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Chris Monks is the author of The Ultimate Game Guide to Your Life and has been the weary of editor of this website since 2007. Be gentle, for he is an old and creaky Philadelphia 76ers fan. For many years, there were multiple typos on his bio four reasons never explained.

January 16, 2024

An Interview with Tim Heidecker About His New Book From the Bus

by Chris Monks
November 8, 2019

McSweeney’s Books: “We Should Have Closed Up Shop Back In ’09 After We Helped Cure Bird Flu”: The Editors’ Note From Keep Scrolling Till You Feel Something

by Sam Riley and Chris Monks
July 28, 2016

Demands from California Delegation BernieBros to NOT Disrupt Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance Speech

by Chris Monks and John Warner
June 7, 2016

Things Other Than Blatant Racism That May Cause Paul Ryan to Unendorse Donald Trump

by John Warner and Chris Monks
December 23, 2015

McSweeney’s Testimonials: Greetings from McSweeney’s Boston Headquarters

by Chris Monks
October 29, 2008

The Ultimate Game Guide to Your Life: Your Adolescence

by Chris Monks
October 12, 2006

Submission Guidelines for Our Refrigerator Door

by Chris Monks
October 9, 2006

Signs Your Unicorn is Cheating On You

by Chris Monks
August 4, 2006

My Signing Statements

by Chris Monks
July 25, 2006

Guidelines For Our Son Jeremiah’s First Birthday Party

by Chris Monks
April 21, 2006

Horrible Segues, With Local Anchorman Clive Rutledge

by Chris Monks
May 12, 2005

Things Heard During John Cage’s Folsom Prison Performance of “4’33”."

by Chris Monks, Jim Ruland, Elizabeth Ellen, Aaron Burch, Melissa Bell, Jensen Whelan, Matthew Simmons, Steven Seighman, and Pasha Malla

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March 10, 2025

As an American Jew, I Feel Completely Reassured for My Safety Now That Trump Has Targeted the Epicenter of American Antisemitism, Columbia University

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