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Posts by McSweeney's
"Could these revelations have been published sooner at a moment when they might have materially informed public understanding of executive war powers? I mean, I guess. But then, where precisely would the chapter on the mangled White House wartime communications strategy fit?"
"The good news is we have two weeks to relax before we’re back to wondering, 'Will they? Won’t they?' with the fate of the world. So, until the president actually issues a direct order to start the ethnic cleansing, we suggest you all relax."
@lindsayfickas.bsky.social you relatable wordsmith.
"Josh, you’re not only funny but also reliable, and I know you would do anything for me. Sure, you wouldn’t help with any wedding planning and told me that 'flowers are boring,' but boy, do you look good in that tux today, my handsome, stylish best friend."
"Nothing about them resembles the Party of Lincoln. Like, for instance, they have a signature hat, but it’s not a stovepipe one."
“Why Aren’t American Women Having More Babies? We Asked Fourteen Men”
"When your body is sick, it needs lots of rest time so you can recover quickly. I know it sounds boring, but honestly, you are going to miss these naps when you’re my age and—wow, yes, that was amazing. I had no idea you could somersault."
"I am eager to bring my expertise and lack of self-worth to this criminally underpaid position for which I am overqualified."
I have eaten,
the plums
that were in
the icebox
specifically
between the milk and cheese
the block of cheddar and the 2% milk, to be exact
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I will simply be adding a link to this brilliance as a comment under every article on birth rates I come across. 🤣💯🎯
McSweeney's is starting to compete with the Onion for "factual journalism thinly veiled as satire".
Brilliant xD
"While H&R Block does not endorse the activities of the Great War Pig, we must feed Him."
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My friend and primary competition for best mom, @lindsayfickas.bsky.social, is in @mcsweeneys.net today and I am very proud of her!!!
“We Interviewed Two Hundred Childless Women, and Every Single One Was Doing Something Fun”
This may be the most truthful piece about living and working in America
Someone's in the news today? Shamelessly opportunistic me is ready with a recent @mcsweeneys.net piece
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"While H&R Block does not endorse the activities of the Great War Pig, we must feed Him."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/her...
"I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not there should be an organized response to these deadly clowns with spiders for hair behind the shower curtain, and I just don’t think the research is there yet."
I was in college and working for Howard Dean's campaign when this happened. The last 10 years of Trump has been... difficult to believe.
"I’m not a naturalist. I wouldn’t stand in the woods all day with my binoculars. I wish I were, actually. I need to be doing something in nature that’s compatible with being an observer and a listener and all those things. For me, fishing does that." - Thomas McGuane
You might think this is a humor piece, but you’re probably wrong. This is a classic horror story.
Move over, Cask of Amontillado. The future our benevolent-less leaders have planned for us will make you wish you were bricked up behind a wine cellar for eternity.
"We Spent Six Months Investigating the Birth Rate Crisis and Found Women at Every Turn"
"Birth Rates Are Down Across the Western World. One Variable Has Remained Constant: Women"
"Experts Warn the Falling Birth Rate Could Have Serious Consequences for Men"
"At what point does 'He's an America First warrior unafraid to ruffle liberal snowflake feathers' turn into 'He's a genocidal megalomaniac who is all but certain to usher in the demise of American hegemony'? Far be it from us to draw the line."
"I want to return to the glory days of the 1960s. Or the 1940s? I'm not entirely sure, but whatever time it was when women served their husbands homemade Pop-Tarts and America was a better place for white men with weak chins, I want to return to it.
They always want to eat the craziest stuff like 15 seconds after yakking everything they’ve eaten in their lives