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Prince William: Who Will Be His Camilla Parker-Bowles?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

This piece originally ran on 11.19.10 By Smaktakula The hearts of aging Anglophiles and reclusive shut-ins worldwide are aglow with the happy news of Prince William’s engagement to his long-time girlfriend, the lovely Kate Middleton. Kate and William, the future … Continue reading →

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Remembering Helen Keller

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

By Smaktakula Keller’s efforts to teach the joy of pinball to a young man named Tommy were immortalized by the British rock band, The Who. ∞T.

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Flint, Michigan: A Great Place To Be Raped And Killed

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

By Smaktakula It’s easy to feel sorry for Flint, Michigan.  The decline of the American Auto industry has hit the decaying rust belt hellhole harder than most cities, and the town that gave us Michael Moore, Sandra Bernhard and Grand … Continue reading →

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I ♥ That Sweet, Sweet Ass!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

By Smaktakula Zimbabwe has worked hard to achieve its worldwide recognition as an unlivable hellhole.  As difficult as it may be to believe, Zimbabwe (formerly known as Rhodesia) was once one of Africa’s most prosperous countries.  However, since assuming power … Continue reading →

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Interstate Port-O-Potty

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

By Smaktakula Of the world’s wretched, filthy and flyblown places, the haphazardly maintained Honey Buckets¹ encountered at some of America’s lonelier Interstate rest stops must surely rank among the foulest. ¹Like Kleenex, Honey Bucket is a brand name which has come to … Continue reading →

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North Korea: Crazy For The Orympics

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

By Smaktakula You have to admire those plucky North Koreans.  Starving, impoverished and confined to a backwater shithole that makes Yemen look like Westchester County, the North Koreans still manage to delude themselves with dreams as distorting of reality as … Continue reading →

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Third-World Hellholes More Fun Than Disneyland

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

By Smaktakula The International Happiness rankings are in, and the news is not good for the United States.  In a humiliating reversal of expectations that stunned all but a few of the world’s nations, the first-world nation and so-called ‘last remaining … Continue reading →

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Ivorian Crisis In Endgame; World Finally Notices

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

By Smaktakula At last it appears that the months-long electoral crisis in Ivory Coast is about to be resolved to the world’s satisfaction.  The international community has long backed challenger Alassane Ouattara over incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, believing that it’s high time … Continue reading →

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Stand Tall, Mississippi!

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

By Smaktakula Although impoverished third-world hellhole North Korea and impoverished first-world hellhole Mississippi are roughly the same size, have similar literacy rates and offer an almost identical standard of living, the Southern US state has an edge over the isolated … Continue reading →

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Promethean Times’ 2010 Person Of The Year: Us

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

By Promethean Times Conventional wisdom warns that TIME‘s annual Person of the Year award is so iconic as to render superfluous any imitations.  However, as it has so many times before, Promethean Times eschews the expected by boldly forging a … Continue reading →

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