The Current Situation

The sad horse arrived!

Last month, I wrote about a manufacturing mistake that became a hit for the Year of the Horse: the Sad…

3 days ago

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Adding potato would also be acceptable.

4 days ago

It’s the Year of the Sad Horse!

Today — Tuesday, February 17, 2026 — marks the start of the Lunar New Year, and this year is traditionally…

1 month ago

The Boston gig where you get paid to watch “Melania” has been canceled

I’ll let the updated posting in Craigslist explain: *******UPDATE PLEASE READ******* Thank you for your interest in “Melania: Twenty Days…

2 months ago

Craigslist Boston gig: Someone will pay you $50 to watch “Melania” this weekend!

Trump and the MAGA crowd like to talk about “Soros-funded paid agitators,” partly because they can’t imagine anyone doing something…

2 months ago

What a year, huh?

It’s going to be one helluva year, I think. Take care of yourselves. Thanks to Lenar Mukhamadiev for the find!

2 months ago

Homeland Security’s increasingly unhinged social media posts

This trash recently appeared on my Facebook feed: Jim Stewartson, author of the newsletter MindWar: The Psychological War on Democracy, has…

3 months ago

A special picdump for those strange days between Christmas and New Year’s

The eight days from Christmas to New Year, traditionally known as the Christmas Octave, are a strange time for those of…

3 months ago

Someone had an eventful Thanksgiving…

This car was ditched in both senses of the word, and was still there (near Alicia Avenue and N. Boulevard)…

4 months ago