The American Bystander's Viral Load

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Interview with Lance Hansen
Talking with the cover artist for Issue 25
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Michael Pershan
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That's Entertainment
A tale of comedy and tragedy, love and death
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Michael Gerber
8
Bystander #25 in PDF!
For our lovely Paid Persons
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Michael Gerber
May 2023
The Making of a Basketball Legend
BYSTANDER PRESENTS: ESPN PRESENTS: 30 FOR 30: WINNER’S MINDSET: THE DAVIS BALL STORY
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Michael Pershan
An Oral History of the Fake Moon Landing
"At first Stanley wasn't interested. He'd done Space. 'Get Blake Edwards.'"
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Michael Gerber
3
A poll: Has a joke ever changed your mind?
C'mon now, be honest.
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Michael Gerber
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We Don't Recommend Smoking Our Magazine
MG is this 251 digest too long???
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Michael Pershan
15
Preview from #25
An article from the 1982 Bystander Pilot Issue!
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Michael Gerber
Adam & Eve & Giraffes & Dolphins
The Creation of Eve retold, Talmudic style
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Michael Pershan
10
Ellis Weiner chimes in on Sick humor, Lampoon, etc
This comment was too interesting not to surface
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Michael Gerber
18
At the Center of Everything
It's all about mom, from Issue 20
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Michael Pershan
Sick Humor: What It Was, Where It Went
My 2023 Sean Kelly Memorial Lecture on Comedy :-)
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Michael Gerber
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