Josh Fischel uncovers a transcript of a town hall meeting from Nazi Germany.
Democracy is fickle. Darryl Campbell confronts the problems with modern political discourse in the U.S. and protesters’ fondness for the distracting and disruptive.
Finally free of the college dormitory, Tim Lehman contemplates what his interior decorating says about him, if anything.
At some point, we all get stuck with a bad job. Alice Stanley has had five.
Three men in their late 80s are on trial in Germany for war crimes committed 64 years ago. Locke McKenzie confronts the logic and purpose behind these trials.
Nick Martens chats up a spokesperson for the country’s most overlooked, marginalized population: monsters.
Ever wanted to hear Miles Davis in 8-bit? Kevin Nguyen talks to the minds behind Kind of Bloop, a chiptune cover album of cool jazz masterpiece Kind of Blue.
Darryl Campbell presents the question plaguing many recent college graduates: what’s the point of a liberal arts education?
Dogs are man’s best friend, except when they’re everywhere. Michelle Stoler recognizes the problem with street dogs in Chile.
Jordan Barber speaks with Matt Leacock, creator of the popular board game Pandemic, about designing games and social interaction.
Locke McKenzie weighs the superficiality of tourism against the desire to experience new cultures.
Vegetarian Alice Stanley goes vegan for a month and survives.
According to Oscar Wilde, “Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.” Kevin Nguyen wonders if this applies to digital memories.
Kevin Nguyen delves into the past, present, and future of karaoke, and speaks with Brian Raftery, author of Don’t Stop Believin’: How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life.
Ralph Gamelli has some specific directions for when and how he is defrosted. Please read closely.
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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
Sleepover, San Francisco