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Articles by
Tom Russell
Tom Russell is a writer and book publishing professional. He lives with his family in New York City.
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September 13, 2022Becoming a New Dad in Middle Age: As Told by the Sheriff from No Country For Old Men
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October 5, 2020Media Report On Donald Trump’s Health or Media Report On Kim Jong-un’s Health?
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August 11, 2020Occupational Alternatives to Being Called a “Writer’s Writer”
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June 19, 2020Pitchfork Reviews Your Dad’s Latest Diatribe
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February 18, 2020We Have Exciting Deals On Your Child’s School Photos — We Also Have Your Child
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September 23, 2019How to Talk to Your Aging Parent About Colluding With Foreign Governments
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September 4, 2019Tribute Bands for Conspiracy Theorists
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August 19, 2019A Future Message From Generation X’s Reverse Mortgage Pitchman, Trent Reznor
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June 25, 2019I Am the Quarter-Zip Merino Wool Sweater Here to Tell You, the Fleece Sweater Vest, to Step Off
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August 14, 2018Other Transportation Metaphors Besides “Helicopter Parent”
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June 15, 2018A Father’s Day Greeting From LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy
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March 19, 2018The Five Stages of Socializing With Your Children’s Friends’ Parents
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October 15, 2024I’m an Undecided Hobbit, Torn Between a Dark Lord Who Promises an Age of Chaos and an Elf Queen Whom I Just Wish I Knew More About
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September 20, 2024It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
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August 19, 2024Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump’s Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: The Complete Listing: Atrocities 1–1,056
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October 28, 2024The Starfleet Gazette Will Not Be Endorsing a Candidate for President of the United Federation of Planets
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November 1, 2024Template for Donald Trump’s “I Don’t Accept the Election Results” Speeches
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October 31, 2024This Election Wouldn’t Be So Close If My Historically Unpopular Opponent Wasn’t Such a Shrewd Campaigner