Adult Swim, what have you become?

I am ashamed of you, Cartoon Network. First you hired two scuzzy-looking performance artists to post cute little Lite-Brite-like advertisements on conspicuous public structures in Boston, which caused widespread panic as public officials spent an entire day figuring out if the advertisements were actually bombs, costing the city tons of money. I was totally cool […]

Addicted to prescriptions? There’s a pill for that

Americans love their drugs too much. The Federal Department of Agriculture reached a new low last week when it approved a diet pill for dogs. The same organization that can’t seem to figure out exactly how to prevent farmers from contaminating produce with cow manure has been hard at work. The new diet pill, called […]

A guide to giving gifts along party lines

During the holiday season, most people are filled with goodwill. Except for me. My fellow political aficionados will understand what I mean. As your family sips eggnog together Christmas Day, it will be impossible not to rub the recent congressional defeat into your Republican uncle’s face. And your vegetarian cousin who insists on wearing clothes […]