March 2008

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Of Offensive Bumper Stickers and Car Adornments

Bumper stickers broadcast personal details about the driver, making them just one of the many great ways to judge a stranger. Jeff Merrion discusses bumper stickers annoying enough to incite road rage.

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Friday, March 28th, 2008

Netherlands: The View from Dam Square

Nick Martens contrasts a typical scene in Amsterdam’s Dam Square with a picture of the plaza during a protest.

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Friday, March 28th, 2008

Staff List: Dinosaur Comics

The Bureau Staff tries their hand at imitating Ryan North’s infamous same-panels-every-day webcomic.

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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Helping Others or Helping Yourself

What motivates people to participate in volunteer work–genuine altruism or mere self-interest? Humanitarian Caitlin Boersma commits to a local food bank and finds that our perceptions of volunteering hardly matches the reality of it.

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Monday, March 24th, 2008

Easter? Easter!

Easter is a widely celebrated holiday with some bizarre traditions. Holiday expert Kevin Nguyen explains the connections between Jesus, Peeps, and Yahtzee.

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Friday, March 21st, 2008

Netherlands: Superheroes and Schlemiels

Megageek Nick Martens visits Amsterdam’s Jewish Historical Museum’s new exhibit on the history of Jewish comics artists.

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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Groundhog Day

Though it may seem like a strange holiday, Groundhog Day is the savior of Punxsutawney. Andrew McGill chronicles how a furry prognosticator saved the Pennsylvanian town from deterioration.

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Monday, March 17th, 2008

Grief and Mucoceles

According to Wikipedia, a mucocele is “a swelling of connective tissue consisting of collected mucin from a ruptured salivary gland duct,” which is as gross as it sounds. Jeff Merrion develops a mucocele on his lip and undergoes the five stages of grief.

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Friday, March 14th, 2008

Free Yourself from Reviews

Should critical reception of art dissuade our enthusiasm towards it? Nick Martens discusses how reviews affect our opinions before we buy a movie ticket or listen to an album.

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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Contemplating a Corporate Future, Bill Lumbergh, and Robots

Troubled by thoughts of post-college employment, Microserf Jordan Barber imagines a day in his inevitable future life as cubicle dweller.

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