At McSweeney’s, long a favorite home for thoughtful, offbeat satire, I usually find myself chasing the strange little overlap where cultural obsessions, strong character voices, and deadpan absurdity collide, then following the idea as far as it will go before it inevitably snaps in my face.

The Democrats of the Seven Kingdoms

Thanksgiving’s Going to Be a Tough One This Year, Charlie Brown

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

Ignorance Isn’t the Absence of Knowledge; It Is the Presence of Maximum Comfort

America Now Really Does Run on Dunkin’

Ernest Hemingway’s Shark Week

The Zen of Dying Quietly, and Other Teachings by Senator Joni Ernst

“This Will Be Good for You”: A Few Words from the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic

A New Hope Spreads Across a Galaxy Far, Far Away—Here’s Why That’s a Big Problem for the Republic

I’m Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, King of the Frickin’ Sea

Instagram Filters Inspired by My Parents’ Reaction to Yet Another Return Home as a Single Man Who Has Still Not Enrolled In Graduate School

Denny’s Research & Development Team Leader Doesn’t Have Time For Your Sh*t

A Hoth Realtor Addresses Some of the Concerns Being Raised Over His Decision to Turn Han Solo’s Deceased Tauntaun Into a Modest Studio Apartment

The Washington Post Inadvertently Publishes My Online Dating Profile with the Editor’s Notes Still Included

The Word Dude Reflects On Its Steady Decline from Keeping Company with Rakish 19th Century Dandies to Its Demeaning Modern Day Role as Filler for Light Beer Commercials

Richard Scarry’s “What Do People Do All Day in F*scist Busytown?”