Poems Edgar Allan Poe Wrote While Lost in a Corn Maze
Maeve Dunigan humorously imagines the poems that Edgar Allan Poe might have written while lost in the middle of a…
2026
admin What I Imagine Strangers Think About Me When They See Me Reading a Book in Public
Maeve Dunigan humorously imagines public reactions to her reading a book.
Realistic Manual for Installing Your New Air-Conditioner
In a parody of an instruction manual, Maeve Dunigan comically explains how to install an air-conditioning unit.
What I Think Will Happen if I Go to a Bar and Order a Whiskey Neat
Maeve Dunigan riffs humorously on the idea of ordering a whiskey neat at a bar and the class and status…
Questions I’ve Texted My Dad, in Ascending Order of How Disappointed He Was to Receive Them
Maeve Dunigan presents a humorous list of questions she’s texted her father, many of which call into question her ability…
This Bouquet of Branches Will Change Everything
Maeve Dunigan takes a humorous look at a bundle of dried willow branches.
Whoopi Goldberg Was and Always Will Be the Whole Show
Her eponymous one-woman show was the seed of her Hollywood stardom, which a new revival now frames as the source…
The Rise of the “Scenario,” a Trendy Way of Forecasting our Dystopian Future
Gideon Lewis-Kraus reviews Annie Jacobsen’s novel “Biological War,” and asks what we miss when we try to predict the future.
From Boston to Berkeley: A Relocation Plan for a Different Denver Lifestyle
A move from Boston to Berkeley in Denver brings an interesting change of pace. The...
Which Way Should the Democratic Party Go Now?
It’s been a tumultuous primary season, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes. But is this the Democrats’ Tea Party moment? Or is something…