Paul Teodo 6/3/21 Paul Teodo 6/3/21

The Cittadino

“My father, he’s from the old country. He can be a pain in the ass, but he’s harmless. He doesn’t know…” Roberto shook his head. “He doesn’t know what…” he choked on his words. “My mother, she died, and now he’s alone. He tries, but,” Roberto glanced back at his father, now sitting stoically on the seat, puffing his cigar. “I’m sorry Officer.”

Joe Janes 6/2/21 Joe Janes 6/2/21

But I’m A Genius! Film Director Mitchell O. Durnstein Responds To Being Cancelled

All the black characters in my next movie are played by Tyler Perry which proves I’m not racist!

Jenni Thurston 6/1/21 Jenni Thurston 6/1/21

Five Days With Kiddos

Got a summer job working with children. I have stories for days.

Don Hall 5/31/21 Don Hall 5/31/21

I Believe... [Time>Money]

...that volunteering your time and energy is more helpful than your money or your social media approval.

Don Hall 5/30/21 Don Hall 5/30/21

Cancellation is Now an Equal Opportunity Equation

When Disney gets hit with people completely apoplectic about one of their Star Wars actors comparing her existence with Holocaust survivors? "Thanks for your concerns. While a completely stupid thing to tweet as Holocaust survivors rarely got million-dollar contracts to play a space ranger, we think we'll just yell at her some for being a public dipshit and leave it at that."

Elizabeth Harper 5/29/21 Elizabeth Harper 5/29/21

Fuck Your Resume

Fuck your resume
Fuck what's gone
before

David Himmel 5/28/21 David Himmel 5/28/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 23, 2021

Milli Vanilli had more influence over hip-hop than you want to admit. It’s okay. Accept it. Admit it.

Don Hall 5/27/21 Don Hall 5/27/21

I Like to Watch | Promising Young Woman (2020)

Travis Bickle was a young man traumatized by war and the abandonment he felt as society realized he was fucked up by a system designed to fuck him up. Cassie Thomas is a young woman traumatized by a system in place designed to fuck her and discard her like a piece of trash.

Joe Janes 5/26/21 Joe Janes 5/26/21

Say NO-lio to the Polio Vaccine!

Who is funding this vaccine? J. Paul Getty, that’s who!

David Himmel 5/26/21 David Himmel 5/26/21

Birthday Reflections of a Year in Lockdown

I need to pause and be proud of myself every now and again
I’ve never been one to rest on their laurels. And I’ve never been one for daily affirmations or being really proud of making little steps toward a big goal. I’m not that shallow or weak. But being asked to write for The Atlantic and the President of the United States is pretty cool—and kind of a big deal.

Don Hall 5/25/21 Don Hall 5/25/21

Coping with Stress and Anxiety is a Life Skill Worth Learning

In 2021, the dangers are far less likely because dinosaurs only exist in movies and we are the über-predators on the planet. Our biggest danger is ourselves and our over-active imaginations.

Don Hall 5/24/21 Don Hall 5/24/21

I Believe... [The Venn Diagram is Just a Circle]

I believe... that, ironically, the Venn diagram between calling for the destruction of the world's only Jewish state and calling other citizens "Nazis" is simply a solid circle.

David Himmel 5/21/21 David Himmel 5/21/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 16, 2021

The idea that all Jews must support whatever Israel does doesn’t quite play out logically. Let’s follow that logic. Looking at it through the lens of religion, if all Jews must support Israel then all Catholics must support pedophilia. And that’s fucking insane.

Don Hall 5/20/21 Don Hall 5/20/21

Refusing to See the Grey is the Achilles Heel of Modern Americans

So what prevents us from recognizing that the cat is gradually becoming a dog? Anti-intellectualism that goes back to pre-Enlightenment times. The battle between religiosity and scientific inquiry has been raging since the atheists and agnostics determined that living in a closed off, black and white binary is the road to authoritarianism. Allow the 'truth' to be dictated by a few and those few will gain and wield enormous power.

Joe Janes 5/19/21 Joe Janes 5/19/21

America is Back, Baby!

If your friends jump off a cliff, it is perfectly safe for you to also jump off a cliff.

Jenni Thurston 5/18/21 Jenni Thurston 5/18/21

When I Grow Up I Wanna Be...

I lost my class ring when I was 17. Now, a thousand years later, it has returned to find me a completely different- and yet, the same- person.

Don Hall 5/17/21 Don Hall 5/17/21

I Believe... [Children Listen]

I believe... that if you treat people like children, they learn to behave like children.

Wayne Lerner 5/15/21 Wayne Lerner 5/15/21

The Racetrack

At the race tracks, my job was pretty simple, but potentially dangerous. A flat-bed truck delivered large heating and air-conditioning units to the site. A crane with a large boom was brought in, a big hook attached. The hook had to be put in the eye bolt which was fastened to the top of the unit.

David Himmel 5/14/21 David Himmel 5/14/21

Notes from the Post-it Wall | Week of May 9, 2021

I support Israel’s right to defend itself. I also support Palestine’s right to defend itself. Furthermore, I support Palestine’s justification for being pissed off for 73 years since its citizens were displaced and its land confiscated for Israel’s use. And finally, I support anyone’s right to criticize Israel’s policies and actions without being labeled anti-Semitic by the most simple of unprogressive minds.

Don Hall 5/13/21 Don Hall 5/13/21

Mooning the Crowd and Waving Your Balls was Funny—Until It Wasn't

Have you seen a dick? They're hysterical! Like a flabby mushroom connected to a flesh bag. Or a skinny turtle out of his shell. A turkey neck without feathers. Who designed this, an idiot? The vagina is far more practical.