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The judge said he didn’t believe she was to blame for the injury, and that it was “a sign of the depth of [Depp’s] rage that he admitted scrawling graffiti in blood from his injured finger and then, when that was insufficient, dipping his badly injured finger in paint and continuing to write messages.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In related matters, the judge also pointed to a text Depp had written about Heard as evidence of Depp’s anger and resentment towards her. “She’s begging for total global humiliation. 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Just put your car in neutral and take your hands off the steering wheel. You’re not afraid to surrender all control as you get sucked into the tunnel, are you? \u003ccite>(Melanie Peeples/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Now our staff, if you roll your windows down, will, you know, try to reach in and grab you, but they won’t pull you out or anything.” [aside postid='arts_13888192']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Patel’s car wash has strobe lights, signs, and creepy clowns and characters walking around and in between cars waiting to go through the tunnel. 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The red neon lights make the water falling down look like blood, as it mixes with the soap and creates a crimson foam, that slides down the windshield like a scene in a horror movie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Patels promise a free shampoo for anyone who wets their seat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13888507\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 774px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13888507\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-28-at-12.22.22-PM.png\" alt=\"A scary clown creeping up on a car at the Wash Doctor Car Wash in Birmingham, Alabama.\" width=\"774\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-28-at-12.22.22-PM.png 774w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-28-at-12.22.22-PM-160x104.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-28-at-12.22.22-PM-768x501.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anyone with coulrophobia would do well to stay away from the Wash Doctor Car Wash in Birmingham, Ala. Creepy clowns at every corner delight in sneaking up on customers as they wait for their turn in the haunted car wash. \u003ccite>(Melanie Peeples/NPR)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Becoming scary is a way for car wash businesses to recoup some of the money lost earlier this year when the shutdown began. The Patels say they are lucky. Theirs is a family-run business and they didn’t have to let any employees go. They’re donating some of the proceeds to charity. But just giving Halloween fans a new option for celebrating this year could be considered worthy, in and of itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, customers drive away with a clean car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">\u003cem>Copyright 2020 NPR. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>The Art of Protest\u003c/em> is not a measured, neutral or objective documentary. It’s an unabashed call to action for protesters, outspoken artists and radical musicians—and it’s not in the least bit interested in being anything else. If you don’t fall into any of those categories, there’s a good chance at least some of its content will offend you. If you are a person upset with the state of the world, it’s likely to provide inspiration. But, more than anything, \u003ci>The Art of Protest\u003c/i> is a succinct snapshot of an America dominated by political divisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13837892']The film is divisive because of who produced it: \u003ca href=\"https://thisisindecline.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INDECLINE\u003c/a>. The anonymous art collective has been active in the Bay Area—along with major cities across the country—for nearly 20 years. You might remember them for the naked \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/33376/so-theres-a-naked-donald-trump-statue-in-the-castro-now-nsfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald Trump statue\u003c/a> they installed in the Castro back in 2016. Or the “1-800-GOT-JUNK?” billboard in Emeryville they transformed into \u003ca href=\"https://news.artnet.com/art-world/indecline-trump-immigration-billboad-1307870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an anti-ICE statement\u003c/a> in 2018. As this film explains, the group has also, at various times, built a cemetery on a Trump golf course (“Here lies decency” read one of the tombstones), and built a rat-infested cell inside a Trump Hotel room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003cem>The Art of Protest\u003c/em> is not simply an advertisement for the activism of INDECLINE. The 45-minute film also features a fairly astonishing array of voices from the art, music and protest worlds, all of whom passionately share their views about the important role art can have in changing the world. And many of them are brazen about their willingness to cross legal lines to do it. Monica Guzman of LA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sunrisemovement.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunrise Movement\u003c/a> notes: “Breaking a law is a reminder to young people that the laws have to change. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>The Art of Protest\u003c/em> is not a measured, neutral or objective documentary. It’s an unabashed call to action for protesters, outspoken artists and radical musicians—and it’s not in the least bit interested in being anything else. If you don’t fall into any of those categories, there’s a good chance at least some of its content will offend you. If you are a person upset with the state of the world, it’s likely to provide inspiration. But, more than anything, \u003ci>The Art of Protest\u003c/i> is a succinct snapshot of an America dominated by political divisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The film is divisive because of who produced it: \u003ca href=\"https://thisisindecline.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INDECLINE\u003c/a>. The anonymous art collective has been active in the Bay Area—along with major cities across the country—for nearly 20 years. You might remember them for the naked \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/33376/so-theres-a-naked-donald-trump-statue-in-the-castro-now-nsfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald Trump statue\u003c/a> they installed in the Castro back in 2016. Or the “1-800-GOT-JUNK?” billboard in Emeryville they transformed into \u003ca href=\"https://news.artnet.com/art-world/indecline-trump-immigration-billboad-1307870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an anti-ICE statement\u003c/a> in 2018. As this film explains, the group has also, at various times, built a cemetery on a Trump golf course (“Here lies decency” read one of the tombstones), and built a rat-infested cell inside a Trump Hotel room.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But \u003cem>The Art of Protest\u003c/em> is not simply an advertisement for the activism of INDECLINE. The 45-minute film also features a fairly astonishing array of voices from the art, music and protest worlds, all of whom passionately share their views about the important role art can have in changing the world. And many of them are brazen about their willingness to cross legal lines to do it. Monica Guzman of LA’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.sunrisemovement.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunrise Movement\u003c/a> notes: “Breaking a law is a reminder to young people that the laws have to change. Why are we supposed to be following laws when corporations are destroying our planet?”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/uYvUaChT508'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/uYvUaChT508'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Featured artists include \u003ca href=\"https://www.ralphsteadman.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ralph Steadman\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://obeygiant.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shepard Fairey\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/sport/american-football/53415638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabian Williams and Ash Nash\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://monicacanilao.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monica Canilao\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.drooker.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Drooker\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://jodieherrera.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jodie Herrera\u003c/a> and many more. All speak passionately (and punchily—some are reduced to swift soundbites) about their motivations and methods. As do political practical jokers \u003ca href=\"https://theyesmen.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Yes Men\u003c/a>, photographer \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_E._Friedman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glen E. Friedman\u003c/a>, West Memphis Three survivor \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/damienechols\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damien Echols\u003c/a>, trans activist \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/buckangel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buck Angel\u003c/a>, and former Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party, \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emory_Douglas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emory Douglas\u003c/a>. Douglas describes how art was an essential method of spreading the group’s message. “The power of art,” he says, “is that it tells the truth that you won’t get from a bureaucrat, or politicians.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Musicians interviewed include Moby, Tom Morello, Dave Navarro and members of Anti-Flag, Youth Brigade, Agnostic Front, Rise Against, Crass and Pussy Riot. (“We were prepared to die for what we believe in,” Nadya Tolokonnikova casually notes.) Bay Area punk mainstays like Jello Biafra, Fat Mike from NOFX, and \u003ca href=\"https://winstonsmith.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Winston Smith\u003c/a> all pop up. As does San Francisco-based Burning Man co-founder \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Law_(artist)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Law\u003c/a>, who firmly states, “Fucking shit up is really fixing things.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just as the interviewees hold nothing back, the documentary’s visuals are equally unfiltered. That means sitting through some deeply upsetting (though already infamous) footage of Black men and protesters being harmed by police officers, as well as clips from racist rallies. Footage of children playing soccer with replicas of prominent politicians’ heads also does not fail in its goal to shock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Art of Protest\u003c/em> then is a single-minded attempt to win viewers over to the ideas of revolutionary action. And it does so with a passion and urgency that, at times, feels infectious. But it’s in more sedate moments that the film has the greatest impact. Like when musician \u003ca href=\"https://www.grandsonmusic.com/dirty?ref=https://www.google.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grandson\u003c/a> makes activism in art seem like merely a matter of good mental health: “Art parallels with the pent up anger—the unresolved calls for justice.” Or when Shepard Fairey points out that all art is capable of sharing something valuable with society. “The more contributing their voice in a creative way,” the Obey mastermind says, “the better the world will be.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Art of Protest\u003c/em> can be streamed in full at \u003ca href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/indecline-documentary-art-of-protest-resistance-1074196/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RollingStone.com\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "Halloween Costumes: The Do’s, the Don’ts and the Please-God-No’s of 2020",
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"content": "\u003cp>You might be wondering what to do for Halloween this year. \u003cem>We all are.\u003c/em> Because when you’re living in a dystopian movie, a sci-fi series and a political satire all at once, it’s hard to get excited about a day where things are supposed to get even scarier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Real fear has been so ever-present this year, that the only way to have fun with Halloween is to steer clear of the mountain of things that remind us it’s 2020. Let’s start then, with the costumes you should avoid at all costs if you care even a little about your fellow humans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Don’ts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>The Presidential Candidates\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887978\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887978\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"Latex masks in the likeness of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-800x400.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-768x384.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-1920x960.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biden and Trump Halloween masks, courtesy of The Costumer and ShopAtFlips respectively. \u003ccite>(The Costumer/ShopAtFlips.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since 1980, the presidential candidate whose likeness sold the most Halloween masks has won the election. (\u003ca href=\"https://money.cnn.com/2012/10/23/news/economy/halloween-masks-presidential-election/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I am not making this up\u003c/a>.) With stakes so high, no one wants to spend Halloween roaming the streets counting the Bidens versus the Trumps. Don’t make us do math on Halloween, people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sexy Murder Hornets\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887917\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887917\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-800x449.png\" alt=\"A woman wearing a sexy murder hornet costume.\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-800x449.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-1020x573.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-768x431.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM.png 1142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes. It’s a sexy murder hornet. \u003ccite>(Yandy.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You know what no one thinks when they hear about massive, bee-decapitating creatures that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/us/murder-hornet-track-washington-trnd/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keep outwitting the scientists\u003c/a> that are trying to track them? “Sexy!” Not even Paris Hilton could muster a “That’s hot” for this one…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Coronavirus Anything\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887927\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887927\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-800x360.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-800x360.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-1020x459.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-160x72.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-768x346.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM.png 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Etsy\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You already know what’s wrong with this one, \u003cem>so don’t even think about it\u003c/em>, buster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sexy Bat\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887926\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887926\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-800x423.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-800x423.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-1020x539.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-768x406.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM.png 1135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yandy.com\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What did I\u003cem> just\u003c/em> say about coronavirus anything?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>A Zoom Meeting\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, it’s easy. You just draw a bunch of faces in rectangles on a piece of cardboard and strap it to your face. But, unless you want people yelling “No, you go,” and “You’re muted,” all night, it’s best avoided. Especially since you may be attending a virtual party this year—Zoom within Zoom might just open a vortex to hell. It is 2020 after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Tiger King \u003c/em>Anything \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887907\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 727px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13887907\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.20.24-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.20.24-PM.png 727w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.20.24-PM-160x92.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starline.la\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This whole thing jumped the shark when Carole Baskin joined \u003cem>Dancing With the Stars\u003c/em>. No one—literally no one—needs more \u003cem>Tiger King\u003c/em>. Especially not “sexy” \u003cem>Tiger King\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Sexy Hand Sanitizer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>$69.95?! Really?!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887903\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887903\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-800x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-800x427.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-1020x544.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-160x85.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-768x410.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM.png 1065w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yandy.com\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Anyone Who Just Died\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13887923 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.57.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.57.42-PM.png 659w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.57.42-PM-160x170.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You think you’re paying homage to RBG, or Kobe Bryant, or Chadwick Boseman. But what you’re actually doing is making sure everyone who lays eyes on you wants to immediately burst into tears. It’s too soon. Stop it!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sexy USPS Person\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887976\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM-800x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM-800x576.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM-160x115.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM-768x553.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM.png 946w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last thing the good and noble people of USPS need right now is this tomfoolery. This is even worse than that time the Season 1 cast of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13885071/watch-that-time-project-runway-tried-to-redesign-the-usps-uniform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Project Runway\u003c/em> had a crack at redesigning their uniforms\u003c/a>…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now you might be wondering what that leaves you with. The answer is: \u003cem>literally anything else\u003c/em>. Classic monsters, old movies, cartoon characters, any non-bat-related animal, dinosaurs, Pokémon, Yoda (baby or old—doesn’t matter), sci-fi characters, musicians (as long as they share your skin tone, white people). This is not difficult!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you must insist on a costume that has something to do with 2020, there are still some options at your disposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Do’s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Empty Toilet Paper Roll\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887904\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-800x356.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-800x356.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-1020x453.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-160x71.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-768x341.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM.png 1098w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What happened in the spring is evidence that America is, at all times, about five minutes away from running out of toilet paper. Remind your friends and neighbors to never again panic buy with this fetching costume!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887933\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-800x379.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-800x379.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-1020x483.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-160x76.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-768x364.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM.png 1052w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re like most of America, you’ve probably spent more time doing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13879872/dont-worry-your-new-jigsaw-puzzle-obsession-is-perfectly-normal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jigsaw puzzles this year\u003c/a> than every other year of your life combined. Honor that most wholesome of shelter in place stress-easers by dressing up as one, thereby symbolizing how much we all, after 2020, feel 85.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mike Pence’s Fly\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887905\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-800x454.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-800x454.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-1020x579.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-160x91.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-768x436.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM.png 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thinking about the presidential election might not be funny right now, but that fly that hung out on Mike Pence’s head during the VP debate still is!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Bucket and a Mop\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887929 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM-800x386.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM-800x386.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM-160x77.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM-768x371.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM.png 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is how to pay homage to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” without having to engage in arguments with uncomfortable old men. And if you have the right kind of dog? Well, there’s always this…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaFedMTvgxA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Dollhouse\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887930\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 382px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13887930\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.43.19-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman wearing a house costume.\" width=\"382\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.43.19-PM.png 382w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.43.19-PM-160x162.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ohhappyday.com has full instructions on how to turn yourself into a house. \u003ccite>(OhHappyDay.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’ve been watching\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13887719/creepy-kids-a-dark-mansion-and-80s-fashion-the-haunting-of-bly-manor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem> The Haunting of Bly Mansion \u003c/em>\u003c/a>on Netflix, the glowing ghost diorama in Flora’s bedroom is probably still on your mind. Why not dress up as it? If people don’t recognize it as a \u003cem>Bly Mansion\u003c/em> thing, no problem! They’ll assume it’s the tooth-lined one from \u003cem>Sharp Objects\u003c/em>, or one of \u003cem>Hereditary’\u003c/em>s monuments to familial hell! Because all dollhouses are terrifying now! (If you can’t find one to buy, \u003ca href=\"https://ohhappyday.com/2017/09/painted-ladies-halloween-costume/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OhHappyDay\u003c/a> will walk you through how to make one.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Blue Moon\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887931 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM-800x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM-800x475.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM-160x95.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM-768x456.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM.png 851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Halloween night, a blue moon is set to rise and, according to AccuWeather, we won’t get another one on Oct. 31 until 2039. Honor the extra-eerie sky with a costume like the one above. Or, if you’re one of the people who thought it’d be \u003ca href=\"https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_2ac928dc-7f55-11ea-999a-df6d0edbb0f1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">funny to dress up like Corona beer\u003c/a> when coronavirus first hit, here’s a beer-related costume option that \u003cem>won’t\u003c/em> make the rest of the world despise you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sourdough \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13887936 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.11.50-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.11.50-PM.png 591w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.11.50-PM-160x177.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re one of 2020’s newfound bakers, this one’s for you. You can go as a slice, like the one above (D.I.Y. \u003ca href=\"https://ohyaystudio.com/toast-with-butter-costume/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instructions are on OhYayStudio.com\u003c/a>). Or, if you’re feeling extra weird, you could go as sourdough starter. Because I’m fairly sure that just means wrapping yourself in bubble wrap and rolling around in beige paint. And who \u003cem>doesn’t\u003c/em> want to do that right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, if you’re looking to leave 2020 out of it altogether, and are just looking for a Happy Little Halloween costume that will ease the stress of the rest of the year, feel free to fall back on Bob Ross, as all of these wise people did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wholesome Bob Ross and a Happy Tree:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba2STF8g6WV/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Maude Apatow in \u003cem>Euphoria\u003c/em> Bob Ross:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/euphorixhbo/status/1316068260043993090\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Zombie Bob Ross:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/pb_jam_pb/status/1314957663520927744\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Gender Flipped Bob Ross:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpa1w28DDqR/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Truly, all \u003cstrong>Bob Ross\u003c/strong> is better than no Bob Ross:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bax0OqfB5PL/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stay safe out there.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>You might be wondering what to do for Halloween this year. \u003cem>We all are.\u003c/em> Because when you’re living in a dystopian movie, a sci-fi series and a political satire all at once, it’s hard to get excited about a day where things are supposed to get even scarier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Real fear has been so ever-present this year, that the only way to have fun with Halloween is to steer clear of the mountain of things that remind us it’s 2020. Let’s start then, with the costumes you should avoid at all costs if you care even a little about your fellow humans.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Don’ts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>The Presidential Candidates\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887978\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887978\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"Latex masks in the likeness of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-800x400.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-1020x510.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-160x80.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-768x384.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/bt-1920x960.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Biden and Trump Halloween masks, courtesy of The Costumer and ShopAtFlips respectively. \u003ccite>(The Costumer/ShopAtFlips.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since 1980, the presidential candidate whose likeness sold the most Halloween masks has won the election. (\u003ca href=\"https://money.cnn.com/2012/10/23/news/economy/halloween-masks-presidential-election/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I am not making this up\u003c/a>.) With stakes so high, no one wants to spend Halloween roaming the streets counting the Bidens versus the Trumps. Don’t make us do math on Halloween, people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sexy Murder Hornets\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887917\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887917\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-800x449.png\" alt=\"A woman wearing a sexy murder hornet costume.\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-800x449.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-1020x573.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-160x90.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM-768x431.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.43.11-PM.png 1142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes. It’s a sexy murder hornet. \u003ccite>(Yandy.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You know what no one thinks when they hear about massive, bee-decapitating creatures that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/13/us/murder-hornet-track-washington-trnd/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keep outwitting the scientists\u003c/a> that are trying to track them? “Sexy!” Not even Paris Hilton could muster a “That’s hot” for this one…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Coronavirus Anything\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887927\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887927\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-800x360.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-800x360.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-1020x459.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-160x72.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM-768x346.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.16.26-PM.png 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Etsy\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You already know what’s wrong with this one, \u003cem>so don’t even think about it\u003c/em>, buster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sexy Bat\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887926\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887926\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-800x423.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-800x423.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-1020x539.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM-768x406.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.13.46-PM.png 1135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yandy.com\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>What did I\u003cem> just\u003c/em> say about coronavirus anything?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>A Zoom Meeting\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, it’s easy. You just draw a bunch of faces in rectangles on a piece of cardboard and strap it to your face. But, unless you want people yelling “No, you go,” and “You’re muted,” all night, it’s best avoided. Especially since you may be attending a virtual party this year—Zoom within Zoom might just open a vortex to hell. It is 2020 after all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Tiger King \u003c/em>Anything \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887907\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 727px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13887907\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.20.24-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.20.24-PM.png 727w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.20.24-PM-160x92.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starline.la\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This whole thing jumped the shark when Carole Baskin joined \u003cem>Dancing With the Stars\u003c/em>. No one—literally no one—needs more \u003cem>Tiger King\u003c/em>. Especially not “sexy” \u003cem>Tiger King\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Sexy Hand Sanitizer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>$69.95?! Really?!\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887903\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887903\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-800x427.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-800x427.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-1020x544.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-160x85.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM-768x410.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.47.25-AM.png 1065w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yandy.com\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Anyone Who Just Died\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13887923 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.57.42-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.57.42-PM.png 659w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.57.42-PM-160x170.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You think you’re paying homage to RBG, or Kobe Bryant, or Chadwick Boseman. But what you’re actually doing is making sure everyone who lays eyes on you wants to immediately burst into tears. It’s too soon. Stop it!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sexy USPS Person\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887976\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM-800x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM-800x576.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM-160x115.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM-768x553.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-5.44.36-PM.png 946w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last thing the good and noble people of USPS need right now is this tomfoolery. This is even worse than that time the Season 1 cast of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13885071/watch-that-time-project-runway-tried-to-redesign-the-usps-uniform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Project Runway\u003c/em> had a crack at redesigning their uniforms\u003c/a>…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now you might be wondering what that leaves you with. The answer is: \u003cem>literally anything else\u003c/em>. Classic monsters, old movies, cartoon characters, any non-bat-related animal, dinosaurs, Pokémon, Yoda (baby or old—doesn’t matter), sci-fi characters, musicians (as long as they share your skin tone, white people). This is not difficult!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you must insist on a costume that has something to do with 2020, there are still some options at your disposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The Do’s\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left\">\u003cstrong>Empty Toilet Paper Roll\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887904\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-800x356.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-800x356.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-1020x453.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-160x71.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM-768x341.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-11.50.54-AM.png 1098w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What happened in the spring is evidence that America is, at all times, about five minutes away from running out of toilet paper. Remind your friends and neighbors to never again panic buy with this fetching costume!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887933\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-800x379.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-800x379.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-1020x483.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-160x76.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM-768x364.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.04.01-PM.png 1052w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re like most of America, you’ve probably spent more time doing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13879872/dont-worry-your-new-jigsaw-puzzle-obsession-is-perfectly-normal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jigsaw puzzles this year\u003c/a> than every other year of your life combined. Honor that most wholesome of shelter in place stress-easers by dressing up as one, thereby symbolizing how much we all, after 2020, feel 85.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mike Pence’s Fly\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13887905\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-800x454.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-800x454.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-1020x579.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-160x91.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM-768x436.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-12.00.57-PM.png 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thinking about the presidential election might not be funny right now, but that fly that hung out on Mike Pence’s head during the VP debate still is!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Bucket and a Mop\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887929 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM-800x386.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM-800x386.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM-160x77.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM-768x371.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.37.50-PM.png 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is how to pay homage to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” without having to engage in arguments with uncomfortable old men. And if you have the right kind of dog? Well, there’s always this…\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/OaFedMTvgxA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/OaFedMTvgxA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Dollhouse\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887930\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 382px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13887930\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.43.19-PM.png\" alt=\"A woman wearing a house costume.\" width=\"382\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.43.19-PM.png 382w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.43.19-PM-160x162.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ohhappyday.com has full instructions on how to turn yourself into a house. \u003ccite>(OhHappyDay.com)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’ve been watching\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13887719/creepy-kids-a-dark-mansion-and-80s-fashion-the-haunting-of-bly-manor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem> The Haunting of Bly Mansion \u003c/em>\u003c/a>on Netflix, the glowing ghost diorama in Flora’s bedroom is probably still on your mind. Why not dress up as it? If people don’t recognize it as a \u003cem>Bly Mansion\u003c/em> thing, no problem! They’ll assume it’s the tooth-lined one from \u003cem>Sharp Objects\u003c/em>, or one of \u003cem>Hereditary’\u003c/em>s monuments to familial hell! Because all dollhouses are terrifying now! (If you can’t find one to buy, \u003ca href=\"https://ohhappyday.com/2017/09/painted-ladies-halloween-costume/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OhHappyDay\u003c/a> will walk you through how to make one.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Blue Moon\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887931 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM-800x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM-800x475.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM-160x95.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM-768x456.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-1.56.09-PM.png 851w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This Halloween night, a blue moon is set to rise and, according to AccuWeather, we won’t get another one on Oct. 31 until 2039. Honor the extra-eerie sky with a costume like the one above. Or, if you’re one of the people who thought it’d be \u003ca href=\"https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_2ac928dc-7f55-11ea-999a-df6d0edbb0f1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">funny to dress up like Corona beer\u003c/a> when coronavirus first hit, here’s a beer-related costume option that \u003cem>won’t\u003c/em> make the rest of the world despise you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sourdough \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13887936 aligncenter\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.11.50-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.11.50-PM.png 591w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Screen-Shot-2020-10-14-at-2.11.50-PM-160x177.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re one of 2020’s newfound bakers, this one’s for you. You can go as a slice, like the one above (D.I.Y. \u003ca href=\"https://ohyaystudio.com/toast-with-butter-costume/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instructions are on OhYayStudio.com\u003c/a>). Or, if you’re feeling extra weird, you could go as sourdough starter. Because I’m fairly sure that just means wrapping yourself in bubble wrap and rolling around in beige paint. And who \u003cem>doesn’t\u003c/em> want to do that right now?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finally, if you’re looking to leave 2020 out of it altogether, and are just looking for a Happy Little Halloween costume that will ease the stress of the rest of the year, feel free to fall back on Bob Ross, as all of these wise people did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wholesome Bob Ross and a Happy Tree:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>By now, regardless of how old you are or what your political affiliations are, you’ve probably heard of Claudia Conway. Like other teens, the outspoken 15-year-old uses \u003ca href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@claudiamconway?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her TikTok account\u003c/a> to vent about her mom, the Trump administration and things she sees online. Unlike other teens, Claudia has 1.4 million followers, the ear of the press and the attention of mainstream news media. Not because she’s an activist or especially articulate. Rather, it’s because she’s the daughter of George and Kellyanne Conway—and her content is particularly unfiltered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Claudia has found herself trending on Twitter four times this year—usually for documenting her turbulent relationship with her parents, especially her mom. This month, however, her “lol” and “lmao”-laden online statements were permitted even more gravity than usual, because they concerned the coronavirus outbreak in the White House. [aside postid='pop_103297']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The day after the president’s diagnosis was revealed, Claudia posted a video of herself to TikTok, looking unimpressed, captioned: “my mom coughing all around the house after trump tested positive for covid.” The following day, she posted an image of herself wearing a mask, captioned, “update my mom has covid.” Two days later: “hey guys currently dying of covid!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Monday, Oct. 5, after Trump left hospital and tweeted, “Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life,” Conway commented on a thread: “guys lmao he’s not doing ‘better’.” Later in the day, she wrote: “he is receiving the world’s best healthcare right now… ‘don’t be afraid’ he is such a joke.” And later still: “he is so ridiculous. apparently he is doing badly lol and they are doing what they can to stabilize him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was quickly hailed as both a whistleblower and an excellent “reporter.” Especially by those exhausted by the mixed messages and contradictory information coming out of the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/lorieliebig/status/1313240698162946048\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/maddenifico/status/1313261611453382657\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elsewhere, she was dismissed as a disrespectful child, undeserving of anyone’s attention—including that of her parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/flowerlady61/status/1313487504725680129\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/potatoes187/status/1313351282510495744\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How we as a nation responded en masse to this shit-talking 15-year-old very much reflected how much weight we’ve become accustomed to casually piling onto Generation Z.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Malala Yousafzai’s emergence in 2012 signaled that teenagers no longer had to work in activist groups to garner respect from older generations. 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On Fox News (one commentator referred to her as a “mentally ill Swedish child”), on the president’s Twitter account repeatedly (“\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1205100602025545730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chill Greta, Chill!\u003c/a>”), and in too many cruel memes to mention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1176931201342431234\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slat’s efforts to clean up the ocean have been dismissed and mocked repeatedly despite the enormity of the task he’s taken on. 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The daily comic strip, which is penned by Santa Rosa’s Stephan Pastis and appears in more than 650 newspapers, takes place in a suburb. Its cast of characters are all named for their species: Rat, Pig, Zebra, Goat. They talk to neighbors, read the news, watch TV, and occasionally have a beer at the bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But you only need to read \u003cem>Pearls\u003c/em> for a week for the strip’s wry blend of black comedy and pathos—biting social commentary, pure tenderness and some extremely stupid puns—to worm their way into your heart. Pearls has clear spiritual ancestors in \u003cem>Peanuts\u003c/em>, \u003cem>Calvin & Hobbes\u003c/em>, and \u003cem>Bloom County\u003c/em>. But the world Pastis has created is all his own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also a world where politics color the characters’ lives, with real headlines seeping into the story—sometimes with a wink, but always in a way that feels natural. Pointed, never forced. It’s a dance that has occasionally landed Pastis on the wrong side of his syndicate, or of individual newspapers, which have no qualms about censoring strips that don’t meet their standards for the funny pages—in 2016, this meant nixing \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/758471559950368768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a strip that referenced NSA wiretapping and ISIS\u003c/a>. (It has also, to be fair, meant\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1058049793350524928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> humor that would not be out of place in a 7th grade gym class\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pastis spoke to me by phone in September, the day after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13886045/people-are-surfing-under-smoky-orange-skies-in-san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dark Orange Sky\u003c/a>.\u003cem>—Emma Silvers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"From KQED's California Voter Guide\" link1='https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/,All the State Props, All the Bay Area Measures' hero=https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/2020/10/KQED-Election-2020-Aside-CA-Voter-Guide.png]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As we head into the election, what do you make of the political climate in the United States right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think we’re all pretty locked in, right? Everyone is really polarized. What’s going to happen is going to happen. And I pray for this country because I’m scared. This has nothing to do with right or left. I’m scared that people don’t recognize that a democracy is fragile and that when it goes away for expediency, it really goes away. I think when you don’t read, and you’re not informed, and you don’t care, and the numbers of those people are in the majority, we’re in trouble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that goes beyond Trump. As much as people like to wave the flag, the truth is that what makes us unique is that crazy, messy democracy and our Bill of Rights. And if you don’t value it, you are going to lose it. This doesn’t feel like a Republican vs. Democrat thing. This feels like saving who we are. I hope I’m wrong, but some of the norms that we have broken, we should not have broken.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The demonization of journalists is especially frightening to me. Because when we don’t have Congress as a check, we have to lean more heavily on the other two branches, judiciary and journalism. The strain and pressure on those two to play catch-up has been tremendous. And that [journalists are] simultaneously being attacked is just crazy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13886591\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13886591\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9709-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Stephan Pastis draws a quick sketch at his studio on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. The cartoonist prefers to work on a flat surface using a short chair. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9709-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9709-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9709-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9709-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9709-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9709.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephan Pastis draws a quick sketch at his studio on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. The cartoonist prefers to work on a flat surface using a short chair. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Pearls Before Swine\u003c/em> started just a couple months after 9/11, and I know you caught some flak early on for \u003ca href=\"https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2003/08/17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criticizing then-President George W. Bush\u003c/a>. How would you describe your approach to politics in the strip?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I started out, I was just a kid who didn’t know any better, so I was pretty fearless. But one thing I learned from trial and error is that when you name a party, and you’re explicit about it, you do two things. One, you set aside half your audience that day, [people] who might otherwise like you. And two, and this is the more dangerous one, you allow the audience to get a handle on you. And they should never have a handle on you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To me, DeNiro was a better actor before he started doing interviews because you didn’t really know what he was like, you know? Arnold Schwarzenegger, when he’s in a movie, that comes with a lot. You go, ‘Oh, that’s Arnold Schwarzenegger.’ And I don’t think that’s good. I think you kind of want to be as invisible as possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I also think everyone is pretty much set in stone at this point—team red, team blue—so when you lead with politics now, it’s just an automatic flip of the switch. So I don’t come at it from that angle. What I’ve learned I can get away with is to come at it from a systemic angle. For example, [to call out] people not making any effort whatsoever to inform themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So you don’t criticize Trump by name.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To me, Trump is not the problem. The problem is we elected him. You probably know people in your family like him. We all have that one relative like that guy. If it’s not him, it’s going to be another one of us some day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So you look at what’s systemic: One [idea] I try to hit is that it is so dangerous when people get their news from social media platforms that are not vetted. [KQED] and every other responsible outlet, if you say something wrong, someone can get sued. But Facebook, when most people get their news from that, there’s no accountability, and you’re letting in all these other countries to influence your election. That’s on us. All these things you see, from people not believing climate change, to Trump, it comes from us. We caused that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887767\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887767\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls-800x390.jpg\" alt=\"'Pearls Before Swine,' July 28, 2019. \" width=\"800\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls-800x390.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls-160x78.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls-768x375.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Pearls Before Swine,’ July 28, 2019. \u003ccite>(Stephan Pastis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>So I hit those things, and if I hit those things well, you don’t quite know which side I’m on, but it doesn’t really matter, either. Hopefully I’ve gotten you to think that you really should \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/stephanpastis/status/1155483860286656512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe to your local newspaper\u003c/a>. Because, for example, when the Tubbs fire hit in 2017, the \u003cem>Press Democrat\u003c/em> was all we had, and it became really critical. [The \u003cem>Press Democrat\u003c/em> subsequently \u003ca href=\"https://www.pulitzer.org/article/how-small-newspaper-took-big-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won a Pulitzer\u003c/a> for its fire reporting.\u003cem>—Ed\u003c/em>.]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, on a productivity level, I just want people to talk to each other. I didn’t realize until 2016 how much of a bubble I was in. We have to listen to each other, so I don’t want to get you in a way that makes you defensive. I’d rather talk to you, because I bet there are areas we agree on. So that was an evolution for me. I was not there when I started. I was just a kid who, if I found something funny, I said it. And I suppose the strip reflects that. It changes as I change.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do you view your role during this time, as an artist? Do you have a responsibility to comment on what’s happening, or just to provide a moment of relief and entertainment for people? Some combination?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think my duty is to make people laugh. But over the past year, for the first time in my career, I have also felt a responsibility to comfort. So I pretty much gave the strip over to Pig, who’s uniquely suited for that. He has a genuinely good heart. I feel what all of us feel, real fear and desperation. But I have this platform where I can make people feel just a little better for three seconds. So I’ve done that as much as I can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Comic strip characters are in an interesting position. I sometimes equate them to this guy—there used to be this guy in our old neighborhood in North Berkeley, who would stand on his lawn and wave to everybody as they drove to work in the morning, and people loved it. And that always stuck in my head because I think that’s one of my jobs: people are getting up in the morning, they have their coffee, they have all their routines, and they want to see this person or character that makes them happy for just a second. About the same amount of time it would take you to drive past that guy. And I think, now more than ever, that’s my job, because the need for it is really huge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13886592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13886592\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Stephan Pastis flips through his book ‘Pearls Goes Hollywood.’ Pastis says he enjoyed making small nod at Santa Rosa in the book’s pull-out poster. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephan Pastis flips through his book ‘Pearls Goes Hollywood.’ Pastis says he enjoyed making small nod at Santa Rosa in the book’s pull-out poster. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are there any local measures, or issues that aren’t necessarily giant national talking points, that you’re particularly invested in?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, our local one\u003cem> is\u003c/em> giant, which is that if you don’t believe climate change is real, the past week has taught you that. It is so frightening what we’re experiencing. There was a moment during the lightning storms in August where a breeze blew through our house that was \u003cem>so hot\u003c/em>, it was unlike anything I’d ever felt before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nobody else, no other countries are debating climate change. It would be like fighting about oxygen and whether it’s necessary. Or masks! How do you debate masks?! What do you do if someone walks up to you and says “Yeah, gravity, people say it’s there, I don’t know…” \u003cem>What do you do?\u003c/em> Like, even if everyone was wrong about [fossil fuels and pollution causing] climate change, wouldn’t you like to live in a world where you could breathe the air, where there wasn’t the chance of an Exxon Valdez [oil spill]?. This stuff drives me nuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some things do encourage me. The younger generation encourages me. This stuff with the NBA and activism [protesting police brutality] encourages me. There was this great, challenging bit that I think about a lot from Dave Chapelle, who I think might be a prophet. He explained that he saw the election of Trump as Emmett Till—a horrible tragedy that ultimately lets everyone see the face of this thing, and that it’s around you. And that once you can see it, and acknowledge its presence, then we can start to deal with it. I thought that was really prescient and really smart. A light got shone, and everyone got to see what, of course, lots of people have already been talking about for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887768\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23-800x390.jpg\" alt=\"'Pearls Before Swine,' May 23, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23-800x390.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23-160x78.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23-768x375.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Pearls Before Swine,’ May 23, 2020. \u003ccite>(Stephan Pastis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>After the election—no matter how it goes—what are your hopes and goals for the country, and for the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That we are engaged, and that we see our responsibility to support some form of local journalism, because without it we will feel the pain. And maybe we get a little less materialistic while we’re at it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Stay up on ‘Pearls Before Swine’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>, or on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/stephanpastis?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephan Pastis’ Twitter\u003c/a>. And, if you’re a ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ fan, be sure to read Pastis’ story of \u003ca href=\"https://stephanpastis.wordpress.com/2014/06/07/ever-wished-that-calvin-and-hobbes-creator-bill-watterson-would-return-to-the-comics-page-well-he-just-did/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">secretly collaborating with Bill Watterson\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>As we head into the election, what do you make of the political climate in the United States right now?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think we’re all pretty locked in, right? Everyone is really polarized. What’s going to happen is going to happen. And I pray for this country because I’m scared. This has nothing to do with right or left. I’m scared that people don’t recognize that a democracy is fragile and that when it goes away for expediency, it really goes away. I think when you don’t read, and you’re not informed, and you don’t care, and the numbers of those people are in the majority, we’re in trouble.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that goes beyond Trump. As much as people like to wave the flag, the truth is that what makes us unique is that crazy, messy democracy and our Bill of Rights. And if you don’t value it, you are going to lose it. This doesn’t feel like a Republican vs. Democrat thing. This feels like saving who we are. I hope I’m wrong, but some of the norms that we have broken, we should not have broken.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The demonization of journalists is especially frightening to me. Because when we don’t have Congress as a check, we have to lean more heavily on the other two branches, judiciary and journalism. The strain and pressure on those two to play catch-up has been tremendous. And that [journalists are] simultaneously being attacked is just crazy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13886591\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13886591\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9709-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Stephan Pastis draws a quick sketch at his studio on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020. 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I sometimes equate them to this guy—there used to be this guy in our old neighborhood in North Berkeley, who would stand on his lawn and wave to everybody as they drove to work in the morning, and people loved it. And that always stuck in my head because I think that’s one of my jobs: people are getting up in the morning, they have their coffee, they have all their routines, and they want to see this person or character that makes them happy for just a second. About the same amount of time it would take you to drive past that guy. And I think, now more than ever, that’s my job, because the need for it is really huge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13886592\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13886592\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Stephan Pastis flips through his book ‘Pearls Goes Hollywood.’ Pastis says he enjoyed making small nod at Santa Rosa in the book’s pull-out poster. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/D7A9713.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephan Pastis flips through his book ‘Pearls Goes Hollywood.’ Pastis says he enjoyed making small nod at Santa Rosa in the book’s pull-out poster. \u003ccite>(Estefany Gonzalez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Are there any local measures, or issues that aren’t necessarily giant national talking points, that you’re particularly invested in?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Well, our local one\u003cem> is\u003c/em> giant, which is that if you don’t believe climate change is real, the past week has taught you that. It is so frightening what we’re experiencing. There was a moment during the lightning storms in August where a breeze blew through our house that was \u003cem>so hot\u003c/em>, it was unlike anything I’d ever felt before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nobody else, no other countries are debating climate change. It would be like fighting about oxygen and whether it’s necessary. Or masks! How do you debate masks?! What do you do if someone walks up to you and says “Yeah, gravity, people say it’s there, I don’t know…” \u003cem>What do you do?\u003c/em> Like, even if everyone was wrong about [fossil fuels and pollution causing] climate change, wouldn’t you like to live in a world where you could breathe the air, where there wasn’t the chance of an Exxon Valdez [oil spill]?. This stuff drives me nuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some things do encourage me. The younger generation encourages me. This stuff with the NBA and activism [protesting police brutality] encourages me. There was this great, challenging bit that I think about a lot from Dave Chapelle, who I think might be a prophet. He explained that he saw the election of Trump as Emmett Till—a horrible tragedy that ultimately lets everyone see the face of this thing, and that it’s around you. And that once you can see it, and acknowledge its presence, then we can start to deal with it. I thought that was really prescient and really smart. A light got shone, and everyone got to see what, of course, lots of people have already been talking about for years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13887768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13887768\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23-800x390.jpg\" alt=\"'Pearls Before Swine,' May 23, 2020.\" width=\"800\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23-800x390.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23-160x78.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23-768x375.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Pearls5.23.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘Pearls Before Swine,’ May 23, 2020. \u003ccite>(Stephan Pastis)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>After the election—no matter how it goes—what are your hopes and goals for the country, and for the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That we are engaged, and that we see our responsibility to support some form of local journalism, because without it we will feel the pain. And maybe we get a little less materialistic while we’re at it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Stay up on ‘Pearls Before Swine’ \u003ca href=\"https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>, or on \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/stephanpastis?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephan Pastis’ Twitter\u003c/a>. 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