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The False Zen Of Tuning Out
2+ week, 5+ day ago (352+ words) Matt,I haven’t watched network news this century. I never watch cable news and very rarely local news, and assuredly never the weather. The impact? Huge benefits and the sun still rises in the east and each day I continue…...
When AI Replaces Readers Instead Of Writers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (64+ words) LABASH: When AI Replaces Readers Instead Of Writers! (First column, 4th story, link) Editor’s Note: Have a question for Matt, but are worried that it’s too personal/self-revealing? How do you think Matt feels, constantly trotting his own soul down the…...
The End Times Customer Service Desk
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) Dear Matt,You’ve bitched a lot about Trump and the Iran War. But as of today, looks like the Strait of Hormuz is open, oil prices are falling, stock prices are surging, and there might be a nuclear deal on…...
Empires Fall
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (229+ words) Dear Matt,Everybody kept saying that we were a stabilizing force in the world. What happens if we’re unstable? Are we fucking around and finding out?A.R. Instead of fighting to a stalemate or worse, with no clear objectives. Or…...
Cooking Cowgirl Kristi
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (210+ words) 1. Will Markwayne ever get his two first names legally separated, since they remind everybody that he is a ridiculous person who sounds like an extra in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby? 2. Will Markwayne have to sleep with Corey…...
Is Melania The Worst Film Ever Made?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (490+ words) It’s perhaps unfair for me to call Melania the worst film ever made, since I haven’t seen every film ever made. But I have seen Porky’s 3, Police Academy 6, and many Rob Schneider vehicles, so you know I mean business when…...
A Prayer For The Unjust
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (95+ words) Sorry to bother you prematurely. I just sent you my weekly piece the other day. But this ain’t really a full-on piece. Just a short primal scream. I was minding my own business, salting my driveway, hoarding groceries and splitting…...
2025 Is Finally Over—But Not Soon Enough
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (356+ words) Nguyen: How do you feel about the year overall? Labash: Oh, it’s gone great. If you’re in the chaos‘n’dysfunction business. And who are we kidding? I sort of am. I warned of this before the 2024 election, even if the…...
It's A Wipe - Slack Tide by Matt Labash
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (357+ words) Let me answer your question with a few more questions. Do people consider morality sacred? Can they even agree on the meaning of “sacred,” or, for that matter, of “morality”? Now that concrete, observable facts are mere suggestions, or intimations,…...