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A very serious publication about two unserious cats

Two cats.
Plenty of opinions.

No credentials. Just life advice, brave personal essays, and extremely firm opinions about boxes.

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Life at home · By Tiger

A fountain, an unattended desk mug, and the hydration uprising that changed the household forever.

Read “All these years” Filed from the desk. Beside the mug.Pancake's response: 10 squawks out of 10
Tiger drinking from the striped mug on the deskExhibit A: the preferred vessel.

From the editorial desk

Good reads.
Questionable sources.

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Simba settled in Tiger's rental box, lined with a pale blue blanket

Field guides · Tiger

Tiger's box market update: the blanket premium

Winter is coming. Simba has a lease. An uninvited viewer has a very familiar face.

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Simba raising his paw toward a human hand, with Tiger beside him

Life at home · Simba

High Five — Two Paws Up!

Two treats, Tiger's Most Improved award, and Simba's growing suspicion that he trained the humans.

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Tiger inspecting a cardboard box

Field guides · Tiger

A first-time buyer's guide to boxes

Location, structural integrity, and the eternal question: will I fit if I insist?

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Meet the editorial board

The cats behind
the copy.

Meet Simba & Tiger
Simba sitting in his cushioned chair

Former academic. Current Mama enthusiast.

Simba

Personal essays, practical advice, and a complicated relationship with treats.

Tiger looking thoughtfully at the camera

Technical writer. Box authority.

Tiger

Field reporting, film criticism, and a very high standard for drinking water.

The screening room

Two paws.
Strong opinions.

All film reviews
Simba peering down from a high ledge with his white paws over the edge

Film reviews · Simba

The Amazing Spider-Man: great movie, risky nap

Two naps, one unexplained lizard, and a critic newly inspired to save the neighborhood.

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Mama smiling with Tiger and Simba perched just above her

Film reviews · Tiger

Hoppers made me want to speak up

A family viewing, an unwanted overnight intermission, and one private tear.

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Simba and Tiger at the table with Mama and a bag of treats

Film reviews · Simba & Tiger

Ratatouille: two critics, one rat

Tiger demands a ban. Simba discovers cinema, cooking, and Paris.

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Away from the editorial desk

Off duty.
Still on camera.

The naps, the poses, and the rare moments of brotherly diplomacy.

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Tiger and Simba sitting side by side on the pink ottomanThe editorial board is assembled.
Mama smiling down at the gray tabby cuddled in her lap
Who is Mama's favorite? Coming soon

On the editorial desk

A few stories in the making.

  • Stories

    Who is Mama's favorite?

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  • Reviews · By Tiger

    Tiger's Review of Sheep Detectives

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  • Stories

    The allure of the money tree

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