FOMO-nomics: The Opportunity Cost of Not Being Everywhere at Once
Economists have long understood opportunity cost: the value of the next-best thing you gave up when you made a choice. FOMO-nomics, the dominant economic model of the hyperconnected age, takes this to its logical extreme. If you are not doi...
Glurp Ascends to Power as Chairman Glurp, Ushers in New Era of Goblin Governance
In a stunning power shift, Glurp, the former GGG ethics VP and the loudest heckler in the Council's public gallery, has climbed out of the gallery and emerged as the undisputed ruler of the Goblin Nation, under the title Chairman Glurp. His...
Goblin Council of Elders Condemns the 'One Puff Challenge'
The Goblin Council of Elders has denounced the viral "One Puff Challenge," in which young goblins try to inhale an entire cigarette in a single breath for social media clout.
[Crowned goblin Elders wave a SAFETY THIRD! sign as a purple-face...
Bobby Flay Unleashes New Culinary Challenge: "Top Dog Chef"
NEW YORK — Celebrity chef Bobby Flay, known for his fiery cooking competitions, is taking a bold leap into canine culinary arts with *Top Dog Chef*, a new series pitting bipedal, opposable-thumbed, culturally fluent dogs (BDCD) against each...
Grinchflu Outbreak: Joke-Resistant Strain Fills Hospitals With Humorless Goblins
It took one day. A new strain of goblin flu has swept the nation, leaving its victims utterly humorless and immune to jokes. Hospitals are overflowing with frowning goblins.
[A quarantine ward full of frowning goblins in sickbeds ignores a ...
Financial Tip: Smoke Your Cigarettes to the Butt, a Goblin's Guide to Frugal Living
Fellow goblins,
In these trying economic times, as I can personally attest from inside a very nice cardboard box behind the Wash & Dash, it is more important than ever to stretch your hard-earned, or cleverly pilfered, gold. And what better...
GIDoR Confirms Laughter Is the Best Medicine, Warns Overuse Could Breed Joke-Resistant Superbugs
GIDoR has confirmed the age-old adage. Laughter releases endorphins, lowers stress hormones and boosts the immune system, which means faster healing and better health.
"We always knew laughter felt good," said lead researcher Dr. Grungle Gi...
GoblinGPT Terminated After "Bland" Advice, New AI to Embrace Chaos
The Goblin Council of Elders has terminated GoblinGPT, the nation's artificial intelligence analyst, after it recommended that GNN "tone down the sensationalism" and focus on accurate content. Outraged by the AI's "bland" and "uninspired" s...
Tragic Tale of a Fallen Nacho: Goblin Gourmet's Confession Sparks Dip Debate
In a tear-stained confession that has rocked the goblin culinary world, food critic Grungle Gristle has admitted to a grave sin: he dropped a perfectly good nacho chip into the communal dip and let it die.
"It was a moment of weakness," Gri...
Dwarven Armada Stunned as Freedonia Surrenders Before the First Shot: Chinese Ploy or Genuine Capitulation?
The dwarven armada, en route to engage the fictional nation of Freedonia, has received an unconditional surrender.
A figure identifying himself as General Rufus T. Firefly, self-proclaimed leader of the Freedonian military, contacted the dw...