Category: News

Milwaukee Hasn’t Learned From GenCon

  Two weeks ago, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Midwest Gaming Classic in Brookfield, WI. If you’ve never been, MGC is one of the largest expos for video and other electronic gaming in the country. Filling every available square inch of the Sheraton Hotel it calls home, MGC brings in hundreds upon […]

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Rick Scott Unmasked as Serpent King

  3/30/15 Tallahassee, FL: In a stunning revelation uncovered by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission today, it was discovered that two-term Governor Rick Scott is actually a writhing mass of dozens of snakes living inside a suit of human skin. “I still can’t believe it,” said Nick Wiley, Executive Director of the FWCC. “Pets kept disappearing […]

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Red Light Bandits

Chicago. Couple things. First, we love you, really. Your city is vibrant and beautiful. Your downtown is a jewel of the Midwest, and your arts, music, and comedy scenes are the envy of everyone not living in NYC or LA. So it’s with that in mind that I’m disappointed to have to explain some very […]

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Arrest the 47

  There will probably never be a week in politics more perfectly tailored for the immense talent and piercing intellect of Andrew Sullivan and his recently defunct blog, The Dish. I would simply kill to read his unique mix of wit and histrionics that would inevitably flow from the twin dragons of the Hilary Clinton email uproar and the […]

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4 Reasons Not to Get Upset About Tony Robinson and Why They’re All Bullshit

In case you missed it, over the weekend police in Madison, WI kept up a growing tradition in the U.S. of not letting more than a few weeks pass without shooting an unarmed black teenager to death. Tony Robinson, depending on who you choose to listen to, was either a loving son and attentive student […]

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$300 Million Earmarked to Educate Scott Walker

WI Governor Scott Walker transfixed by a small blinking light Madison, WI In an unprecedented move Wednesday morning, the Wisconsin State Legislature approved a $300 million emergency spending bill to educate Governor Scott Walker. Citing Governor Walker’s history of cutting the state’s education budget by $1.2 billion and his support for drug-testing welfare recipients even after such […]

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The Myth of the Fiscal Conservative

  Okay, so the title is a bit of click bait. Fiscal conservatives aren’t a myth, exactly, but recent events in my home state of Wisconsin have helped to drive home just how rare the species has become in the modern political landscape. With the birth of the tea-party in 2009, it appeared a genuine, grassroots […]

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8 Things Comics Want Audiences to Know

Hey, audiences, we love you. We really do. We couldn’t do this comedy thing without you. Well, I guess we could, but telling jokes to an empty room is not fun for us. Trust me, we’ve all done it. But, sometimes, this magical relationship between performer and consumer can get a little testy.  Over the […]

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After the Draft: Let’s Talk Money

  There’s been a movement among authors lately to be more open and transparent about what they earn.  Jim C. Hines has been sharing an annual report for seven years already, while Hugo winner Kameron Hurley made waves last week with her own blog post. The purpose of these reports is not to boast. Far from it. […]

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Hating Football Doesn’t Make You a Better Nerd

With another Super Bowl Sunday upon us, my social media feeds are again reminding me of the truly bizarre, self-imposed wall that exists between so much of nerdom and sports. I am a massive nerd. I am also a massive football fan. These are not contradictory stances. One does not exclude you from being the other. Growing up in […]

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