Leslie Ylinen
@leslieylinen.bsky.social
Humor writer
Advertising creative writer
Keeps a respectful distance from the ocean
Advertising creative writer
Keeps a respectful distance from the ocean
Skiing is so weird what do you mean all rich people slide down mountains
January 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Skiing is so weird what do you mean all rich people slide down mountains
We’ll see what my boyfriend, Yukon Cornelius, has to say about all of this
December 23, 2024 at 6:13 PM
We’ll see what my boyfriend, Yukon Cornelius, has to say about all of this
Yesterday I couldn't stop thinking about how @nytopinion.nytimes.com is basically just a blog for evil mustache twirling villains now. So I wrote this quick and dirty timely Christmas piece for @mcsweeneys.net www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/scr...
Scrooge and Marley CEO: The Counting House Business Is Flawed. Let’s Fix It
OPINION
GUEST ESSAY
by EBENEEZER SCROOGE
Mr. Scrooge is the chief executive officer of Scrooge and Marley.
- - -I know the headline suggests you ar...
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December 16, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Yesterday I couldn't stop thinking about how @nytopinion.nytimes.com is basically just a blog for evil mustache twirling villains now. So I wrote this quick and dirty timely Christmas piece for @mcsweeneys.net www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/scr...
Most people aren’t ready to hear this, especially this time of year, but there’s no landmass at the North Pole. Just frozen watery abyss.
December 16, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Most people aren’t ready to hear this, especially this time of year, but there’s no landmass at the North Pole. Just frozen watery abyss.
It’s been 40 years since Reagan and I’m still waiting to get trickled on.
December 11, 2024 at 9:32 PM
It’s been 40 years since Reagan and I’m still waiting to get trickled on.
Actually Frankenstein is a Christmas story because it’s about trying to find a man-like creature who breaks into homes at the North Pole.
December 10, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Actually Frankenstein is a Christmas story because it’s about trying to find a man-like creature who breaks into homes at the North Pole.
Confession: I don’t know any denomination higher than 8 maids a milking. What happens from 9-12 is none of my business.
December 7, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Confession: I don’t know any denomination higher than 8 maids a milking. What happens from 9-12 is none of my business.
Hey ad creatives, ad hoc request. We’re pivoting and going hard on bloodless colonialism and televisions. Here’s the brief. R1 due tomorrow. LFG. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Creative Brief from the Brand Agency That Launched Thanksgiving
Project Objective
Create a recurring seasonal campaign event that amplifies America’s official brand story of bloodless colonialism while simultan...
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November 28, 2024 at 4:50 AM
Hey ad creatives, ad hoc request. We’re pivoting and going hard on bloodless colonialism and televisions. Here’s the brief. R1 due tomorrow. LFG. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
2 years ago today @mcsweeneys.net let me publish what will likely always be my most meaningful writing sample. 1 draft, 1 hour, no revising, no proofreading, written at 3am in the ICU to the puffs of oxygen. Grateful always but especially this time of year.
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An Open Letter to the Nurses Who Will Spend Thanksgiving in the Hospital with My Family and Me
Dear Nurses,
You’ve had my child in the pediatric ICU for a week now. This means you’ve had me and, by extension, my eccentric husband, who rolled ...
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November 22, 2024 at 1:47 AM
2 years ago today @mcsweeneys.net let me publish what will likely always be my most meaningful writing sample. 1 draft, 1 hour, no revising, no proofreading, written at 3am in the ICU to the puffs of oxygen. Grateful always but especially this time of year.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...