You're Invited
A peek inside the sophisticated yet scatological, erudite yet airheaded Invitational of The Gene Pool (formerly the Style Invitational of the Washington Post). Interviews with royalty, winners, and contributors. How to "get ink." What Mike Liked- and the Guest Blessed-best entries of the week. The secret history. The unpublishable entries. Fanfaronade and fustian. Badinage and persiflage. And much more.
You're Invited
Episode 5: Dude, Where's My Czar?
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Mike Gips
Origins of the SI
Favorite entries and contests
How ingenious editors saved the SI
The Worst Contest Ever
The real reason the Czar abdicated
Who's That? It's Pat
What Mike Liked/What the Guest Blessed
Parting Wisdom
