After comedian Nathan Timmel witnessed a ceremony for a US soldier killed in Afghanistan, he had to perform for that soldier’s friends.
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Pope dreams God is a standup comic
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s unusual for a Pope to share one of his dreams. In fact, it has never happened before. But what a dream he had: God as a standup comic! As the Vatican relates it, in a dream, the Pope sat with leaders of all religions in a large, darkly lit ballroom. A thousand were present. […]
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‘Bo Burnham: Inside’ retains magnetic hold on Gen Z, one year later
Reading Time: 7 minutes Return with me, if you will, to May 2021. Another summer was rounding the corner, and we were still locked inside of our homes. What many assumed at first would be a temporary lifestyle change had proven stubborn beyond our wildest fears. “This was supposed to be two weeks, not two years,” Meg (24) recalls. […]
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Mom jeans are back, and it’s not a joke.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you remember the epic Saturday Night Live mom jeans sketch? I do. As a mom struggling to hang onto the shredded fibers of my youth, I thought it was hilarious. Back when my son was 8, I was still stripping part-time. And at 35, in dancer years I was like 80. I don’t think […]
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The Jesus-Analog Cat, The Boring Old Biddy, and the Unsupervised Kitchen Appliance – Chapter 3
Reading Time: 8 minutes Lola ran out of the junky room down the hallway, looking for her siblings. Primarily because there wasn’t anyone else to talk to. “Pay attention,” she snapped. “I’m back!” “What in God’s name are you talking about, Lola?” sneered Sadie. “You haven’t been wondering where I was? Wait, don’t answer that.” “I’ll answer that,” Parker […]
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Quarkism, a theology inspired by science
Reading Time: 2 minutes Quarkism. noun. A modern (fake) neo-theology that embraces science. In the fifth century BC, a Greek man named Democritus speculated that matter was composed of particles he called atoms, a Greek word meaning uncuttable, indivisible. Democritus thought that an atom was the smallest undividable part of existent things. (To make the point, I’m not dividing […]
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The Jesus-Analog Cat, The Boring Old Biddy, and the Unsupervised Kitchen Appliance – Chapter 2
Reading Time: 8 minutes The horrible little man was only a little taller than Lola herself and he carried over his head an unseasonal umbrella. Later in life, Lola would look at such a thing with a sneer and think, ‘Ugh, damn hipster,’ and vote against her own interests just to keep such a person from climbing any further […]
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Are you a high school senior with senioritis or are you Garfield?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you counting down the days until your high school graduation? Or, do you have orange fur, an insatiable appetite for lasagna, and an overeager mutt named Odie? Take this quiz to find out. 1. You hate Mondays. And Tuesdays. And all other weekdays. 2. You’ve mastered the art of silently sassing others. 3. You […]
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Black Mirror episodes set in Disney’s new ‘Storyliving’ residential community
Reading Time: 3 minutes “The company announced Thursday that it plans to build residential communities all around the U.S. that will “cater to those looking to write [the] next chapter of their lives with Disney.” The project will be known as ‘Storyliving,’ a nod to the brand’s dedication to — and expansion on — storytelling.” – People, 2.17.22 “A […]
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The Jesus-Analog Cat, The Boring Old Biddy, and the Unsupervised Kitchen Appliance – Chapter 1
Reading Time: 8 minutes ONCE THERE WERE FOUR CHILDREN whose names were Parker, Sadie, Emmett, and Lola. This story is about something that allegedly happened to them which necessitated many years of therapy. It began when they were sent away from their home “because of the war.” Of course, this was just what they were told. The children—all except […]