Archive - The American Bystander's Viral Load

Substack, Nazis, and The National Lampoon

What you publish is who you are.

Dec 22, 2023 •

The Piece That Never Was

Introducing…The Fifth Horseman of the Writing Life

Jan 2, 2024 •

Weasel Question Time #1

Young Pershan asks, "Wait—you sat in editorial meetings at National Lampoon?"

Jan 7, 2023 •

Say No to A Shock-Jock-in-Chief

We aren't an audience to be catered to. We're citizens, and have a job to do.

Oct 29, 2024 •

Why Print Magazines Are F*cked

Aug 12, 2024 •

East Coast Travel Notebook #1

My trip East to SAVE BYSTANDER (and also drink some really astounding wine) (and also...)

Apr 15, 2024 •

Am I worried about Biden's age?

Depends. Am I hiring him to shingle my roof?

Jul 12, 2024 •

There Are Two Wolfe's Inside of You

A few thoughts on "Radical Wolfe," now on Netflix

Mar 13, 2024 •

Sick Humor: What It Was, Where It Went

My 2023 Sean Kelly Memorial Lecture on Comedy :-)

May 13, 2023 •

HERE'S YOUR LINK: Bystander 27 & 28

Good things come to those who wait...

Mar 18, 2024 •

Notes from a Zygote

From 54 to a single celled organism in just one week!

Mar 28, 2024 •

The Bystander is back

Feb 24, 2024 •

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