AltWeeklies Wire
Planning to Kidnap a Friend We Haven't Seen in a Whilenew
I was definitely wearing the wrong clothes for a kidnapping, which is funny, because as a matter of course I'm usually outfitted pretty well for felonious behavior.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-25-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Get Awaynew
A lot of important stuff happened this summer -- like the president's vacation, the discovery of the pizza-flavored Cheeto, and the indroduction of Pitch Black flavored Mountain Dew.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe Macleod |
08-24-2005 |
Comedy
It Ends Not With a Bang, But With a Lasagnanew
One writer details how relationship-wrecking one dish can be.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-18-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Bring Back the Hustlenew
I’ve come to realize that we live in a society of racketeering. Gone are the days of Hustle-Utopia (a.k.a. legitimate hustling society), a time when people made equal exchanges with each other, such as a product for a service.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
08-11-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Sometimes You Have to Do It With Stylenew
One writer describes her most embarrassing ass-bearing incident on a date with a frat boy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-11-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
On Being a Metal Godnew
A trunk full of ticket stubs and autographs; crates of vintage vinyl; nights spent with liquor and strange women in trashed hotel rooms. These are the makings of a VH1 metal expert -- and one writer is overqualified.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
08-08-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
An Indecent Proposal for U.S. Withdrawal From Iraqnew
Dropping tons of cash on Baghdad would raise such a hell-storm of confusion, joy, riot and hysteria as to foredoom any last effort to attack us on our way out.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
08-08-2005 |
Comedy
Poor Kids' Hoop Dreamsnew
Underfunded schools in poor communities anticipate the elimination of athletic programs, which could disable a student’s ability to advance in today’s society.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
08-04-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Navigating Life's Mixed Signalsnew
One writer recalls her misguided efforts at making money while growing up.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-04-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
The Ice Cream Truck Ran Out of Gasnew
Zip Pitters discusses his ghetto literary series of self-published chapbooks, now available from Brotha Hustle’s mobile bookstore and portable Styrofoam juicy-juice-on-ice drink center
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
07-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Sometimes a Purple Bunny Is Just What You Neednew
One writer's child has a purple bunny she bought with her cupcake money from the Cathedral of St. Phillip Thrift House, and this bunny, she exclaims, has the ability to bestow superpowers on people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Aliens, Beware!new
At NASA Space Camp for kids, an adult infiltrator despairs over kids' preparedness to go into space.
Tags: aliens, extraterrestrial
Karl Rove and the Half-Wit Princenew
Minister of Magic Karl Rove meets Harry Potter in a spoof on the two biggest events of the week.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
07-22-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Thongs, Cat Testicles and Tattoos are Only the Beginningnew
It's amazing that people think they can get through a relationship without encountering any of the other person's crap at some level. This isn't just about tangible stuff, like Kotex and cat balls.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
07-21-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Waving Your Rightsnew
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter recently brought meal plates to a televised press conference to show that Guantanamo Bay prisoners enjoy dinnertime amenities like orange-glazed and lemon chicken (each served with two types of fruit).
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-14-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
