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The Abs Are a Distraction: Biden’s Brain, Trump’s Everything, and the GOP’s Quest for a Mirror

If there’s one thing House Republicans care about, it’s fitness. Physical fitness. Mental fitness. Political fitness. Fitness to serve, fitness to lead, fitness to blink in time with the national anthem. And so, in a bold bipartisan act of historical concern, the GOP has launched a sweeping investigation into former President Joe Biden’s cognitive ability
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The Second Term’s the Charm: Trump, DEI, and Other Performance Art Pieces from a Government in Reflux

The Trump administration’s second act has arrived—unseasoned, unfiltered, and flush with the confidence of a man who thinks The Art of the Deal is still in print. What began as a 2016 fever dream has curdled into a 2025 reality show reboot: America’s Next Top Autocrat. Naturally, there’s been some turbulence. The president, emboldened by
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Comic‑Con 2025: When Tron, Robots, and Redux Make Us Question Reality

San Diego Comic‑Con 2025 has officially arrived, bringing with it the usual spectacle: bold trailers, unexpected celebrity cameos, and the kind of hyperreal sci‑fi enthusiasm that makes your real life feel like dial‑up internet. Here’s your satirical review of the weirdest, wildest, and most neon-lit highlights: 1. Tron: Ares Takes Over Hall H Disney premiered
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The $8 Billion Paramount Merger That Proves Late-Stage Capitalism Still Dreams in 4K

Well, pop some popcorn and cancel your originality, folks—because the FCC has just approved the $8 billion Paramount–Skydance merger, and the entertainment-industrial complex just grew another head. Somewhere between “Mission: Impossible 37” and the fourth reboot of Cheers, this landmark media marriage means that all your favorite intellectual properties now belong to a single cinematic
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Opera, Trade, and Deportation Roulette: A Week in the Trump Administration That Somehow All Makes Sense

It’s hard to say what week we’re in—politically, cosmically, or narratively—but it’s clear the Trump administration is back on its greatest-hits tour. Only this time, the album’s scratched, the vocals are louder, and the backup dancers are Congressional interns filing ethics waivers. In just a few days, we’ve seen an opera house rebranded like a
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Rest Easy, Prince of Darkness: A Farewell to Ozzy Osbourne

I wasn’t a diehard fan. I didn’t memorize lyrics or follow every twist in his tour dates or tattoos. I didn’t grow up with Black Sabbath posters on my walls or devil horns in the air. But when I heard the news—Ozzy Osbourne has passed away—I felt something cave in anyway. That’s what happens when
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This Isn’t the Breakdown We Paid For: The American Concert Experience, Now With Bonus Trauma

There was a time—not long ago—when you could attend a live show and expect nothing more than $18 beers, overpriced parking, and the existential dread of being the oldest person in the crowd wearing glitter. That was the pact. You show up, the band plays, you lose your voice, maybe your dignity, and you limp
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Cracks in the Skye: Boeing, Whistleblowers, and the Art of Selective Visibility

It’s comforting to know that in an era of war crimes livestreamed and billionaires cosplaying as messiahs, there’s still a place for the classics: corporate negligence, government complicity, and a plane held together with vibes. Enter Boeing, the Willy Wonka of aviation. Except instead of chocolate rivers, we get panel blowouts at 16,000 feet, and

