The journey continues, as Jordan Barber teaches first-time players of Dungeons and Dragons.
Jonathan Gourlay tries to count in Pohnpeian but never gets past “one.”
Christmas is as much about joy and fellowship as it is about disappointment and dysfunction. According to Darryl Campbell, that’s part of the tradition.
Ralph Gamelli has some specific directions for when and how he is defrosted. Please read closely.
Stephen Morgan tries “couchsurfing” in Slovenia.
During the ‘00s, some decades of the 20th century gained cultural capital, while others lost ground. The Bureau Editors take a look at the winners and losers.
Editors Kevin Nguyen and Nick Martens and fellow bloggers talk about the latest and greatest additions to their RSS readers.
There was a lot of great music this year. These are the Bureau Staff’s favorites.
Locke McKenzie travels to Belgium, home to some of the world’s most creative, complex breweries, and still manages to try a truly awful lager.
To experience the “real” Chile, Emily Guerin checks out dating scene.
Kevin Nguyen talks to the Pitchfork-approved garage-rock duo Japandroids about their debut record Post-Nothing, their hometown of Vancouver, and music blogs.
Jonathan Gourlay takes Continental Micronesia from Honolulu to Pohnpei in Micronesia.
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.
Darryl Campbell on why everyone is mad about everything all the time.
Nick Martens digs into the pages of the great dictionary that chronicles the history and development of the English language, and unearths some typographic gems.
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Nick Martens & Kevin Nguyen
Darryl Campbell
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