“Just spitballing here, but what if we mandated that every visitor got bitten by a dog or poked with a stick?” he said.
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Author: Andy Borowitz
Revisiting A Conversation With Michael K. Williams’ About His Winding Path To Success
Before Michael K. Williams played Omar Little on HBO’s The Wire, he was a dancer in music videos starring artists like Madonna. Then a bar room brawl changed everything.
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Cody Bellinger’s Spectacular Catch Steals Home Run Ball From Fan Holding On By A Thread
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Media Announces They Will Not Stop Covering Afghanistan Until Biden Wears Scarf
WASHINGTON—Emphasizing their dedication to informing readers about the current turmoil of the region, the media announced Tuesday that they would not stop covering Afghanistan unless President Biden happens to wear a scarf. “Of course, our goal right now is covering the abject failure of the Afghanistan withdrawal,…
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Sackler Family Wins Immunity From Further Opioid Litigation
Members of the Sackler family who are at the center of the nation’s deadly opioid crisis have won sweeping immunity from opioid lawsuits linked to their privately owned company Purdue Pharma and its OxyContin medication as part of the company’s bankruptcy settlement. What do you think?
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Folding Chair In Church Basement Fantasizes About Getting Smashed Over Wrestler’s Back
DALLAS, TX—Hoping to eventually escape the dreary and mundane utility space, a local folding chair in the basement of Antioch Church reportedly fantasized Tuesday about getting smashed over a professional wrestler’s back. “Someday I’ll get out of this damn basement and finally make the big time, being swung at an…
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How A Cotton Sack, Passed Down Over Generations, Tells A Larger Story About Slavery
In her new book, All That She Carried, historian Tiya Miles tells the story of an enslaved woman who, upon hearing her child was to be sold off, hastily packed her a bag with a few personal items.
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Author: Arun Venugopal
Study: Majority Of U.S. Population One Disappointing Sandwich Away From Complete Mental Breakdown
NEW HAVEN, CT—Noting that the nation’s mental health crisis had left Americans more vulnerable than ever to profound bouts of anxiety and depression, a study published Tuesday found that a majority of the population was one disappointing sandwich away from a complete breakdown. “Our findings indicate that 61% of…
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‘Summer Of Soul’: Singer Mavis Staples
Staples began singing with her family as a teenager. The Staple Singers started out in gospel, but moved over to pop, eventually playing the ’69 Harlem Cultural Festival. Originally broadcast in 1989.
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Author: Terry Gross
‘Summer Of Soul’: Gladys Knight
While with Motown, Knight & The Pips turned out a slew of hits, including “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” which they performed at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Originally broadcast in 1996.
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