Extra Evil - Strip-Mining Silver Linings

Today’s Fortune: Never leave for tomorrow what you can ignore forever.

Newsreel

It’s the primaries, unless you don’t get the day off.

You lost the right to assassinate a governor.

HBO Max got poisoned by its aunt-in-law.

Bombing enthusiast Darya Dugina was enthusiastically bombed.

It’s a bad month to be a Nicaraguan priest.

Scientists may soon recreate ancient cricket chirps for modern sleepers.

War Journal

I’m in India! Currently zoning out in the nicest hotel room I’ve ever ruined. I don’t have a plan, per se, but I do have a list of locations that people will mock me if I miss.

It’s for the second wedding this month. I’m enjoying the streak, but running out of couples in my orbit to feed me alcohol. I may start a dating service to keep the wine flowing. Think Hinge, but it works.

Sleeping through flights is my one physical gift, unless pain tolerance counts. Everything I heard about Air India today sounds like an interrogation. I wouldn’t know, because I dreamed of old Dynasty Warriors games throughout.

People, collectively, got a little smarter when media conglomerates started using Borg shorthand like “content” with their customers. Let’s get that started in other industries. Imagine how much further along we’d be if the company slang for “food addiction” and “climate apocalypse crybabies” made it into commercials.

To be clear: I’m a climate apocalypse crybaby. Every headline about a river turning into a valley makes me understand Poison Ivy a little more.

The Present

Finally, everything you didn’t  need to know about my love life.

My next column might be out by the time this rolls, but here’s i tell C for now.

The feedback on Everything Abridged makes me feel better about life. Be careful, you might ruin the next book.

Ever wonder what the  Founders would want you to eat for lunch?

The Past

This is the funniest thing in my New Yorker run. It is known.

The Future

Poking at something that may be an Exclusive Evil post soon.

A New Yorker riff comes out today I’d hold off until then to link it, but being late makes me antsy.

Stayin’ alive.

Open Question

Gags aside, I’m fooling around with getting back into photoshopping vintage comics. Would you be into that?

One Sentence Reviews

Air India: Still better than Spirit. (2/5)

Orconomics: We have Pratchett at home. (2.5/5)

You Make It, We Skate It: I am the most easily entertained man alive. (4/5)

Arch Enemy - Decievers: Hits doubles. (3/5)

Signing off

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-DD