Or better known as videogames. The Bureau Staff goes over the latest excuse they have to put off responsibilities.
Proletarian Caitlin Boersma scours the far reaches of the internet (a.k.a. Craigslist) for summer employment and comes across interesting (a.k.a. bizarre) job postings.
Genealogist Kevin Nguyen discusses the history of his last name, and the benefits and challenges that come with it.
Wrapping up his stay in Amsterdam, Nick Martens presents a photo story recapping his favorite spots in the city. Categories include Best Place for Nerds to Get Stoned, Least Surprisingly Empty Women’s Clothing Store, and various awards for typographic signage.
Jordan Barber chronicles the implications of starting a personal blog. Aside from the social stigma of being a “blogger,” he finds that writing to a small, public audience is oddly self-revealing.
120 lbs. bodybuilder Jeff Merrion tries his hand at manual labor and discovers that physical exertion is hard, his employer is a racist, mold is gross, and that an imaginary Conor Oberst is laughing at him.
Nick Martens explores Lambiek, one of the world’s oldest comic book shops and the starting place of acclaimed writer/artist Chris Ware.
Caitlin Boersma sits down with husband/wife duo Dan Boeckner, best-known for Wolf Parade, and Alexei Perry of the Handsome Furs. Topics discussed include Californian city rivalries, fairy-tale imagery in indie rock, and the concept of face control.
Reactionary Kevin Nguyen offers some “unique” solutions on coping with our ever-changing world by using the internet, alternate transportation, and pollution.
Nick Martens arrives in the Swiss municipality of Interlaken, known for its scenic glimpse of the Alps, outdoor recreation, and Hooters restaurant.
Weddings commemorate the everlasting love of two people. So why the hell are they all so tedious? Seasoned veteran Drew Gemmer depicts a by the numbers ceremony from the marriage playbook.
After hearing social critic James Howard Kunstler speak in Tacoma, Jordan Barber discusses ideologies of New Urbanism, which hopes to save our country from the scourge of suburbia.
There’s poetry in everything, including the user comments of NYTimes.com’s most popular blogs. Darryl Campbell investigates the web’s unlikely poetry community.
Jeff Merrion is physically abused while conversing with literary minimalist Ernest Hemingway about his body of work, the Spanish Civil War, and American Gladiators.
Caitlin Boersma ends her affair with coffee, raising the question: what’s more romantic than tragedy?
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Nick Martens & Kevin Nguyen
Darryl Campbell
Hallie Bateman
Whitney Carpenter, Jonathan Gourlay, Jeff Merrion & Alice Stanley
Jordan Barber, Caitlin Boersma & Locke McKenzie
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