Articles from July, 2010

personal 07.07.10 Mapping New York

This is Laura Yan’s love letter to the “concrete jungle where dreams are made of.”

travel 07.05.10 Out of Station: Everyday Comedies

In her new series about India, Kassia Karr gets mistranslated in front of a few hundred students.

squid 07.02.10 Staff List: Dial-Up Memories

The Bureau Staff recalls the days of 56k modems, complete with imitations of the dial-up noise.

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