Category Archives: 2016 November

Late Night Elections

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Whatever else the election has been, it’s been fodder for late night comedy, and uniformly it’s been anti-Trump. They, like so much of the country had been looking forward with ambivalence to a Clinton presidency but convinced they’d dodged the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 November, Humorousness, Newsletter Columns, Newsletters | Tagged conan obrien, election, humor, humorousness, james corden, kate mckinnon, samantha bee, seth meyers, snl, stephen colbert, trevor noah, trump, trump victory | Comments Off

Popcorn Shorts for November 2016

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Greg Palast’s “Best Democracy Money Can Buy”

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

It seems like a column called “News To Make You Furious” is an exercise in redundancy these days. The last year (at least!) of news has been a virtual volcano of vitriol as our nation’s election system has sputtered and … Continue reading →