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Donald Trump as the Mayor from Jaws
PLUS A BONUS: "All That Jaws"
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EXCERPTS FROM THE 2026 U.S. NATURALIZATION TEST
COURTESY OF THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
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Richard Linklater's 'Slacker': A Second Viewing
Who I was and who I wanted to be.
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Jeff Johnson’s Tales of the Surprising
A look back at a rare TV flop from a superstar producer
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HANDMADE FATHER’S DAY COUPONS I WISH I’D GIVEN MY DAD
NOW THAT I’M OLD ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND
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Sifting Through the Crap
Searching for something of value
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The Philosophy of Modern Standup Lesson 9
Focus on the crowd
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Complaint Letters to People, Places, and Things That I Composed at 4 A.M.
"Dear Brain: Specifically, please cease replaying the 'spilled apple juice' incident from my senior year of high school."
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Gen X Retirement Strategies
For When Everything Else Fails
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The Philosophy of Modern Standup Lesson 8:
Success at crowd work lies in remaining curious and staying present
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The Last of the Real Queens Eccentrics
Rent Control in the Time of the Uzbeki Invasion
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PODCASTS I TURNED OFF AFTER HALF AN EPISODE
These Film School Graduates Know Everything About Movies Except How to Make One
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