Articles from November, 2009

personal 11.30.09 My First Thanksgiving

Darryl Campbell wanted to experience a traditional American Thanksgiving. Or at least he thought he did.
humor 11.27.09 The Mannavore’s Dilemma


Zachary Martin questions the dietary habits of the Jewish community, now that the Exodus is over.
humor 11.25.09 Writing the Submission Guidelines for Magazines I’ve Never Read

Seriously though, Ralph Gamelli has never read any of these.
humor 11.23.09 I See That You’ve Noticed My Cape

Hudson Hongo kicks off our Humor Week by letting you know where he got his cape.
arts 11.20.09 Brewer’s Corner: Beer On Demand, But Not in Germany

For nearly 500 years, the Reinheitsgebot — German Purity Laws — have established quality standards for beer, but does it hinder innovations in brewing? Locke McKenzie asks German beer makers and enthusiasts.
personal 11.18.09 Too Fast, Too Precarious

Whitney Carpenter is a bad driver. Consider this a warning.
travel 11.16.09 These Slovak Lives: November 17th, 1989

On the twentieth anniversary of former Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution, Whitney Medved interviews two Slovak women who lived through it.
opinion 11.13.09 Watching the Wall Fall, Twenty Years Later

As a part of the generation removed, Darryl Campbell comes to understand the emotional resonance of the Berlin Wall’s collapse.
travel 11.11.09 Nowhere Slow: Get a Wife

On the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia, Jonathan Gourlay prepares for his daughter’s kindergarten graduation — or at least tries to.
travel 11.09.09 Seeing and Being Seen: In Chile, No Plan-B

Because the Chilean government restricts access to birth control, unexpected pregnancies are common among young women. In the first installment of her new travel series, Emily Guerin sneaks packets of the morning-after pill through the airport with the intent of distributing them in Chile.
arts 11.06.09 Brewer’s Corner: A Season for Change

In his new series about beer, Locke McKenzie, inspired by the Elysian Brewery’s Pumpkin Ale Festival, tries a few brews that challenge the traditional notion of what beer can be.
squid 11.04.09 D&D 101: The Party Gets in a Bar Fight

Jordan Barber teaches everyone how to play Dungeons and Dragons.