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Shouts & Murmurs
Corrections and Clarifications to Everything I’ve Ever Said
I said that because I was possessed by an ancient, malevolent spirit who I’m also really mad at.
By Amelia Tait
Humor
I’m Really Dating Myself Here
My hair is parted to the side—it looks so nerdy parted in the middle! I know I’m still dating myself, but what do I care? At least the person I’m dating thinks I look hot.
By Talia Argondezzi
Shouts & Murmurs
Are You There, Zeus? It’s Me, Hermes
I think the other gods see me as your assistant, rather than as an equal. And you know how they can be brats!
By Karen Chee
Shouts & Murmurs
You Love the Office
“My deskmate smells like roadkill, just like my roommate. It’s like I never left home.”
By Dennard Dayle
Shouts & Murmurs
B.D.S.M. for the Middle-Aged
Now you’re going to sit in that chair and watch me load the dishwasher my way. And you’re not going to say a single word.
By Wendi Aarons
Sketchpad
Your Handy Road Map to Authoritarianism
Turn right at Toxic Masculinity and continue straight through Weakening Checks and Balances.
By Brendan Loper
Blitt’s Kvetchbook
Will Donald Go Down with the Ship?
Dancing on the deck of the Titanic.
By Barry Blitt
Shouts & Murmurs
Bagels, Ranked
Jalapeño and Cheddar: This is not a bagel. This is what you order to signal to the guy at the counter that you need him to call a cop.
By Josh Lieb
Sketchpad
Military Decorations, Pete Hegseth-Style
A new lineup of distinguished-service medals, rewarding Martial Lawlessness, Laughing at All of Elon Musk’s Jokes, and Outstanding Bone Spurs.
By Ivan Ehlers
Shouts & Murmurs
Personal Ads from the One Horse in This One-Horse Town
Me: happy-go-lucky, helpful, healthy, honest, handsome, hopeful. You: a horse.
By Anika Burgess
Shouts & Murmurs
Thinking of You
So horrible, I heard the news. Well, I heard an echo of the news from aboveground—the sinkhole gets neglected by the media.
By Cirocco Dunlap