Yankee Pot Roast: Calendrical Happenings Archives

Black Friday Doorbuster Specials at the Dollar Store!

Knockoff brand names at F.D.A.–rejected Chinese brand prices!

Hallowe'en Rehash

My Rejected Submission to Cosmo's Halloween Issue, Entitled "How to Lose a Guy in One Spooky, Scary Night: Halloween Costumes for Those Wanting Out" and What Not to Give Trick-or-Treaters on Hallowe'en Night

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Recession Special!

The Economy Issue

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Happy Birthday, America!

Republishing some of our Founding Fathers' favorites.

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Memorial Day Mania Redux

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Smothers Day

Republishing Some Mother's Day Material for Dear Old Mom

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IV/XX

"Excerpts from Marijuana Magazine’s Special Issues" & "Big Deal! I Sold a Little Weed to Give My Kids a Better Future …"

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Passover/under

What you can buy for two zuzzim.

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Opening Day 2009

Republishing some of Y.P.R.'s favorite pastime.

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Lá Fhéile Pádraig (St. Paddy's Day)

St. Pat's Facts and a Salute to Things Irish

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Y.P.R.'s 2009 Academy Awards Thing

A Look Back at the Year in Film

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Scorching V.D.

Hot stuff, comin' through.

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2008: The Year in Pot Roast

Our annual round-up of the past loop around the sun.

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Happy Xmas (War Is ~~Over~~ Ongoing)

The ghosts of Y.P.R. Christmases past.

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Passovers Past

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Opening Day Rain Delay

Republishing some of Y.P.R.'s favorite pastime.

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Presidents Day Sale

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Some Thoughts on Improving Hannukkah!

Mick Stingley

Settle on the spelling. Market the latkes. More songs! Gina Gershon & other hot Jewesses.

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Valentine's Day Massacre

Unrequited Love from Y.P.R.'s Past

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The Ghosts of Christmas Past

Some Christmas features from the Y.P.aRchives.

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Christmastime Is Here

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

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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.

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The Y.P.OscaRs

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

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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.

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The Bone-Chilling, Spine-Tingling, Hair-Raising, Bloodcurdling Hallowe'en House of Horror

In which Y.P.R. scares the bejesus out of you.

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Fall Première Week

In which Y.P.R. gives the Nielsen-ratings people something to freak out about.

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Sentiments Anti-Français

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

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Californication

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

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Fourth of July Fourthiness

In which Y.P.R. proudly presents some barbecued hot dogs and fireworks that declare our independence from those dirty Brits.

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Puck Everlasting: Stanley Cup 2003

In which Y.P.R. proudly presents some incongruous drivel vaguely surrounding America's fifth-favorite pastime.

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Memorial Day Mania!

In which we offer some mischief and mayhem tangentially related to Memorial Day. Think Toyatathon.

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¡Cinco de Mayo!

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

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Oscar Coverage 2003

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