back issues

  • Gott Liebt by David Raffin
    a short film script about passion.
  • For every socialist there is a fish by David Raffin
    a touching story about three comrades and a banana split.
  • Beelzebub is Weeping by Robert Haag
    An Xmas feast.
  • Rolling Stones' Job Satisfaction Survey by Michael Fowler
    But it's just for the Stones. So don't look, OK?
  • Why Bush is losing support by Kevin Eddis
    You have to change the oil on your propaganda machinery every 3,000 miles... or else.
  • All Heil the Alma Mater ! by the yearbook staff
    The Past is just the Future with different hair.
  • Mein Kamp! by Robert J Haag
    No more coddling enemy combatants.
  • The Hated Painting Cartoon by Scheck
    Art is fine, within limits.
  • Blood, Sweat, & Vomit by Robert J Haag
    Everything old is new again. Prepare for the invasion.
  • Paul & Agnes by Scheck
    Cartoon. (180k)
  • I hate it here by Mikel Reparaz
    Poverty of the soul.
  • Me, Myself, & I by Jack Haze
    One man's memories in words & pictures.
  • Secrets of the Brady Bunch by Robert J Haag
    Filth, Perversion, & Ratings.
  • A Public Service Message by Mikel Reparaz
    A hero dies a thousand deaths.
  • Reference Manual for the Apocalypse by David Raffin
    Things you need to know.
  • It's 3AM, My name is Mikel Reparaz by Mikel Reparaz
    Beatdown Shot.
  • Know Your Rights! by David Raffin
    VN salutes the best system of American Justice in the world...
  • How We've Changed by staff
    What a long weird trip.
  • Wittgenstein: Genius with an Attitude by Michael Fowler
    A college education in less than 1,000 words.
  • Mafia Fairy Tales by Eric Musehl
    Fast Fingers Frank & Joey A. make good.
  • Soft, Wet, Spun Gooeyness by David of Olympia
    We get letters.
  • Goin' to the movies by Jack Haze
    Gonna eat me a lot of peaches.
  • Yes, I was born Mean, Bitter & Petulant by David Raffin
    Thank you for noticing.
  • Tree Falls in the City by Jack Haze
    Authorities Stumped!
  • Point/Counterpoint by Mikel Reparaz
    City or country?
  • Goin' to the Movies by Eric Musehl & Jack Haze
    Gonna eat me a lot of peaches.
  • Rock Wives done wore me out! by Michael Fowler
    Do you have the stamina to survive in the business?
  • Don't Misunderestimate* us, I warn You by David Raffin
    *Whatever the suit in the White House says becomes a real word.
    English will no longer be stagnant!
  • Attention Surplus Disorder by Alexander Moskwa
    Long ignored by the medical establishment while thousands suffer.
  • A Chang is Going to Come by Jeremy Turner
    The last of the Great Philosophers, lost! lost!
  • Free Market Family Values by Issodos
    Let competition show the way
  • Deep Mouse by Robert Haag
    Skeletons in Walt's closet
  • Warning: contents flammable by staff
    How VN gets to you
  • Shut up and Drink the Kool-Aid by Jack Haze
    Welcome to the political family reunion
  • After Lenin Fell by Jack Haze
    Lenin on the block
  • Oompa Loompa Proletariat by Shaun Richman
    Protected class or slave labor?
  • WTO Re-enactment by David Raffin
    What's good for tourism is good for business
  • Another Victim of Suburban Error by Susan Rudisill
    You can go back home again, but why?
  • Stalking the Wily Homo Sapien by Alexander Moskwa
    Let the games begin
  • A Word from our Sponsor by staff
    who said tobacco companies have no heart?
  • Corporeal America wants YOU by Mikel Reparaz
    The dead have risen- and they want your job!

  • More than one day in the life of Igor Igoravich by David Raffin
    The spy so nice, they named him twice.

  • Getting the Jack by David Raffin
    Jack explains life in the fast (food) lane.

  • So long, weltanschauung by David Raffin
    The story of the quake, starbucks, and capitalism.

  • Carnival of Negativity? by David Raffin
  • Matriarchy/Patriarchy, let's call the whole thing off by staff
  • Something is Very Wrong by Jack Haze
  • Sigmund Freud and his search for the perfect chair by David Raffin
  • Eating out on a budget in Portland, OR by staff
  • Twilight of the Clowns by David Raffin
  • Rook's Lucky 13 by Jack Haze
  • Christmas in the Bunker by David Raffin
  • It's NOT my fault! a column for retirees by A. Hitler
  • Everybody Loves a Little Elf by David Raffin
  • My Imaginary Friend by David Raffin
  • 32 ways in which you will know the anti-christ
  • 27 things Jesus thought on the cross
  • Astrological Find! by Jack Haze
  • Delayed Departure by David Raffin
  • Rejection Letter by Jack Haze
  • Wiener King prospectus, letter, & new employee orientation by David Raffin
  • Wiener King ad & "The Fabulous Wienermobile" by Rich Lindsey
  • America's Obsession with Happy Endings by David Raffin
  • Popcorn and the Molding of the Mind by David Raffin
  • A day in the life of a militia man by Robert Haag

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