Roach Today
Independent publishing / Satire2026
My satirical newspaper on the web. Politics, technology, economy, and editorials, given a deliberately opinionated broadsheet treatment. The jokes are intentional. So is the typography.
- My part
- Product / Editorial design + frontend
- Built with
- Next.js / TypeScript / Markdown
The publication is part of the joke.
Roach Today is a personal satire publication. Its newspaper conventions—masthead, editions, categories, headlines, and editorial rhythm—give the writing a world to live in.
A paper, translated to the browser.
The front page uses hierarchy and column relationships rather than an interchangeable article-card grid. Category pages and individual articles keep the writing easy to reach.
The live edition includes technology and editorial sections alongside the satire. Personality belongs to the publication without making basic navigation a puzzle.
Markdown is the newsroom.
Articles live in repository-owned Markdown with structured frontmatter. Server-side code reads the content, builds category and headline selections, and renders article pages.
Metadata carries the headline, date, category, image description, author, and editorial flags. The presentation follows those content decisions instead of duplicating article data across components.
A live publication with its own voice.
Roach Today is available to read publicly. Its source repository stays private; a live publication is the useful way to experience this project.