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Dad Band Dad Jokes - Mc Sweeney's Internet Tendency
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (234+ words) What band is always in a hurry? Rush Which guitarist had the sauciest riffs? Spagh-Eddie Van Halen Why did AC/DC cancel their pool party? Thunder struck. What is Dark Side of the Moon about? It's about forty-three minutes. Bon…...
Swamp Dreams - Mc Sweeney's Internet Tendency
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (236+ words) A new installment of our weekly comic about woodland creatures creating art and searching out whimsy in a bleak forest. Join our Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get access to author interviews, content calls, discounts at our…...
Everything You Need to Remember Before the Final Season of Time Warriors
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (662+ words) Where did the last season leave our heroes? The core group'Rachel, Justin, Noah, and Kelsey'is stuck in the 1600s after discovering that their nemesis, Lord Zoltron, was hiding in that century. The warriors did indeed find him, but he managed to…...
A Glossary of Philadelphia Slang
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (425+ words) Use the code TENDENCY at checkout for $5 off. A term used by New York transplants to pander to locals and/or cynically promote their recently opened boutique, restaurant, or bakery. "Come celebrate the grand opening of our new French-Belgian infusion…...
It's a Wonderful Life, Guy from It's a Wonderful Life, Who Convinces Another Guy to Open the Gym Floor So Everyone Falls in the Pool
6+ mon, 8+ hour ago (981+ words) EXT. " THE VASTNESS OF SPACE A star, representing the angel ALBERT, shoots across the sky. It stops at a distant GALAXY. As the heavenly bodies talk, their lights blink. ALBERT You sent for me, sir? GALAXY Yes, Albert. Tonight's going…...
A Syncophantic Turkey Implores President Trump to Eat Him
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (399+ words) Art + Water addresses the crisis of affordable artist workspace in San Francisco, fosters the careers of local artists, and creates a dynamic new exhibition space. Click to learn more. I've been bred fine, Mr. President. Finer than the rest. When…...
Emily Henry's Dracula
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (652+ words) I get to The Garlic Not, and the place is packed with regulars. I decide to sit at the bar, and an old man with the fewest teeth I've ever seen hands me a menu. "For a virgin as pure…...
Freddie and Eddie, the Nation's Leading Temu Abbott and Costello, in "Dat Bird!
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) Goose is a jam band. Geese is indie rock. They both have new albums. They're also both on tour. Confused? We can help." " New York Times FREDDIE: So Eddie, I'm putting together a playlist for the Audubon event. EDDIE: Who's…...
Why I Have Chosen to Perform in the Mordor Comedy Festival
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (440+ words) A comedy festival in the capital of Saudi Arabia has become a cultural flash point as major comedians face criticism for accepting seemingly lucrative deals to perform in a country that was virtually impossible to visit until 2019 and a pariah…...
A Secret Shopper Thinks He's a Character in a Paul Schrader Film
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (206+ words) Celebrate the very best in west coast independent literary journalism with four issues of The Believer, four issues of the Los Angeles Review of Books's LARB Quarterly, and unlimited digital access for just $90. How you do anything is how you…...