Harry Potter Spell or Psychotropic Medication? - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

Internet Tendency

Daily humor almost every day since 1998.

Daily humor almost every day since 1998.

McSweeney's Quarterly Subscriptions

A nine-time finalist and three-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Fiction. Subscribe to McSweeney’s Quarterly today. Use the code TENDENCY at checkout for $5 off.

1. Alprazolam!
2. Celexa!
3. Aparecium!
4. Rictusempra!
5. Obliviate!
6. Infumorph!
7. Ferula!
8. Apo-Alpzar!
9. Elavil!
10. Sonorus!
11. Somnos!

From now through December 31st, become a member of our Patreon at $5/month (or more) and receive a Patreon-exclusive humor e-book featuring thirty of our favorite pieces. Please help support our writers and keep our site ad-free by becoming a patron today!

Become a patron

Suggested Reads

March 25, 2011

I Just Found Out ABC Family is Going to Pass on My Pitch

by Dan Kennedy
April 10, 2008

All Tomorrow’s Pills

by Dan Kennedy
June 18, 2004

Enriched Uranium: What Every Parent Should Know

by Chris Bachelder
March 2, 2020

Why Vaccinated Kids Can’t Appreciate the Dark Beauty of Van Morrison’s Classic Song “T.B. Sheets”

by Olivia Coady

Trending 🔥

November 10, 2022

A Parent’s Typical Day, as Envisioned by My Child’s Preschool

by Ruyi Wen
December 1, 2022

How to Hate a Jew Like a Jew

by Josh Gondelman
November 15, 2022

I’m Wearing Tunics Now

by Wendi Aarons
May 28, 2019

Incredible Rooms I Would Have in My Mansion if I Were Rich!

by Alex Baia

Recently

December 5, 2022

I’m a Suburban Housewife Swing Voter and the Hunter Biden Porn Pics Aren’t Turning Me on at All

by Wendi Aarons and Devorah Blachor
December 5, 2022

An Honest Lease Agreement

by Chas Gillespie
December 2, 2022

Are You Decorating for the Holidays with Children, or Playing the Lead in a Heist Movie?

by Audrey Burges
December 2, 2022

I Miss the Good Old Days When No One’s Clocks Were Synced

by Alex Baia