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a journal of American culture (or lack thereof) at https://whenfallsthecoliseum.com/
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A new comic at When Falls the Coliseum:

“Help! My Teenage President is Out of Control!”

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A cartoon showing a mom calling on a phone for help with a sullen teenage Trump
October 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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A new comic at When Falls the Coliseum:

“Help! My Teenage President is Out of Control!”

whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2025/10/02/h...
A cartoon showing a mom calling on a phone for help with a sullen teenage Trump
October 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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We are pleased to present the first comic from our contributor @alexthoffman.bsky.social

"I Will Not Eat It RFK!"

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comic drawing showing RFK, licking his lips, holding fork and knife over roadkill rat on a plate, with the text headline: DR. SPOOF'S I WILL NOT EAT IT RFK! by Alex Hoffman
September 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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We're seeking bloggers on a bunch of different topics, and will be posting about some of them specifically. Anyone out there want to write about immigration? See our site at whenfallsthecoliseum.com and submissions info at whenfallsthecoliseum.com/submissions/
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August 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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When we say we are open to people writing about a wide range of subjects, we mean it. These aren't even all of them. See the complete (but growing) list:
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movies — reviews, movies, film, cinema. music — music, reviews, interviews with musicians, the state of music on the law — Constitution, legal issues, courts, judges, lawyers, legal cases, lawsuits, Bill of Rights, crime, punishment. photography — original photography by our contributors and writing about photography. place — vacations, travel, other countries. politics & government — government, politics, electoral politics, political philosophy, politicians, elections, candidates, political campaigns, proper role of government, liberalism, conservatism, libertarianism, fascism, authoritarianism, political parties, government competence or lack thereof, government corruption. police — policing, law enforcement, ICE, FBI, police brutality. drugs & alcohol — drugs, alcohol, drinking age, bars, rehab, steroids, prescription drugs, medication, drug laws, prohibition, beer, DUI. education — education, school, academic freedom, education funding, teachers, learning, teaching, tuition, free speech on campus, professors, college, high school. ends & odd — anything that doesn’t fit any other category, oddities, strangeness. environment & nature — Earth, environment, environmentalism, global warming, natural disasters, climate change, pollution, nature, weather, hiking, camping, trees, pesticides. family & parenting — family, parents, parenting, children, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, adoption, blended family. fashion & clothing — fashion industry, fashion, models, clothing, fashion accessories, jewelry. food — pieces that use a recipe format for purposes of humor or commentary (a list of ingredients perhaps followed by steps). You might see titles like “Recipe for Disaster.” This category also includes content about restaurants and food.
August 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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We have many different blog/article categories (with "fun" accompanying graphics) for writers to choose from. Here's a small sample. You can see them all at the link.
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icon of television television — television, TV shows, reviews, reality TV. icon of top ten lists Top ten lists — Taking the venerable comedy form to new heights, and lows, and elsewhere. icon of newspaper trusted media — media, media bias, fake news, talk radio, journalism, sloppy journalism, advertising, misleading advertising, newspapers, decline of newspapers, TV news, trends in journalism. icon of plane dropping bombs war — war, military, terrorism.
August 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM