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Articles by
John Moe
John Moe has written for McSweeney’s for a very long time. His most recent book is The Hilarious World of Depression. He lives in Saint Paul where he makes podcasts, writes, and sings in a band.
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June 8, 2021A Letter to Charles Schulz from Patty, Not Peppermint Patty, the Original Patty
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December 9, 2020The 100% True History of Santa and Jesus, Probably
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June 19, 2020I Am the Dad Who Installed Lava in the Rumpus Room Floor
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February 19, 2020The Great American Bison: A History of Death and Resilience
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January 15, 2020The Loudest Smurf I Ever Smurfed: An Oral History of the Smurfs’ Final Confrontation With Gargamel
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November 13, 2019Bob Seger Writes to His Accountant
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November 1, 2018Samples of College Admissions Essays Freely Available for Applicants to Build Upon
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June 20, 2018Pros and Cons of Possible Destinations for LeBron James in Free Agency
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April 4, 2018Fifty-Six Questions for Young MC Upon Hearing “Bust a Move” for the First Time in Twenty-Two Years
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July 18, 2016Final Schedule for the 2016 Republican National Convention
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July 5, 2016Pros and Cons of Hillary Clinton’s Top 20 Vice-Presidential Candidates
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May 31, 2016An Updated List of the Hardest Parts By Mr. Tom Petty, Revising an Earlier Assertion That the Waiting Was the Hardest Part
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July 13, 2021Nobody Wants to Be a Serf Anymore
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July 14, 2021Dear HR: What Skin Color Emoji Am I Supposed to Use?
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July 12, 2021I Am an Alien Ambassador and I Only Wish to Speak to Your Richest Human
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June 17, 2021What Your Favorite ’90s Rock Band Says About the Type of Bored Suburban Dad You Are Today
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July 23, 2021An Open Letter to the #OWNVOICES Movement
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July 22, 2021Apologies Women Need to Make (Sorry, It’s True!)