BY KENN SHAPIRO
[This piece is written as cultural commentary. None of it is true. Yet.] Bowing to the lamentable but undeniable frequency of mass shootings across the United States, but mindful that the coverage of those shootings necessarily impacts and often excludes coverage of other concurrent, important news and events, CNN today announced the imminent launch of an adjunct network: CNN-Shooting (CNN-S). CNN-S will provide 24-hour, real-time coverage of all mass shootings, freeing parent-network CNN to [...]
Recent Rhetoric
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Our Other Virus
September 4, 2020
This virus is impervious to shielding by a mask, This virus can’t be cleansed by washing hands, No length of social distancing impairs its nasty path, No disinfectant blunts its foul demands. It’s more than poison droplets floating formless in the air, It’s more than toxic germs upon a knob, It rips through filtered indoor ventilation everywhere, Goes undetected on a nasal swab. This virus that besets us most, this curse that chokes our days, This noxious scourge, immune from quarantine, [...]
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Current Affairs
The Danger More Dire Than Trump
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Gun Control
It’s The Guns
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Kenn Shapiro
Flailing In the Thrall of An Incoherent Haze
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Kenn Shapiro
Please, Mr. President—Golf!
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Kenn Shapiro
He’s Nuts!
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Humor
The Morning After
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Humor
Trump’s Psyche — A Theory
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Kenn Shapiro
Donald Trump Will Not Be Elected President. Right?
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Arts
From Whence a Song
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Kenn Shapiro
Enough? Apparently Not.
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Arts
A Picture Is Worth…
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Kenn Shapiro
Arizona–Where Harming a Gun Is Now Against the Law
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Kenn Shapiro
I Just Don’t Get It
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Humor
Coming Soon: Chlamydia Cafe
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Kenn Shapiro
Enough!
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Humor
How “All In” Got Its Title
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Humor
Psychoanalyzing Chris Christie
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Humor
When a Pair Becomes a Royal Flush
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Humor
Romney Tax Returns Leaked!
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Humor
My Poll Can Beat Up Your Poll
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Humor
Dear Facebook…
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Kenn Shapiro
Turning Coaches Into Kings: Our Public Universities
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Kenn Shapiro
Twisted Values At Penn State
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Humor
Inside the Kardashian Divorce
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Kenn Shapiro
Blame Yourself!
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Kenn Shapiro
The Pollsters Are Coming! The Pollsters Are Coming!
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Kenn Shapiro
Missing Ted Kennedy
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Kenn Shapiro
Israel’s Many Loyal Voices
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Humor
Inspiration, Perspiration, and The Formula For Success
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Humor
Don’t Cross The Ronald!