Sam Burnett is pretty certain the protagonist is dead. I mean, there’s no way the hero could overcome impossible odds and triumph in the end, right?
Jonathan Gourlay begins to lose himself at a sakau market on Pohnpei, but is saved by a slap.
Kevin Nguyen and friends throw a Paula Deen-themed dinner. The trauma is carefully documented here, complete with butter and cheese counters.
Everyone knows the world will end soon; we’re just waiting to see how it happens. Nick Martens peers into his crystal ball and sees some close calls.
Greg Merrell speaks with the co-headlining electronic artists about their work and influences.
What’s the right way to use your RSS reader? Tim Lehman asks the makers of NetNewsWire and Google Reader.
Dungeon Master Jordan Barber leads our heroes into a cavernous tunnel, rife with danger and, uh, mold.
The internet is devastating a lot of things: record labels, the publishing industry, and traditional family values. But the most tragic loss, Whitney Carpenter observes, is the neighborhood busybody.
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.
Locke McKenzie likes to hitchhike, but for reasons you might not expect.
Daniel Adler deconstructs the genre of chillwave, and the web’s evolving relationship with the music it labels.
As diligent consumers of internet culture, the Bureau Staff selects the best of the web’s most refined, cultivated inside jokes.
Jeff Merrion is physically abused while conversing with literary minimalist Ernest Hemingway about his body of work, the Spanish Civil War, and American Gladiators.
Josh Fischel profiles the country’s only high school ski jumping league.
Kevin Nguyen talks to OkCupid CEO Sam Yagan about the company’s stats blog, OkTrends.
The Bygone Bureau is an online magazine that publishes articles on culture and travel three times a week.
Nick Martens & Kevin Nguyen
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Jordan Barber, Caitlin Boersma, Locke McKenzie & Jeff Merrion
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