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Gladstone has been a columnist here since forever. His forthcoming novel, Notes from the Internet Apocalypse, published by Thomas Dunne, will be available for purchase in early 2014.

5 Satirists Attacked by People Who Totally Missed the Point

The satirically-impaired lash out against the artist, often accusing him or her of the very behavior that is being satirized. Isn't that awesome? No. It's kind of a depressing actually, but here are five of my favorite examples where the target just seemed to miss the point.

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8 Questions Gentiles Love Asking About Hanukkah

Well, the menorah is out of storage, my refrigerator is stocked with frozen latkes, and there are dreidels festively strewn across my dining room table. Yep, all of that can mean only one thing: IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!

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Why 'WTF Has Obama Done So Far.com' Isn't Helping Obama

the website succeeds in accomplishing only one thing: proving, without dispute, that Barack Obama is a failed politician. That such a website even needs to exist is proof of that failure. And those democrats hoping to bolster his presidency with a sassy url destination have fundamentally misunderstood the American people.

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The 6 Best College Majors (For Filling You With Regret)

Well, the summer's over and for many of you that means it's time to start thinking about picking a college major! Sure, it might seem like a daunting task, but it's only the first step towards determining how happy and successful you will be for the rest of your life. Until you die.

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3 Reasons the Ground Zero Mosque Debate Makes No Sense

I don�t usually write about politics. It�s important, but something I want no part of � kind of like a raw sewage treatment facility. But frankly, I haven�t been this upset in a long time. And it's due to the logic-hating, herd-mentality rhetoric that some have been flinging in opposition to the so-called 'Ground Zero Mosque.'

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5 Oil Spill Solutions Now That Kevin Costner Is Helping

Shia LaBeouf: \'I\'ve been placed in all sorts of things I had no business being in. And the thing is, those projects broke kinda big for a couple weeks, but then were quickly forgotten with no lasting influence or consequence whatsoever.\'

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30 Harrowing Days in Rehab for Facebook Addiction

Facebook makes you feel like you\'re doing something while doing nothing and, yet, in its own way, makes you too tired thereafter to actually do something. It\'s a lot like filling out a moveon.org petition

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The Trials of Gladstone (as told by Franz Kafka)

Someone must have been spreading rumors about Gladstone because one morning, without warning, he awoke to an alarming e-mail from Cracked.com Editor In Chief, Jack O\'Brien: \'You’re through, Gladstone.\'

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An Open Letter To American Express

Dear American Express, how are you? I\�ve been concerned because I know how hard this global recession has been on everyone. And we\�ve had a relationship for over 10 years so I thought I should check in on an old friend.

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A Practical Guide To Sexting (For Men Over 30)

As someone who went to High School in the 90\'s, I was a little taken aback by today\'s technologically advanced and sexually retarded teens. But as I read these sexting stories (over and over again) I kept thinking one thing: why just sassy teens?

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