Lost Journal: He’s Not an Animal, He’s the Elephant Brother
by Tim Mollen Journal entry: November 16, 1980 (age 11) I’ve been to a few PG-rated movies, but I had to talk my parents into letting me go … Read more
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Pity the Poor Rich
Allow me to offer up a few words in defense of one of the most maligned groups in America today. Citizens, who through a simple twist of fate, … Read more
Killer Carnivorous Snails From France
You don’t need me to tell you that this country is broke. Not just broke. Flat busted. Un-flush. Tapped to the max. No bread or cabbage or scratch … Read more
Lost Journal: Paperboys Wanted for Grand Theft Auto
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: February 17, 1985 (age 15) Sunday is not a day of rest for a paperboy. The Sunday Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin is three … Read more
Dark Wizards Convene
CNN hosted the first GOP debate of the year that involved actual candidates, and some clear winners did emerge — the 99.99 percent of the American people who … Read more
Weinergate
Trust me. I really wanted to avoid the groin-tweeting thing altogether, but you might as well try to avert your eyes from a bullfight in a bowling alley. … Read more
Corroded Clockwork
Like corroded clockwork, the Republicans once again find themselves in the middle of a public relations disaster the size of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede. Specifically, their plan to … Read more
Argus Hamilton Comments on the News: BP and More
New York’s Mercantile Exchange saw oil prices slide on news of the death of Osama bin Laden. His very existence had maintained Mideast tensions and pushed up oil … Read more
Summer: Day One
Forget the almanac. And the calendar. Forget whatever the weatherman or the newspaper or the next-door neighbor with the hair growing out of a mole shaped like the … Read more
