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Bob Woodiwiss

Bob Woodiwiss is a humor columnist for Cincinnati Magazine and Principal/Director of Undirected Thinking at Bob, the Agency. His second book, The Serfitt & Cloye Gift Catalog: Just Enough of Too Much, is a sendup of upscale catalogs and will be published by F+W Publications in October. Email him here.

Man Bites Dog

As bookstores swell with narratives, instruction manuals, and other paeans to man’s best friend, publishers turn to even the most inexperienced owners for new pulp. BOB WOODIWISS offers margin notes on an upcoming memoir. (Spoofs & Satire | August 1, 2008)

Spinning From the Grave

Ever since Gerald Ford’s death last week, politicians and pundits have rewritten much of his life into a series of victories. Now that he’s in the ground, it’s safe to finish the job. By BOB WOODIWISS. (Op-Ed | January 4, 2007)

Centers of Unlearning

If relics like tractors and antique toilets deserve museums, why not creationism? And why stop there? BOB WOODIWISS has a guide to upcoming halls of wisdom. (Spoofs & Satire | July 5, 2006)

Gastroeconomic Indicators

On special today we have a sampling of menus and social strata. But before you order, remember: Who you are depends on what you eat. BOB WOODIWISS is at your service. (Spoofs & Satire | June 19, 2006)

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United we stand. In line. At the cash register… If there’s one issue Americans can rally around, writes BOB WOODIWISS, it’s consumption. We all want stuff. Lots of stuff. As much as our wallets and purses will allow, and usually more. (Op-Ed | March 2, 2006)


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RoseLee Goldberg

RoseLee Goldberg is an art historian, curator, and author of Performance Art: From Futurism to the Present. In 2004, she founded PERFORMA, a non-profit arts...