• Internet Tendency
  • The Store
  • Books Division
  • Quarterly Concern
  • The Believer
  • Donate
McSweeney’s
Internet Tendency
Daily humor almost every day since 1998.
Daily humor almost every day since 1998.
The Believer has returned

Subscribe today to climb aboard this unstoppable train of a literary journal.

All posts tagged

pop-music

  • December 8, 2003
    Rejected Titles Suggested by Clay Aiken for Ruben Studdard’s Debut Album
    by Robert McEvily
  • January 21, 2003
    Short Essays on Favorite Songs, Inspired by Nick Hornby’s Songbook: “Take on Me” by A-Ha
    by Sara P. Grady
  • December 21, 2002
    Track List of an Air Supply Greatest Hits Compilation in an Alternate Universe Where the Concept of “Love” Is Expressed by the Words Partially Hydrogenated Corn Syrup
    by Charles Ullmann
  • June 26, 2001
    Pop Quiz
    by Sean Condon
  • February 15, 2001
    Rejected Titles for Sisqo’s “Thong Song.”
    by Mike Johns
  • January 24, 2000
    The Contrarian’s Alternate History of Popular Music: The Top 100
    by Jim Ridley
⇦ … 7 8 9 10 11
Trending 🔥
  1. November 29, 2023
    Your 2023 WebMD Wrapped
    by J. Taylor Lee and Ave Grimshaw
  2. December 4, 2023
    The National Lyrics or Things My Dad Says While Refusing to Check Google Maps?
    by Nick Guadagnino
  3. February 23, 2012
    Lines from The Princess Bride That Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers
    by Jennifer Simonson
  4. November 28, 2023
    Please Buy Tesla’s Cybertruck, Which Is Cool, Not Stupid
    by Tyler Gooch
Recently
  • December 8, 2023
    Inflation Is High, So I’m Voting for Gork the Merciless
    by James Klein
  • December 8, 2023
    Saying Yes to Every Add-On at Jiffy Lube
    by Chason Gordon
  • December 7, 2023
    Maura Quint’s Presidential Debate Recaps: The One With the Lady Moderators
    by Maura Quint
  • December 7, 2023
    A Letter from McSweeney’s Executive Director
    by Amanda Uhle
McSweeney’s is an independent nonprofit publishing company based in San Francisco.
As well as operating a daily humor website, we also publish Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Illustoria and an ever-growing selection of books under various imprints. You can buy all of these things from our online store. You can support us today by making a donation.

We are committed to our environment. Each year, we purchase carbon offsets commensurate with our estimate of the impact of the printing, shipping, and travel necessary to publish our books and magazines. We are continually working to minimize our impact on the planet by examining every business decision through a lens of sustainability. To support this effort, or to learn more, please write to executive director Amanda Uhle.
  • Internet Tendency
  • The Store
  • Books Division
  • Quarterly Concern
  • The Believer
  • Donate
  • About Us
  • Events
  • Email Newsletter
  • Advertise
  • Store Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Internships
  • Submission Guidelines
Copyright © 1998–2023, McSweeney’s Literary Arts Fund.
All Rights Reserved.
Search Magnifying Glass
  • Internet Tendency
  • The Store
  • Books Division
  • Quarterly Concern
  • The Believer
  • Donate
 

Advent Sale Week Four!

This week, while supplies last, we’re offering a wide-array of limited-edition official swag, bobbles, and trinkets, free with all subscriptions! Calendars, shirts, enamel pins, and tote bags. Oh joyous joy! Check back each Monday in 2023 for more special deals, and come out on top this gift-giving season with help from your friends at McSweeney’s.

×