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Mike SacksViking/Penquin will publish Mike Sacks' fourth book, Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers, this month (June 2014). It's a sequel to his 2009 book, And Here's the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Humor Writers About Their Craft. He has written for Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, The New Yorker, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, McSweeney's, Radar, Funny or Die, MAD, New York Observer, Premiere, Believer, Vice, Maxim, Women's Health and Salon. He has worked at The Washington Post, and is currently on the editorial staff of Vanity Fair.

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An open letter to my ovaries

(Reposted by permission of Tracy Beckerman. This piece originally appeared in The Huffington Post on Oct. 18, 2013.) Dear Jezebel and Medusa, I thought it was time I wrote you, my dear ovaries, a letter. Word on the street has it that you are not happy about the fact that you are still in business. I don't blame you. You've been doing the whole egg release thing since I was 12. I'd be bored if I had the same job for 37 years, too. But rather than just pack up and close shop like most midd ...
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Welcome to the Adolescent Remedial Guidance Home Help Program (A.R.G.H) School of Remedial Learning! We're glad you're considering our program. This intense, competency-based curriculum is designed for students who grapple with the obvious tasks in everyday life. Our school fills educational gaps often misunderstood or tuned out during private, individualized home instruction. Our qualified, experienced instructors help students face the challenges of daily life. Graduates of our programs ...
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