We quite enjoyed this McSweeney’s piece by contributors Anne Marie Wonder and Madeleine Trebenski imagining the ensemble of characters of secular Christmas celebrations taking on a side-gigs to make ends meet in this economy. Missus Claus is a trad-wife influencer and Heatmiser has monetised his podcast, hawking testosterone supplements between segments advocating how real men don’t ask permission to commit arson, and you know Dasher—or rather DoorDasher, of course.
synchronoptica
one year ago: fifty plus years of Kraftwerk’s Autobahn (with synchronopticรฆ) plus the etymology of fruitcake
seven years ago: the patron saint of Iceland, a glitter mystery plus the Extinction Rebellion
eight years ago: Project Blue Book plus motto misappropriation
nine years ago: walled-gardens
ten years ago: international holiday customs, a Christmas ghost story, an embarrassing product recall plus a yuletide greeting
eleven years ago: Ship of Theseus
thirteen years ago: mapping South Sudan, US austerity plus winter flooding
sixteen years ago: winter driving
