Articles from November, 2010

opinion 11.30.10 The Year Even Politics Became Cursed by Gamification and Foul Play

Mike Deri Smith explores how Foursquare badges, Farmville, and “For the Win” politics will lead to the end of the world.
arts 11.29.10 Best New Blogs of 2010

Editors Kevin Nguyen and Nick Martens talk with fellow bloggers about favorite new additions to their RSS readers.
travel 11.24.10 Cycling South: Starting at the End

In new series about cycling through South America, Ben Bateman reflects on just how much trouble he’s gotten in already.
personal 11.22.10 The Holidays, As Seen On Television

Whitney Carpenter is the only person who wishes her Thanksgiving was more like an episode of Friends.
travel 11.19.10 Ode to a Flat Place

In the struggling town of Joes, CO, Harry Cutting discovers that while agriculture has modernized, a farmer’s livelihood is still subject to the whims of external forces.
personal 11.17.10 Celebrity Penises I Have Seen

Nick Martens hopes no one looks at his browsing history after this.
arts 11.15.10 To the Newbies, To Make Much of Time

Who needs Kierkegaard or Sartre when you have Civilization 5? Jonathan Gourlay thinks about videogames as modern philosophical texts.
squid 11.15.10 Editor’s Note: Introducing The Staff Recommends

Or The Bygone Bureau sells out. But in a good way.
humor 11.12.10 Texter’s Block

Sean Adams introduces a new parental control that prevents your teen from vicious new spin-offs of sexting.
personal 11.10.10 Still Life, with Grandmother

Taking care of his grandmother provides Garland Grey with a new perspective on his distressed family history.
arts 11.08.10 Get Into the Kitchen: An Interview with Mark Bittman

Darryl Campbell talks to Mark Bittman, New York Times columnist and author of How to Cook Everything and the recently released The Food Matters Cookbook.
arts 11.05.10 The Time Traveler’s Life

Kevin Nguyen discusses one of the classic time-travel tales of all time: an episode of The Adventures of Pete and Pete about Daylight Saving Time.