Beaver of Fine Arts: What You Missed When You Skipped Class

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“Just Do This”: Tips for Teaching Hybrid Learning

Tips for teaching the hybrid learning model inside: Just complete this COVID form; Just check this list to see who is learning in-person (IL) an... | Continue reading


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Excerpts from McSweeney’s Quarterly: Wetumpka

- - -This piece originally appeared in McSweeney’s 61. To read more from this ultra-deluxe, faux-leather-bound issue, subscribe by October 25. Get... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Woman From Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’” Would Like to Clear a Few Things Up

Listen, I’m proud to have inspired such an iconic song, but I’ve been waiting for thirty years to gets this off my chest: Tom completely misread me... | Continue reading


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For the Voter Who Is Pro-Life

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Ten Legitimate Reasons to Pull Out Your Dick On a Zoom Call

“Jeffrey Toobin, CNN’s chief legal analyst and a renowned reporter for The New Yorker, has been sidelined at a pivotal moment in the run-up to the ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: The Complete Listing (So Far): Atrocities 1- 940

To be read before the 2020 Presidential Election. Register to vote, or check to make sure you’re registered to vote here.- - -Early in President ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Only Thing Standing Between This Country and Pure, Unadulterated Disaster is Your $7 Campaign Donation

THERE’S. NO. TIME.[FIRST NAME], we are desperate. We emailed you. We texted you. You asked us to stop, and we didn’t. So let us say this now: The ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to the Election

When Belle, a young postal worker, accidentally drops her mother’s pearl necklace into a mail sorting machine, she has twelve hours to sort 1,550,0... | Continue reading


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For the Voter Who Is Raising Children

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


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The Fourth Little Piggie: An Exposé On a Life In the Shadow

It’s not by accident that we’ve never heard of the Four Little Pigs. It’s not a fluke that the story ends with a red brick house and three little p... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

I have a duty to protect my family from the heavy hand of government. Diapers limit my baby’s constitutional right to free expression.Once that ex... | Continue reading


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I Am the Undecided Voter

Hello. I am the undecided voter. I don’t feel either positively or negatively about talking to you today.I live in a small house in the direct cen... | Continue reading


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Nine Scenes From the Recently Discovered Cut of Flubber Where Flubber Has Bones

1.Professor Philip Brainard watches his latest creation, a green mass of flying rubber, attempt to contort itself into a new shape.Every movement... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

For the Voter Who Is Disheartened That Bernie Is Not Our Presidential Nominee

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Crucible II: A Quarantine Pod Is Rattled By Accusations and Deception

Act 1 (An Overture)A small bedroom in the home of Sam Parris, Salem, Massachusetts, in the fall of the year 2020. As the curtain rises, Sam Parri... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

I Am the Mayor from Jaws, and I Am Begging You to Stop Comparing Me to Donald Trump

“I feel so powerful. I’ll walk into that audience. I’ll walk in there, I’ll kiss everyone in that audience. I’ll kiss the guys, and the beautiful w... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

An Open Letter to Green Ginger, the Asian Fusion Restaurant Across the Street From Me

Dear Green Ginger,Hello! I just moved to the neighborhood. From Google Maps, I see that you’re an Asian Fusion restaurant, but I’m not sure if tha... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

For the Voter Who Cares About the Arts

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Proper Leaf-Peeping Protocol for 2020

We’re so glad that, despite everything, you still feel up for leaf-peeping in Maine this fall. Of course, many things are up in the air with COVID-... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

A Letter of Recommendation In the Age of Zoom

To Whom It May Concern,I am writing regarding Sara Tan’s application for the Covid Undergraduate Research Scholars Educational Development scholar... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

“I have stayed quiet with the approach of the election, but I’m troubled by our politics, as it has moved away from spirited debate to a vile, vitu... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Habits of Highly Successful People

1. Skiing2. Yachting3. Snorkeling4. Golf5. Polo6. Dinner parties7. Shopping | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

For the Voter Who Has Voices In Her Head

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Internal Memo: First Female Leader Announced to Run My Life

Attention Staff:The Board of My Life is pleased to share an announcement regarding a change of leadership. For the first time in 31 years, My Life... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Nancy Matson, Semi-Pro Poker Player

- - -Q: You make money playing poker. How did it start?A: In a way, I was part of the wave that started in 2003. That’s considered the beginning ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

I’m a Principled Republican Senator and I’m Suddenly Troubled By the Current State of Politics

“I have stayed quiet with the approach of the election, but I’m troubled by our politics, as it has moved away from spirited debate to a vile, vitu... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Only Good Films Are the Ones the Internet Has to Explain to You, According to Me, a Guy Who Took One Film Class in College

Hey. I hear you think you have pretty good taste in movies. That’s not your fault. Maybe you’ve never been told any different. That’s why I, a guy ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

I’m a Conservative Feminist, and I Believe You Should Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps and Open That Jar Yourself

Some people don’t think that conservative feminists exist, but that’s just not true. We’re strong, proud, and as loud as our husbands allow. I beli... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

For the Voter Who Looks for Bipartisanship

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Greetings from the Only Other Black Person In the Cult You Just Joined

Salutations Fellow Black Initiate,I saw your picture in the stack of members set to join us in rural Pennsylvania, and I wanted to reach out to sa... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

As a Republican Senator, I Stand With Democracy Activists in Hong Kong, Belarus, and Other Countries That Aren’t the United States

“Democracy isn’t the objective; liberty, peace, and prosperity are. We want the human condition to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that.” — ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

For The Voter Who Cares About Corruption

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Radical Differences Between Canadian and American Thanksgiving

NameThanksgiving in Canada is known simply as Thanksgiving — or action de grâce! if you’re fancy. It’s never called “Canadian Thanksgiving.” Natio... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Amy Coney Barrett Testifies Before the Judiciary Committee

Thank you, esteemed senators, for setting aside four full days to verbally waterboard me — or, in the Republicans’ case, to fawn over my CV and mak... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

I Was Social Distancing Before It Went Mainstream, and Its Early Stuff Was Better

Back when I started “social distancing,” there wasn’t even a term for it. I mean, I’ve never been into major labels. I first got into doing it when... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The 52 Stages of Insomnia

1. Lying2. Waiting3. Pondering4. Recollection of Recent Mistakes5. “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)”6. Annoyance7. Realization that This Could... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

For the Voter Who Rejects White Supremacy

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

A Short History of the Colonization of Massachusetts for Bostonians

Art by Matt Smith- - -Now thing is, the Vikings were all ovah the fuckin’ place a thousand yee’ahs ago. I mean these guys got ‘round, n’ it wasn’... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The One With the Eye and the Fly

VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATEKINGSBURY HALLSALT LAKE CITY, UTOCTOBER 7, 2020- - -9:04 PM: Susan Page of USA Today opens the debate like a college fr... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

An Oral History of Donald Trump’s Famous “Everyone Wanted the Belt” Speech

“We’ve spent two point five trillion dollars over the term…in office, my term. That’s over three and a half years two point five… think of that, tw... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Scary Costume Ideas for Halloween 2020

One ill-timed coughA guy standing five feet awaySeasonal allergiesA gender-reveal partyA nearly-empty toilet paper rollThe P-wordThe letter Q... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

For The Voter Who Cares about a President’s Public Image

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

There Are Two Wolves Inside You

“There are two wolves inside you,” said the old man. “They are fighting to the death. One is anger, one is love.”“Which one will win?” said the bo... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Letters From My Landlord During Other Historic Disasters

Hi Nicole,We haven’t received your rent for September, so I just wanted to check-in with you. Here at 10 Chernobyl Lane, our residents’ happiness ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: The Complete Listing (So Far): Atrocities 1- 923

To be read before the 2020 Presidential Election. Register to vote, or check to make sure you’re registered to vote here.- - -Early in President ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

How to Pronounce My Name, According to People I’ve Known

“Why Pee?” – Girl in my 5th-grade class“Yipee!” – Girl in my 9th-grade class“Iman” – Girl in my 11th-grade Oxbridge program who was a part-time m... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

For the Voter Who Left Corruption Abroad for America

Though we’ve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 election... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago