the McTherapy Meal, a limited-time combo… Read More

A surreal illustration for a satirical sextortion scandal story, showing a laptop with a shadowy hooded figure on the screen, a potted plant, and yellow crime scene tape in a softly lit room.

Officials urge citizens to stay calm, avoid suspicious links, and maybe water their plants once in a while.

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Nation Reels From Sextortion Scandal 764

philmaggitti cultural commentary 11 months

WASHINGTON — The nation awoke this morning to the thud of its own moral compass falling off the nightstand as news broke of Sextortion Scandal… Read More

On the left, Chef Alistair Blunt, a stern-looking man in a chef's hat and uniform, stands with his arms crossed, looking furious. A speech bubble above his head says, "absolutely appalling!" In the background, paparazzi cameras flash. In the center-right, Misty LaRue, a woman with iridescent hair and sparkling blue sequined gloves, is reclining in a swan-shaped bathtub filled with sparkling water. She holds a New Artisanal Snack—a cracker topped with a dollop of white cream.

Chef Blunt is deeply offended by the snack, mainly because he didn't invent the "frozen mayo on sadness" trend first.

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Chef Alistair Blunt Throws Shade on Misty LaRue’s New Artisanal Snack Creation

philmaggitti cultural commentary 11 months

Chef Blunt is deeply offended by the snack, mainly because he didn’t invent the “frozen mayo on sadness” trend first. The food-and-gossip industries are staring… Read More