Matt Cohen
@mattcohen.bsky.social
Eisner Award nominee for "The Ghastlygun Tinies." Writes for MAD Magazine, The American Bystander, and The New Yorker. Created the hit card game Too Many Monkeys. Working on books for YOU. He/Him
He was just on the cover of the October issue of MAD Magazine.
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
He was just on the cover of the October issue of MAD Magazine.
Fantastic! Who's the lucky agent?
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Fantastic! Who's the lucky agent?
Plutocracy and Kleptocracy don't address the full scope of the problem. We need a new word for "Rule By Wannabe Edgelord Comedians."
How about Shockjocracy?
How about Shockjocracy?
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Plutocracy and Kleptocracy don't address the full scope of the problem. We need a new word for "Rule By Wannabe Edgelord Comedians."
How about Shockjocracy?
How about Shockjocracy?
That's the one! Going to Ultima was a *choice.*
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
That's the one! Going to Ultima was a *choice.*
Yes, I did... and I own one of them!
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Yes, I did... and I own one of them!
...to repent for the damage they're doing now? Do their executives believe they'll be allowed to walk proudly amongst us without ever being held accountable just because they're wealthy? If so, they're probably right.
Like T.S. Eliot said, "This is the way the world ends..."
(6/X)
Like T.S. Eliot said, "This is the way the world ends..."
(6/X)
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
...to repent for the damage they're doing now? Do their executives believe they'll be allowed to walk proudly amongst us without ever being held accountable just because they're wealthy? If so, they're probably right.
Like T.S. Eliot said, "This is the way the world ends..."
(6/X)
Like T.S. Eliot said, "This is the way the world ends..."
(6/X)
It's an important conversation to have because there are lots of companies (and even a few artists) who are supporting fascism and hate RIGHT NOW.
Knowing why we failed to hold Audi accountable back then could inspire us to hold Amazon accountable today.
What could CBS or Facebook ever do...
(5/X)
Knowing why we failed to hold Audi accountable back then could inspire us to hold Amazon accountable today.
What could CBS or Facebook ever do...
(5/X)
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It's an important conversation to have because there are lots of companies (and even a few artists) who are supporting fascism and hate RIGHT NOW.
Knowing why we failed to hold Audi accountable back then could inspire us to hold Amazon accountable today.
What could CBS or Facebook ever do...
(5/X)
Knowing why we failed to hold Audi accountable back then could inspire us to hold Amazon accountable today.
What could CBS or Facebook ever do...
(5/X)
...we'd hear anecdotes of how certain banks or certain car manufacturers had supported Hitler during WWII. Should we boycott those companies today? No... but we should discuss what they did (or more likely what they SHOULD have done) to re-earn our trust and our business at the end of the war. (4/X)
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
...we'd hear anecdotes of how certain banks or certain car manufacturers had supported Hitler during WWII. Should we boycott those companies today? No... but we should discuss what they did (or more likely what they SHOULD have done) to re-earn our trust and our business at the end of the war. (4/X)
Were we giving him a pass on his bigotry because enough time had passed? Was it because he was dead and could no longer profit from book sales? Had he reformed himself?
The Eliot lessons were a part of a pattern. We were often told to ignore the antisemitism/racism of the past. For example...
(3/X)
The Eliot lessons were a part of a pattern. We were often told to ignore the antisemitism/racism of the past. For example...
(3/X)
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Were we giving him a pass on his bigotry because enough time had passed? Was it because he was dead and could no longer profit from book sales? Had he reformed himself?
The Eliot lessons were a part of a pattern. We were often told to ignore the antisemitism/racism of the past. For example...
(3/X)
The Eliot lessons were a part of a pattern. We were often told to ignore the antisemitism/racism of the past. For example...
(3/X)
Case and point: Before we studied "Prufrock" and "The Waste Land" in high school, the teacher told us that T. S. Eliot was antisemitic but that we were going to learn about his poems anyway.
We skipped oven an important lesson by not discussing WHY Eliot should be let off the hook. (2/X)
We skipped oven an important lesson by not discussing WHY Eliot should be let off the hook. (2/X)
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Case and point: Before we studied "Prufrock" and "The Waste Land" in high school, the teacher told us that T. S. Eliot was antisemitic but that we were going to learn about his poems anyway.
We skipped oven an important lesson by not discussing WHY Eliot should be let off the hook. (2/X)
We skipped oven an important lesson by not discussing WHY Eliot should be let off the hook. (2/X)
There's always plenty of preemptive forgiveness... and so few actual acts of actual redemption.
(1/X)
(1/X)
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
There's always plenty of preemptive forgiveness... and so few actual acts of actual redemption.
(1/X)
(1/X)
Nice collection!
If you like NMBR9, you might love Akropolis.
If you like NMBR9, you might love Akropolis.
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Nice collection!
If you like NMBR9, you might love Akropolis.
If you like NMBR9, you might love Akropolis.
I always enjoy your shelfie videos. Here’s my shelfie for your perusal.
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I always enjoy your shelfie videos. Here’s my shelfie for your perusal.
In grade school he accidentally read "Diary Of A Young Neighbor Who Squealed On Anne Frank."
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
In grade school he accidentally read "Diary Of A Young Neighbor Who Squealed On Anne Frank."
There will be... just of the wrong people.
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There will be... just of the wrong people.
What percentage of people running with this horrid defense have previously tried to dismiss the political opinions of teens on the grounds that they're too immature to form valid opinions?
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 AM
What percentage of people running with this horrid defense have previously tried to dismiss the political opinions of teens on the grounds that they're too immature to form valid opinions?
He was coned and you were conned.
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
He was coned and you were conned.
I didn't even know there was a dog.
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I didn't even know there was a dog.
This seems like a good time to revisit "Poor Boy" by The Regrettes (written in response to the Kavanaugh hearings.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8Z...
The Regrettes - Poor Boy [Official Lyric Video]
YouTube video by The Regrettes
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November 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This seems like a good time to revisit "Poor Boy" by The Regrettes (written in response to the Kavanaugh hearings.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8Z...
He's really lowering the bar for what counts as an "insight."
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
He's really lowering the bar for what counts as an "insight."