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October 13, 2022

Nextdoor App or Stanford Prison Experiment?

by Adam Narimatsu
September 30, 2022

Spotted Lanternflies or the Misguided Dreams of My Youth?

by Kate Brennan and David Lee White
September 15, 2022

Title to a Modern Art Exhibit or Text from One of My Parents Where the History of Autocorrection Is Unclear?

by Meg Thompson
July 18, 2022

Emily Dickinson Poem or an Early Aughts Emo Lyric?

by Madeline Hasbrouck
June 22, 2022

Is It Your First Summer After College or Did Your Toddler Just Become Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine?

by Kate Brennan
May 5, 2022

Talking Heads Lyrics, or Words My Kid Strings Together at Bedtime Instead of Falling Asleep at a Reasonable Hour?

by Audrey Burges
October 14, 2021

Academic Job Market or Squid Game?

by Rebecca Richardson
July 27, 2021

Do You Have a Toddler or Is Your House Haunted by the Ghost of the Widow of an 1800s Sea Captain?

by Lucy Huber
July 8, 2021

Are You Vacationing with Children or Starring in a Gripping Medical Drama?

by Audrey Burges
July 2, 2021

Are You a Participant in a Child’s Made-Up Game or Josef K. from Kafka’s The Trial?

by Megan Kosse

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I’m an Undecided Hobbit, Torn Between a Dark Lord Who Promises an Age of Chaos and an Elf Queen Whom I Just Wish I Knew More About

by Sam Woods
October 15, 2024

Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?

by Casey Rand
September 20, 2024

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

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Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: The Complete Listing: Atrocities 1–1,056

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I’m Voting for Trump Because of the Things He Says He’ll Do, Which I Don’t Actually Believe He’ll Do

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