Any decade worth recalling has its signifiers. The little fragments of pop culture that we can all collectively agree hark from that day of yore. The 20s had flappers, the 30s had hobos, the 40s had noir, and the 50’s had a frozen smile covering alcoholism and despair. We are now entering the closing days of … [continue]

When the mandatory recycling codes were instituted in Townstown, Pa, most residents responded by separating paper from plastic and complaining that, “toilet tissue just isn’t as soft as it used to be”; but one resident, Charlie Charles, decided to go one step further, and actually recycle himself. At a press conference recently held in his honor, where he received … [continue]

Wrinkles: Nobody really prepares you properly for these strange crevices that appear on your face. As a guy, I suppose, I’m not even supposed to acknowledge their existence. Or I’m supposed to pretend to be proud of them, ‘cause they make me look more like Sean Connery and less like Leonardo DiCaprio. But the fact of the … [continue]

In Virginia Woolf’s essay “A Room of One’s Own” she argues that the primary barrier between a woman and literary success is opportunity. Given time, space, and license a woman of talent and inclination can create great work. It’s easy to further this postulate to include all people who have been deprived of any of these things, all … [continue]

Many people forget, or don’t even realize, that “sitcom” is derived from the Latin phrase “situatus comedus”, or “situation comedy” ($5.00 to the first person who bought my Latin). The idea being that the stuff that happens (within the stuff that is labeled as such) will be comedic, or funny. However, somewhere between episodes of The Honeymooners and … [continue]

Mario Giacomelli (Senigallia 1925-2000) è uno dei più grandi fotografi italiani. Al 1953 risale la sua prima fotografia: ” L’Approdo”. Partecipa al gruppo fotografico “Misa”, fondato da Giuseppe Cavalli (con Paolo Monti tra i teorici della “nuova fotografia italiana”). Nel 1955 vince il primo premio alla seconda mostra nazionale di fotografia di Castelfranco Veneto.Nel 1957 è inserito nella raccolta … [continue]

Co-founder, Leslie Fox, has discovered the truly true history of this venerable publication. As it turns out, our tale is routed in traditions that surpass even those of our most hated rival: Maxim. How Mr. Fox was able to cull the facts with such ease from the splintered records and road maps of oblivion, speaks to … [continue]

Receiving Me? is proud to announce its newest columnist: the gifted Colin Ydig. Mr. Ydig did not apply to be a staff writer, but rather was asked to join the team after writing a letter to the editor that was far more eloquent than anything previously seen in the annals of this erudite publication. Now, the cutthroat employees of … [continue]

This magazine recently ran two pieces endorsing Barrack Obama, firmly ensconsing Receiving Me? in the radical tradition of Hollywood Celiberals and neo Clooney-ism. And by tradition, I mean left wing moonbat conspiracy. Before you call me an A.M. radio listening wingnut [i] for making such an accusation, I offer you unequivocal proof: Hollywood provided this very magazine with a quid … [continue]

Good day dimensional wanderer. It is not often that one of your kind aligns their time and space vectors with mine own and I am honored. Ah, but I know you did not come here by chance, for one such as you there is no such thing as serendipity. Come now; tell me your purpose here. If you … [continue]