Testimonials from Your Dog’s Fourth of July Support Group
Teresa Burns Parkhurst jokes about what dogs might say at a Fourth of July support group for pets struggling with…
July 2026
admin My Review of the Big Parade After Being Locked in the Trunk of My Car
James Folta writes a satirical review of a small-town parade from the perspective of a local reporter who gets locked,…
Ways to Eat a Pack of Ten Hot Dogs and a Pack of Eight Hot-Dog Buns Without Having Any Extra Hot Dogs Left Over
Jonny Sun humorously illustrates some ways of solving the intractable barbecue-season problem of having different numbers of hot dogs and…
America!: A24 Acquires the Rights to a New Film About July 4th at Mar-a-Lago
Ali Fitzgerald humorously illustrates posters for a feature film depicting the shenanigans of Donald Trump and his family and supporters.
The Most American Recipes for Your Fourth of July Cookout
Susanna Wolff proposes humorous recipes for your Fourth of July cookout.
I Am the Fireworks Man
Felipe Torres Medina writes a comical piece imagining a man who has been setting off all the fireworks in New…
Sublime Fury at the Ojai Festival
Alex Ross reviews an event that included powerful performances of music by Olivier Messiaen, György Ligeti, John Adams, and others.
Ryan McGinley Tries to Photograph What It Means to Be Alive
In “Night Shift,” McGinley’s first New York show in eight years, the photographer brings his travelling bacchanal home to the…
American Idols
Who’s your favorite American? We asked a range of luminaries, and the answers included scientists, playwrights, pop stars, bureaucrats—and one…
Misophonia Fireworks
Kyle Bravo illustrates a humorous take on fireworks, now with even shorter fuses!