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January 18, 2010 |
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. . . always digging for the truth |
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- an online magazine - Satire. Commentary. It skewers. It provokes. It laughs, cries, slices, and dices. |
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www.theTomWeekly.com © Copyright 2006-2009, theTomWeekly.com, All Rights Reserved. [Footnote: Credited text indicate material not written by Tom Ersin] |
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a brief history of smart aleck-ism (& time) |
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source, it would no longer do to answer my own e-mail and perform my own Web site maintenance. Additionally, we could now afford to upgrade our Web software from Microsoft Publisher 2000. On the third night, we rested. In this hustle-bustle world of high technology and instantaneous communication, we had to shorten our creation timeline. theTW now uses a variety of communication technology . . . |
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"A pig that smart, you don't eat all at once." |
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weekly pearl |
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Many people have written to ask how theTomWeekly.com came into its own in recent years. Well, they haven't really written, literally, but we know one or two readers are wondering. Here's the story. In mid-2009 we created a world in which a certain online magazine became wildly successful. With one viral editorial, theTW was now required reading for politicians, pundits, and pedagogues. Here's the pull quote from that issue: July 7, 2009: If [Sarah Palin] does decide to seek the presidency, [the GOP] will have to devote all their resources to knocking her down without appearing sexist ("What's wrong with being sexy?") because they know she cannot win. Our sources tell us the Republican National Committee is currently investigating Palin's U.S. birth status (Was Idaho a state, yet?) and the possible existence of any Muslim ancestry. Our Web servers were inundated. Overnight, the magazine had to establish a complete network of domestic and foreign correspondents--no more relying on Associated Press pabulum. On the second night, we created administrative and technical staffs. As Managing Editor of a global news |
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recent articles |
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recent featured features |
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gratuitous cuteness |
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all seriousness aside |
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The Untold Story of Women's Suffrage (PDF) by Tom Ersin 11/4/09 [non-fiction, 4200+ words] |
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and the women who love them, by the editors (a.k.a. Tom Ersin) |
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Life and Death, by Herschel S. Krustofski (a.k.a. Tom Ersin) |
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tech manual |
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Computer Baby Steps for Adults (PDF) A tech manual with a plot (and a heart), by H. S. Krustofski |
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Fair and balanced, by Bill Clinton [non-fiction] |
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"July 7, 2009: Our sources tell us the Republican National Committee is currently investigating Palin's U.S. birth status (Was Idaho a state, yet?) and the possible existence of any Muslim ancestry." |
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"MEMOIRS OF A DEMOCRAT: 2008" (Now, with pictures!) |
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free e-book (PDF file - no special reader required) |
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This gripping, factual account of a fearsome e-mail battle leading up to the presidential election is a gut-wrenching, gut-splitting thriller. Ultra-right wing conspiracy theorists and fearmongers attempt to derail the Obama Peace Train. But one lone, cynical Democrat stands in their way. ● CLICK HERE TO GET IT FREE ● |
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This Week THE MAKING OF A GLOBAL NEWS CONGLOMERATE Give us 25 cents, we'll give you the (Weekly) world, by the editors (a.k.a. Tom Ersin) 11/30/09 [fiction, 700+ words] |
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"Our Web servers were inundated. Overnight, the magazine had to establish a complete network of domestic and foreign correspondents-- no more relying on Associated Press pabulum." |
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archive dive |
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Four world-class musicians lip-synched their way together through a piece (specially written by John Williams for the inauguration festivities) entitled Air and Simple Gifts. It turns out, all of the inauguration day musicians made just-in-case backup recordings of their performances. But the classical all-stars were the only ones to actually use theirs. As a further precaution, the four virtuosos had also rehearsed a ho-down, to be danced in case of any technical glitch; mercifully, the ho-down was not necessary. Oh yeah, a new president was sworn in today. And he's the first non-Caucasian chief exec in history, yada, yada . . . |
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featured feature |
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Advertisers . . . they're people, too 4th Floor going down: kitchen & bath, sundries, carcinogens . . . |
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How to Lie and Make It Stick (but Good) Critical thinking: It's not just for progressives anymore |
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. . . the man, the legend, the inanity, by the editors (a.k.a. Tom Ersin) |
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RONCO Toilet Mat For the moody young boys in your house - sometimes they can be a little short in the morning. |
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Harold and Maude director: H. Ashby | writer: C. Higgins | 1971 "A masterpiece--no matter the decade or century. Darkly serious, subtly hysterical, not-so-subtly hysterical. Forget everything you might have heard about this movie's death obsession, bawdiness, or weirdness. Yes, it has those things but only to support its main points: the miracle of one soul touching another, the acceptance and exploration of other life perspectives, and love of self. When you strip away the obsession, bawdiness, and weirdness of the 1960's-'70's counterculture, the message of Harold and Maude is what remains and what lives on. Thank God." |
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movie snapshot |
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featured (Tom & Friends) music video |
