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The Case For Decomposing Into Nutrient-Dense Compost Now That the Republican Tax Bill Might Actually Become Law

By: Amira K. December 5, 2017

Musings, Politicscompost, decomposition, Humor, political, politics, Republican tax overhaul, resist, satire, taxes, the resistanceLeave a Comment

On Friday, the Republican-controlled Senate passed their tax overhaul plan, which, when reconciled with the House bill, will most likely shrivel the U.S. economy like that bag of wilting spinach in the back of your refrigerator. Even though nonpartisan organizations across the country have agreed that this will take away health insurance for up to 13…

A Discourse on the Origin of Cheese

By: Amira K. January 20, 2013January 20, 2013

MusingsCheese, history, leprechauns, mythology, rainbows, satire, unicornsLeave a Comment

Ladies and gentlemen, I come before you today with a question of the utmost importance: The origin and nature of that delicious and inimitable substance, CHEESE. Where did it come from? How was it discovered? In what way was it bestowed upon humanity to enjoy it forever more? I propose here two theories, of alternate…

Book Review: “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius”

By: Amira K. October 16, 2012July 10, 2013

Book ReviewDave Eggers, fiction, literature, memoir, satireLeave a Comment

A critic’s darling, a national bestseller, winner of a plethora of book awards (I’m sure, though my politico fact checkers have yet to comment on this unverified claim), a not-quite heartbreaking work of perhaps some form of genius—and yet at the heart of it all I get the sense that Dave Eggers is mocking both…

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