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While alicubi.com undergoes extensive elective surgery, its editors pen somber, Shackletonian missives from their lonely arctic outpost.

Friday, March 06, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: IRAQ BUT DUMBER EDITION.

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Doo-wop is such a deep well. It’s Drunky Pete Warfighter time! It’s a weird war for sure, done Trump style -- no warning, no reason, and esp...
Friday, February 27, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: TOO GRIM TO BE FUNNY & VICE VERSA EDITION.

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Ry Cooder doesn't get enough love. If the actions of this administration weren’t so harmful to actual human beings, I could enjoy them...
Friday, February 20, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: A TARIFF-IC REVERSAL EDITION.

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A little spring for your step. Tubby got defied by the usually compliant U.S. Supreme Court on tariffs , which just goes to show that in thi...
Friday, February 13, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: BIG FASH AND SMALL VICTORIES EDITION.

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Eatin' up suckers as if I was Pac-Man.  Even though they lie like they breathe and are still fucking shit up in Minneapolis , the adm...
Friday, February 06, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: LEMON, IT'S WEDNESDAY EDITION.

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Sabor. Here’s where I'd repeat the 30 Rock What A Week joke except I assume even people who never saw the show know that one by now bec...
Friday, January 30, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: IS IT FASH YET? EDITION.

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You better run. Tubby and his mob have been busy, seizing voting records in Georgia (presumably to manipulate in furtherance of his years-l...
Friday, January 23, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: TAKE IT EASY BUT TAKE IT EDITION.

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You got to spread a warnin' when the army they come in. All honor and best of luck to the comrades in Minneapolis on general strike toda...
Friday, January 16, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: FRAUDS ON PARADE EDITION.

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24 years? Really? I was grateful, in this grim and gloomy week, for the laughs afforded by Evan Mandery’s story in Politico, “ They Wante...
Friday, January 09, 2026

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: YOUR LYIN' EYES EDITION.

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Some trippy shit right here. Just a week after we all hoped for better days in the new year, an ICE officer murdered a young woman in Minnea...
Friday, December 26, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: THROW THAT YEAR IN THE GARBAGE CAN EDITION.

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[no caption] This Friday I’m not going long (nor early, neither!) with ‘Round-the-Horn, because I’m on vacation. Yes, both this and Roy Ed...
Friday, December 19, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: XENOPHOBOMANIA EDITION.

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My new music cicerone Gabbie hooked me up. Another rocky week, America! Lots to be bummed about, like Judge Dugan being found guilty for ...
Friday, December 12, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: KICKING THE PRICK EDITION.

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Ignorance of your culture is not considered cool. It’s not like I’m gonna get very optimistic about the State of the Nation but there have...
Friday, December 05, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: CHEESY SCENES OF WINTER EDITION.

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RAWK. In the not-too-distant future, I hope and pray, we will look back on the Age of Tubby II and think, “Holy shit, I know I complain abo...
Friday, November 28, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: POST-THANKSGIVING INGRATITUDE EDITION.

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Drive that pile. Hope your Thanksgiving was good! Mine was fine and now that I’ve had my gratitude I’m ready to move back into my usual in...
Friday, November 21, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: TRUMP EMBRACES SOCIALISM EDITION.

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Where they spend their se-molians / Just to watch those cre-olians / Skippin', hippin′, doin' the uptown lowdown. (Chick Webb!) Th...
Friday, November 14, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: EPSTEIN IS THE MONSTER AND THE CREATOR EDITION.

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Robert Christgau told us about these guys. And they're doing a residency at MASS MoCA ! A lot of news this week, but I gotta tell you,...
Friday, November 07, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: RAY OF LIGHT EDITION.

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Heard this in a restaurant -- you remember this? I don ’ t and I don ’ t know how I missed it. I missed ‘Round-The-Horn last week, and ...
Friday, October 24, 2025

FRIDAY ‘ROUND-THE-HORN: LITTLE BIG LIARS EDITION.

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The Taj Mahal verson is fine, too. Just a good tune all around. So what’s next after the demolition of the White House’s East Wing ? You kno...
Friday, October 17, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS EDITION.

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You still need a drugstore to cure my cough. Getting this Friday ‘Round-the-Horn (which often turns into Saturday ‘Round-the-Horn or even Su...
Friday, October 10, 2025

FRIDAY 'ROUND-THE-HORN: ANTIFA VS. PRO-FA EDITION.

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Just nice. According to Tubby and his mob, if you’re anti-fascist you’re a terrorist. Having declared antifa (obligatory mouse type: not a r...
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