Archive - Alien Sideboob

May 2025

No one would have believed, in the increasingly stupid years of the 21st century, that I would open my daily scroll of doom to learn that James…

May 30 •

John Birmingham

Choosing what you want.

Sometimes these things are easy to write.

May 23 •

John Birmingham

The Decline and Fall of the House of Walmarticus

(A little programming note.

May 16 •

John Birmingham

What if they had a culture war and nobody came?

All good things must come to an end, even the Festival of Shameful Joy.

May 9 •

John Birmingham

This is why we can have nice things.

Today is the Festival of Schadenfreude.

May 5 •

John Birmingham

Take a deep breath.

I’m in transit today, and I want to wait until the election is over before writing anything, so the column will drop on Monday.

May 2 •

John Birmingham

April 2025

March 2025

Mushmouthing reality.

It’s always the most important election we’ve ever faced, isn't it?

Mar 28 •

John Birmingham

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