Andy Borowitz

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Andy Borowitz is a New York Times best-selling author and a comedian who has written for The New Yorker since 1998. In 2001, he created The Borowitz Report, a satirical news column that has...

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Afraid to Watch the News, Millions Turn to Fox

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Mar 21, 2011 With unprecedented crises engulfing the world, millions of television viewers are finding the news too stressful to watch -- and are turning to the Fox News Channel instead. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Etch A Sketch 2 Takes Gadget World by Storm

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Mar 14, 2011 A new combatant entered the so-called tablet war today, and it's already getting a big thumbs up from gadget aficionados: the Etch A Sketch 2. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Unemployment Rose Last Week by Two and a Half Men

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Mar 7, 2011 But in a possible boost for the California economy, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer today announced plans to begin marketing a new blockbuster drug called Charlie Sheen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad Promises Democratic Reforms in Egypt

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Feb 21, 2011 "Your call for democratic freedoms has been heard loud and clear," Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the protesters. "And soon, they will be instituted in Egypt, where you can visit them." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republicans Cut Shirts From Budget

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Feb 14, 2011 The lawmakers, who call themselves the Shirtless Republicans and are led by Rep. Christopher Lee, R-N.Y., appeared in the Capitol rotunda this morning naked from the waist up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama to Resort to Communicating With Mubarak in Caps

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Feb 7, 2011 Concerned that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak did not receive his message to begin a peaceful transition to democratic reforms, President Barack Obama said today that he would resend the message, "but this time in all caps." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Andy Borowitz

Borowitz, Andy

Afraid to Watch the News, Millions Turn to Fox

Etch A Sketch 2 Takes Gadget World by Storm

Unemployment Rose Last Week by Two and a Half Men

Ahmadinejad Promises Democratic Reforms in Egypt

Republicans Cut Shirts From Budget

Obama to Resort to Communicating With Mubarak in Caps

Michele Bachmann Proposes ‘Don’t Add, Don’t Spell’

In New Era of Civility, GOP Says Obama Born ‘Near America’

Hu Presents Obama With Counterfeit DVD

Fox News Reports No Link Between Matches, Gasoline and Fire

Steve Jobs Snoozes, Apple Loses: It’s Cause for Alarm