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John Kenney

The New Yorker

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R.F.K., Jr.: A Day in the Life

Why riding underneath the car is safer than riding inside the car, and other neato things to learn from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

23.09.2025 80

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John Kenney

Super-Fun Romantic Sexy Beach Read

A little Proust, a little cancer, but in a light and sexy way. Isn’t melancholy the new quirky?

21.07.2025 5

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John Kenney

What the Pope Was Like as a Kid

Bobby was a good guy. But sometimes he’d do weird shit like put his hand on my head, unprompted, which was annoying.

17.05.2025 20

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Return of the Plastic Straw

Paper straws are out at the Department of Justice. Also banned: Dijon mustard, flimsy paper napkins, and the word “Whiffenpoof.”

07.04.2025 10

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Protest or Principle: Withholding Sex from My Wife

I vow to go without sex to prove that I am in support of what my wife is in support of, politically, and also in terms of not wanting to have sex...

25.11.2024 3

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John Kenney