Tag Archives: Portrait

Tips for Dealing with the Upcoming Papal Visit

April 15, 2008 – 2:53 PM

A visit from the Pope to your homeland is always frightening, and is bound to cause some level of anxiety in all but the most stouthearted of us, but the sense of terror that travels in the papal wake need not take control of your life. Always remember that while he may be a member [...]

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Steve Jobs—A Portrait of a Titan Revealed, By Jose el Retardo

April 2, 2008 – 4:20 PM

I bumped into our favorite asshole, Steve Jobs, on the streets of Manhattan the other day, and to be honest with you, loyal readers, I kept my head down. No, I’m not one hundred percent proud of my cowardice, but I’m also known around the Retardo offices for not being anyone’s fool. I know Jobs, [...]

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Other Opinions on the Work of Stephen J. Dubner, the Consummate Douche

March 27, 2008 – 4:27 PM

Rarely do we here in the editorial bunkers of Jose el Retardo beat a dead horse, but in the case of Stephen the Demon Dubner, we are making an exception. So today, we are mining the customer reviews of Amazon.com in search of people’s real feelings about this behemoth of American literature. It’s no surprise [...]

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