Brand-New Man
(The Same Old Futurist Rides Another Shock Wave) The writer surveys the history of man, breaking it down into the categories of Old Man, Man Man, New Man, and Brand-New Man. Using sociological and...
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View ArticleManifesto of the MX Missilists
All passeist, immobile, fixed-launcher guided-missile systems present such a monstrous spectacle of pathetic backwardness and obsolescence that our MX Missilist eyes turn away with profoundest disgust...
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A new Administration (under President Ronald Reagan), has come to power, and has brought with it a set of new rules. The rules are presented in clear, easy to understand language. Some examples: MONEY....
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Parody of the Reagan administration in the style of John Irving's "The Hotel New Hampshire." Father, (Reagan) had a dreamy quality that had to do with the fact that he spent most of his waking moments...
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Parody of movie advertisement. Now. In time for the eighties: a love story for the eighties starring a hero for the eighties and a sex symbol for the eighties in what just might be the first great...
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Parody of ads for new personal computers which do everything for their owners. The KL-1000 weighs less than one ounce, is no larger than a domestic olive, yet performs all the photographic,...
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SHOUTS & MURMURS parody offering patients relief from stuffy noses using Agnostril BFD, a medication with side effect that might prompt a physician to avoid prescribing it... Writer describes the...
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You may have heard about the product recalls we’ve had to make lately. Well, I’d like to bring you up to date on them and then tell you what we’re doing to make things right for you and your family.See...
View ArticleJust in Time for Spring
Introducing GOING OUTSIDE, the astounding multipurpose activity platform that will revolutionize the way you spend your time. See the rest of the story at newyorker.comRelated:A New Climate-Change...
View ArticleWelcome Aboard!
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, we’d like to begin our pre-boarding of Alpha Air Flight 73 with non-stop service to Chicago here at Gate A-22. At this time we’d like to invite members of our...
View ArticleAn Important Notice from Amazon
Dear Amazon Preferred Customer, As you know, twelve years ago you registered for 1-Click, entrusting to us your name, address, and credit-card information. In return, you experienced the convenience of...
View ArticleMy TED Talk on How I’ll Get Invited to Do a TED Talk
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View ArticleOur Updated Dinner-Conversation Policies
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View ArticleBrand-New Man
(The Same Old Futurist Rides Another Shock Wave) The writer surveys the history of man, breaking it down into the categories of Old Man, Man Man, New Man, …
View ArticlePatriotic Spot (60 Secs.)
Compilation of familiar lines from TV commercials. Lines are taken from commercials for McDonaldOs, Budweiser, American Airlines, AT&T, Datsun, Kentucky …
View ArticleManifesto of the MX Missilists
All passeist, immobile, fixed-launcher guided-missile systems present such a monstrous spectacle of pathetic backwardness and obsolescence that our MX …
View ArticleThe New Rules
A new Administration (under President Ronald Reagan), has come to power, and has brought with it a set of new rules. The rules are presented in clear, easy…
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