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Every Friday, get a rundown of the top headlines with The Weekly. Think of it as your own personal Norm MacDonald for your inbox. Full-length Articles are posted regularly and, like anything worthwhile, come out when they are ready.

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The Orange Wave

America’s gets what it asked for.

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A Story About Ghosts

How an apparition has spooked, terrified, and destroyed many in its path.

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Sacred Text

The things we put our faith in, and the people who let us down.

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Just The Tip - The American Culture of Gratuity

Tipping has a sordid past, and it’s getting out of control. Here’s why the American culture of gratuity has become what it is today.

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The Queen and Dark Brandon

A farewell to Queen Elizabeth II and the unofficial launch of the midterm campaign season.

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Redacted

An update on the now released and redacted affidavit and a question about whether or not you should be considered a freeloader.

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Articles from The Lorem Ipsum consist of in-depth analysis and brief essays covering anything from the politics of gun laws to the proper way to make an Old Fashioned. New articles are published monthly or more when the spirit leads.

Arming America (With Information)

When it comes to gun laws, the power of rhetoric tends to be more powerful than reason, but gun violence like almost all problems is a mathematical one and will require a more nuanced approach. Here’s how the liberal position has got it all wrong.

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Burned at the Stake

All life is precious. Unless you fall into these tough categories. We look at how men have put women in a tough position for generations, and are doing it again while repealing Roe.

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Everything they don’t tell you about how to make the perfect old fashioned

In 1880, a decade marked by economic prosperity and innovation, James E. Pepper changed the world, perhaps forever. It was at The Pendennis Club in Louisville, KY where it happened. Pepper took a lump of sugar, Angostura bitters and some whiskey and created The Old Fashioned Cocktail hereafter know…

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Each issue is illustrated by Daniel Herndon. Most critics say he has no future in a career as an artist. But with decades of experience as a brand consultant, it's unclear if the joke is on them or on him.

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