Archive - The Gene Pool

Feeling a Little Ogrevated

4 hrs ago •

Gene Weingarten

Foot-in-Mouth Disease

Jul 5 •

Gene Weingarten

Going South Fast

I hope you can have a happy Independence Day.

Jul 4 •

Gene Weingarten

The Invitational Week 131: Ha-ku, Yo Mama Edition

Write us a trash-talking haiku. And speaking of trash and talking, winning lines from Trumpian Gettysburg Addresses.

Jul 3 •

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Jul 2 •

Gene Weingarten

Donald Trump Lives in My Basement

First, he is apparently a she. It is hard to tell because cats’ genitalia, like some presidents’, can be tiny and indeterminate, resembling various…

Jul 1 •

Gene Weingarten

June 2025

A Semi-Serious Column

Jun 30 •

Gene Weingarten

Welcome to The Weekend Gene Pool, your main source of joyous optimism.

Jun 28 •

Gene Weingarten

The Best Story Assignment I Ever Gave Out

Jun 27 •

Gene Weingarten

The Invitational Week 130: Same Difference

Tell us what's the same or different about any two wacky things we list. Plus some useful (and not-so-useful) brand-new words.

Jun 26 •

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Jun 25 •

Gene Weingarten

Prints Donald the First

The thumbprint of Donald Trump is everywhere, even in places he does not directly influence.

Jun 24 •

Gene Weingarten

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