Halloween is here, which means I’ve concluded my annual Simpsons Treehouse of Horror marathon. The creepiest installment this week was 2022’s “Death Tome,” which I highly recommend. I love it whenever Lisa gets twisted. It’s what I also enjoy about 2023’s “Ei8ht,” a sequel of sorts to the classic “Cape Feare” episode featuring Sideshow Bob (Kelsey Grammar).
Today is also my 16th wedding anniversary. When Al and Peg Bundy celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary in a first season Married … with Children episode, that seemed like a very long time. Of course, I was a month away from turning 13 when it aired in 1987. (Watch below.)
My wedding 16 years ago was a good time. Here’s the back of our wedding program:
Time has run out for our Halloween subscription sale, but don’t despair, once the clock hits midnight, we begin our annual Thanksgiving subscription sale. Become a paid subscriber for 40 percent off the usual annual rate. That means you can help keep this newsletter survive the winter for just $48 a year. Thanks to all who have upgraded to paid subscriber status recently. In lieu of cat photos like my friend Noah Berlatsky at Everything Is Horrible, I’m sharing my 11-year-old son’s gruesome animation video. It feels seasonal.
On the Monday before Halloween (alas), I wrote about John Fetterman, a giant sucking sound of a politician.
Trump’s taking a wrecking ball to the White House. This isn’t just a metaphor. I don’t think Trump even comprehends metaphors.
I discussed my youthful Spice Girl indiscretions, as well as the Maine Senate race.
Horror author Laramie Dean joined me for our third annual Halloween special!
And today, I wrote about Donald Trump’s obsession with a third illegal term over at
. Go check it out.Catch you next week, as the countdown to Thanksgiving begins!
I was 21 when Married with Children began, and more than that, it was the beginning of the Fox network. Back then we only had ABC, NBC and CBS so Fox was a big deal. In Living Color, with the Fly Girls and a baby Jim Carrey and the Tracey Ullman Show, where The Simpsons started, were nights we got together and partied! Damn, thanks for the memories!
Happy Halloweens, fellow freedom-loving liberals!
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