The Skewer returns to take on 2018 with our customary wit and brutality! erica dreisbach hosts a truly delightful host of top-tier writers ready to tear the first month of 2018 a new one. Oz Elgun kicks off the proceedings with a recap of the #MeToo movement. Calle Hack spoke to the crippling anxiety the world is thrusting on all of us. Kayla Lane Freeman explained why the only future for BitCoin lies in radically feminist rebranding. And Fareine Suarez explored why the alt-right has such a weirdly specific thing for Asian women. Rounding out the evening were Kevin Johnson's always-delightful fake news quizzes and a RIP-ROARING debate between Tom Harrison and Archy Arch J to determine why we will in such a miserably Trumpy world: do we live in literal hell or are we all just incredibly dumb? All in all, a triumphant return to the stage and another chapter in the Skewer's storied history of kicking major ass. Enjoy!

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