The Magpie #014: Muffin the cat is your boss now
Man, what can I say except: New reaction meme just dropped. Art by Little Tunny on Bluesky RIP to David Lynch, whose passing was met with some wonderful...
The Magpie #013: You’re so vain, you probably think Nicepool is about you
Petition to rename this newsletter to “How has Justin Baldoni shot his career in the dick this week” Like, girl, I have burned bridges. Sometimes while still...
The Magpie #012: Minions snuff films
Happy 2025, it’s only been a week and already this year feels eternal. Many, many stupid things have happened, mostly involving AI. Let’s talk about them!...
The Magpie #011: Can you lick it?
Coming at you live from the dying embers of 2024, it’s Tuesday afternoon! This is what my brain feels like: Painting by Tim O’Brien TABS The Blake...
The Magpie #010: Kung Fu Jesus
In this issue: Snake watersports! Horny whales! Subscriber only signed book sales! Also, Christmas playlists! Hai-yaaa!-lellujah First up: I have 1) too many...
The Magpie #009: The Procrastinator’s Guide to Christmas
Ho ho ho-ly shit it’s the holidays! First a few tabs then I’m going to share some gift ideas for all you slowpokes and last-minute larrys out there. Santa...
The Magpie #008: Seasonal interactive disorder
Ugh. UGH. Sorry this is so late. My day job’s been on a rampage for the last two weeks and I spend my days scrambling to keep up and then I cook dinner and...
The Magpie #007: Posting Through It
A day late and a dollar short, welcome to the holidays. Day job’s been crazy and I’m just coming up for air today. This feels like the week, too, that...
The Magpie #006: Bees are comrades
preach, 60s comics girl Small victories: last week the dog rescue I volunteer for found a (great!) home for the longest-staying dog in the NYC public shelter...
The Magpie #005: Boredom is the Dream Bird
This is not the dream bird. This is the swear bird: who indeed? I have found social media overwhelming lately—too many jeremiads for the apocalypse,...
The Magpie #004: Well, shit
NEWS I’m not talking about it. Fancy revisiting one of the greatest prank wars of all time? For it to make sense, you have to understand that 90% of koalas...
The Magpie #003: Kirbooty
Have we thought enough about Kirby’s ass? Because if he’s got feet, he’s gotta have a butt somewhere. Kirby crack, by O’Neill Jones (my daughter still hasn’t...
The Magpie #002: Let’s Guillotine Billionaires Together!
NEWS Please enjoy this transport minister’s face as he explains that flooding at two Melbourne train stations was due to a couple having sex in a stairwell...
The Magpie #001: Who let the crickets out?
NEWS Kids sic crickets on TERFs, which: 1) bravo, 2) made me think of this Stupendium song. The first rule of crime school is DO NOT TELL PEOPLE YOU ARE...