The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    Amazon Should Go to H--

    By Michael Maiello on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 1:59pm | Politics

    I expect you've all noticed that Amazon has started up a race to the bottom among suitor cities who would like to house it's next headquarters.  I think I've come up with a better spot...  I can't take the credit, though. Hail Satan!

    My third McSweeney's piece!

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    Politics

    Comments

    Congrats, Mike! It's brilliant.


    by Michael Wolraich on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 3:38pm

    Thank you Michael. If there is a Satan in hell, Jeff Bezos is indeed his kindred earthly spirit.


    by HSG on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 6:43pm

    This is why I see authenticity in your piece: he knows: It is especially easy to get from Hell to LaGuardia. Most people can’t even tell they’ve made the trip.

    P.S. FWIW, re:your illustration, did you know he tweets to Satan often? Examples:

    Dear Satan, I just want to thank you personally for making micro USB plugs almost impossible to determine which way is up.

    — Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) August 14, 2017

    Dear Satan, thanks for eliminating my "markup and reply" feature on my iPhone. Now it's back and I realize you were just messin' with me.

    — Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) August 31, 2017

    by artappraiser on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 10:42pm

    p.p.s. Borowitz's latest is almost as good as yours. Of course, Trump White House P.R. is such an easy topic.


    by artappraiser on Thu, 09/14/2017 - 10:41pm

    He's just one of the best, isn't he?


    by Michael Maiello on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 6:44am

    Have you ever seem him in his civilian persona around town? I have, at art functions and art galleries. He seems a very quiet guy, both thoughtful and polite, almost shy, one would think: serious writer, not comic performer.


    by artappraiser on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 12:14pm

    I've never seen him in person.  I'm a huge fan of his writing, though. Picasso at the Lapin Agile is really one of my favorite plays.


    by Michael Maiello on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 12:27pm

    WHY DO BILLIONAIRE CORPS NEED MORE HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT?

    Reminds me of george W making millions from borrowed money while he put together some deal for a football stadium in Texas.

    The deal was based upon tax credits, locally.

    DAMN!


    by Richard Day on Fri, 09/15/2017 - 2:37pm