Nick Martens kicks off a new series about Calvin and Hobbes with a history of his obsession and an ontological inquiry into the nature of a certain stuffed tiger.
With tension between the U.S. and the Middle East taut and strained, Darryl Campbell confronts America’s battered reputation in Kuwait.
Chris George responds with a counterpoint to Josh Fischel’s “Caroline Kennedy: So Good! So Good! So Good!”, which ran on Monday.
For weeks, Caroline Kennedy appeared poised to take New York’s open Senate position, but on Friday, Kirsten Gillibrand was awarded the seat instead. Josh Fischel explains why this was a huge mistake.
Squat toilets, swastikas, and soccer ball humping—just some of the features of Entropa, the new installation the Czech Republic gifted to the Council of the European Council. Locke McKenzie defends this glorious work of art.
Critics seem to agree that 2666 is both brilliant but convoluted. Kevin Nguyen wonders if messy literature can really be considered great.
Though President George W. Bush may leave office with historically low approval ratings, Jordan Barber recognizes the commander in chief’s confidence and self-sacrifice when it came to decision making.
Nick Martens looks at an uninspired way to end a story, and hopes that the finale of Battlestar Galactica avoids it.
Perhaps in an attempt to ease her guilt about being away from persuading folks to vote against Proposition 8, Alice Stanley chose to study homosexuality while studying abroad in Japan last fall.
Darryl Campbell finds that the easiest way to understand Kuwaiti culture is through its relationship with cars.
In a special post-New Year’s installment of “The Rambling American,” Locke McKenzie returns to the U.S. for Christmas, family, and disappointment.
Josh Fischel profiles the country’s only high school ski jumping league.
Tim Lehman speaks to A.V. Club writer Nathan Rabin about his new memoir, The Big Rewind. Topics discussed include Rabin’s short-lived TV career, Orthodox Jewish summer camp, and the Family Guy effect.
Jonathan Gourlay plays the game Braid, a platformer about time travel and regret.
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Darryl Campbell
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