Beaver of Fine Arts: Trending Now

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@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

East High School’s Student Dress Code for Face Masks

Dear East High Students and Families,As you prepare for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, we’d like to remind you of our East High Student Dress... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Occupational Alternatives to Being Called a “Writer’s Writer”

A Therapist’s WriterYou’re working on a “novel in dialogue” that will take 45 minutes to read and cost $350.A Mortician’s WriterYour source mate... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

A Higher Purpose?

Rural Arkansas- - -With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are facing bew... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Early Agent Feedback for Wutherton: An Emily Brontë Musical

Dear Ms. Burges:Thank you for sharing your proposal for Wutherton: An Emily Brontë Musical with us. While we found the idea intriguing, we’re not ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

I Definitely Have a Female Vice President… But She Lives In Canada

Today I’m proud to officially announce my very real female running mate. She’s everything you ever wanted in a VP: she’s a woman, she’s smart, she’... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Math Problems for Faculty On Their University’s Reopening Plan

1. Your University requires all students to wear masks while in class, and faculty — not the administration — are expected to enforce this mandate.... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Yo Class!

San Francisco, California- - -With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Welcome to Bubble Time Laundromat

Empty pockets before washing. Do not overload machines. Or underload machines. Load machines the exact right amount. Customers are welcome ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Corporation From Alien Shares Its Reopening Plan

To the Human Employees of Weyland-Yutani Corp,We like to think of our intergalactic megacorporation as a family business. And, as your grasping co... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Teacher Replacements Should the Worst Outcome Occur

We are delighted to inform you of our new policy regarding Teacher Replacements Should The Worst Outcome Occur. Effective immediately, all faculty ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Five Years

New Jersey- - -With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are facing bewilde... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

As a Hospital CEO I’m Giving My Healthcare Workers the Thanks They Deserve – With a Poster I Made in MS Word

As the CEO of a large hospital, I’ve witnessed the incredible dedication of our doctors, nurses, and other staff on the frontline. These incredible... | 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 1-842

To be read before the 2020 Presidential Election. Register to vote here.- - -Early in President Trump’s term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalo... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Job Posting: Middle School Language Arts Teacher/ Cheerleading Coach/ Custodian/ Nurse/ COVID-19 and Anti-Racism Specialist Wanted

Area School District is looking for a Language Arts Teacher/ Cheerleading Coach/ Custodian/ Nurse to help lead our COVID-19 and anti-racism instruc... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Read If I Die

Cleveland, Ohio- - -With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are facing be... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Announcing the First Grocery Store for Patriots Who Refuse to Wear Masks

Come one, come all! Grab your family, friends, and hatred of fabric muzzles, and join us this Saturday for the grand opening of FreeMart — America’... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Your School District’s Reopening Survey

Dear Parent or Guardian,We hope that you’re staying well this summer! Please complete this survey within the next 30 minutes, as we plan to includ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Blood Donation Clinic Email Subject Line or Orc Battle Cry?

1. The need for blood is constant2. A new blood story is written every day3. Your blood is the currency of life4. Life begins and ends with bloo... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

An Enemy We Created

McMinnville, Oregon- - -With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are facin... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Medication Commercial Mad Libs

The commercial opens on an idyllic lake. Birds are chirping. A breeze is rustling. An older man is fishing. He turns to the camera with a good-natu... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Dispatch 53: Calliope Repair

Foofy calliope music. Distant, faint. Atmospheric.Molecules of circus DNA random-walking, Brownian-motion-style, over the hillside across from our... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Jurassic Park Is Last, Which Means We’re First

“In a contentious interview that aired Monday on ‘Axios on HBO,’ journalist Jonathan Swan attempted to press President Trump on his handling of th... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Dark Side of the Moon Is Coming Along Well, But Let’s Not Lose Track of the Big Picture, Which Is That We Need This Album to Synch-Up With The Wizard of Oz

Hey fellas, we need to talk about our new album, The Dark Side of the Moon. It’s coming along pretty well, I think. I really believe we’re making a... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Reasons My Baby Will No Longer Be Wearing a Diaper in Public

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


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Sharpies

Trussville, Alabama- - -With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are facin... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

It’s Time to Let the Serfs Return to the Fields

Dear Subjects,Well, that was some plague, wasn’t it? Although people are still dying in droves from The Sickness, I think it’s safe to say the wor... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Bartleby, the School Superintendent: A Story of Reopening

It has always been my aim in life to live a safe distance from any meaningful measure of wealth and at the same time among the ample and voluble co... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

An Open Letter to American Society

With national leadership urging schools to reopen this fall despite rising cases of COVID-19, classroom teachers are facing bewildering choices. Al... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Store Safety Policies of Small Business Owners From Romantic Comedies

Toula Portokalos Aunt Voula’s Travel Agency (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)Toula is exclusively offering “virtual” trips, where she will describe to ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

This Neighborhood Was So Much Cooler Back When I Was 23

I’ve been in denial about this for a long time, but I think it’s finally time to admit it: this neighborhood just isn’t as cool as it used to be. I... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Teacher

Inspired by Jamaica Kincaid- - -This is how you talk to students about alcohol; this is how you talk to students about drugs; this is how you moni... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

How to Become a Teacher, a Profession You Aren’t Seriously Considering Right Now, Right? Right?!

Inspired by Jamaica Kincaid- - -This is how you talk to students about alcohol; this is how you talk to students about drugs; this is how you moni... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Growing Up In a Strict Immigrant Household or Living Through a Pandemic?

1. You’re not allowed to hang out with your friends.2. There’s no chance that you’ll be able to go to the concerts, festivals, and sporting events... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

An Open Letter to the T&T Supermarket Clerk Who Was Told to “Go Back to China” as Part of a Customer’s Racist Tirade in Mississauga, Ontario

“Police say they’re investigating a nearly four-minute cellphone video that appears to show a man hurling anti-Asian and anti-mask rhetoric toward... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

I Can’t Sleep

Resident PhysicianLocation withheld- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, which features the voices of doctors, nurses, healthc... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

GlenMoby Glen Dick

Captain Ahab stands on the quarterdeck, darting his eyes among the crew.AHAB: Lemme have your attention for a moment. Let’s talk about something i... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

The Child Labor Camp from HOLES Reopens Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Dear Parents,Since its inception, Camp Green Lake has operated on one guiding principle: “If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Star Trek Villains I’d Rather Have Handling the COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative “Operation Warp Speed” Than Donald Trump

“The leaders of Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration’s well-funded project to develop COVID-19 vaccines at record speed, have said they a... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Why I Started the Strategy for Black Lives

Since I was 15 years old, a sophomore in high school, I have been involved in racial justice work, attending protests, and organizing with my fello... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Take Me Out, Coach: Revising John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” for MLB’s COVID-19 Outbreak

“The Marlins have now had 17 people test positive in the past five days. On Monday, the total of confirmed cases stood at 11 players and two coache... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Beaver of Fine Arts: Should Have Read the Fine Print

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@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Our Publication Stands By the Decision to Give a Platform to the Sea Monster Trying to Devour Our Entire Town

In these unprecedented times, we at the Seaside Beacon-Gazette remain committed to delivering high-quality journalism. Though we understand the con... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

QUIZ: Do You Want to Go to Grad School Or Do You Just Need a Snack?

1. Why do you want to go to grad school?A. It’s necessary for my professional development. B. I got an email from FAFSA by accident.2. Do you kn... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Thank You for Being Here

Critical Care Physician University of Michigan HospitalAnn Arbor, MI- - -This is part of our series, Flattened By the Curve, which features the ... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Gotham City Asks Batman to Wear Another Mask to Cover the Bottom Half of His Face

It took some doing, Batman, but we’ve finally developed a mask we think you can live with. It’s black, of course, and can take stabs and shotgun bl... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

Sending In More Stormtroopers Is the Only Way to Restore Law and Order to the Rogue Planet of Alderaan

“The Trump administration is sending more federal agents to Portland, Ore., as officials consider pushing back harder and farther against the grow... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago

How to Save Your University From Bankruptcy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Try making coffee at home, rather than building a Starbucks wing off the campus library.You don’t need spin class at the high-tech gymnatorium for... | Continue reading


@mcsweeneys.net | 4 years ago