Yankee Pot Roast

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THE CHOIRE SICHA ROAST
In which Y.P.R. hosts a communal Roast of the erstwhile Gawker editor. Roasters hail from throughout the blogosphere.




I LOVE “I LOVE THE [X]0s”
In which Y.P.R. assembles a panel of D-list talking heads to share memories and commentary of the VH1 retrospectives.




LA CAÍDA PEQUEÑA,
LA ELEVACIÓN GRANDE

In which Y.P.R. lovingly parodies our dear friend TMFTML.




whatfore (dot org)
In which Y.P.R. lovingly parodies our dear friend whatevs. Huzzah!




THE NEAL POLLACK ROAST
In which Y.P.R. hosts a communal Roast of the World's Greatest Living Writer. Roasters comprise kindred spirits Haypenny, Eyeshot, (pnote), K.E.L.R., and a slew of bloggers.




THE SKIN PROJECT
In which Y.P.R. writes a whole short story on one human canvas, as response to Shelley Jackson's Skin project (in which volunteers have a word apiece tattooed onto their bodies).




TIMOTHY McSWEENEY'S PRETENTIOUS HORSESHIT
In which Y.P.R. lovingly satirizes our friend McSweeney's.




MIDDLE EAST GAWKER
In which Y.P.R. lovingly parodies our friend Gawker.



DEAR NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
In which the novelist manqué J. Abraham mounts an epistolary quest for review.



SMUGGLED GOODS
In which Y.P.R. smuggles its fine product into hapless, unsuspecting venues.

CALENDRICAL
EVENTS


Christmastime Is Here
In which Y.P.R. posts some holiday cards it's received from extended family.




Y.P.R.'s R.N.C. N.Y.C. 2004 Y.P.R.'s R.N.C. in N.Y.C. 2004
In which Y.P.R. covers the Republican Invasion of its home town.



THE Y.P.oscaRs
In which Y.P.R. presents some overlooked awards.



WRITERS-ON-WRITING MONTH
In which Y.P.R. presents material regarding inspiration, revision, rejection, writer's block, book reports, language, style, poetry, prose, plays, ink, typewriters, quills, sharpies, and Wite-out.



SUPER BOWL XXXVIII DIARY!
In which Mr. Wolinetz goes to Houston, and reports infrequently.



Boo! THE BONE-CHILLING, SPINE-TINGLING, HAIR-RAISING, BLOODCURDLING HALLOWE'EN HOUSE OF HORROR!
In which Y.P.R. scares the bejeezus out of you.



FALL PREMIÈRE WEEK
In which Y.P.R. gives the Nieslsen-ratings people something to freak out about.



CALIFORNICATION!
In which Y.P.R. presents public addresses from some of the candidates of the 2003 California Recall Election Free-for-All.



ANTI-FRENCH SENTIMENT!
In which Y.P.R. resorts to the milking of outdated, hackneyed stereotypes to exploit America's love/hate relationship with France.



FOURTH OF JULY FOURTHINESS!
In which Y.P.R. proudly presents some barbequed hot dogs and fireworks that declare our independence from those dirty Brits.



PUCK EVERLASTING: STANLEY CUP 2003
In which Y.P.R. proudly presents some incongruous drivel vaguely surrounding America's fifth-favorite pasttime.



MEMORIAL DAY MANIA!
In which some mischief and mayhem tangentially related to Memorial Day may be found and enjoyed.



¡CINCO DE MAYO!
In which one can enjoy a fifth of May, con queso. ¡Caliente!



OSCAR COVERAGE 2003
In which cheap, tired jokes are made at the expense of famous people.