Kevin Nguyen and Nick Martens explore this year’s Penny Arcade Expo, the country’s biggest videogame convention, and find droids, dweebs, and ineffective armor.
From Zone A in New York City, Lindsay Crouse on her preparations for Hurricane Irene.
Darryl Campbell was raised on the paranormal tales and overdramatic narration of Unsolved Mysteries.
In his new travel series, Jeff Merrion explores San Luis Valley, a land known for flat terrain, bizarre locals, and unexplained animal mutilations.
Alice Stanley has always felt guilty for being clumsy behind the wheel.
Juliet Disparte usually ignores a problem until it resolves itself. Unfortunately, you can’t really do that with breast cancer.
Everyone knows that long-distance relationships suck. Kevin Nguyen finds that Skype makes them even worse.
Sloan Schang is a mannequin of wealth and taste.
Ralph Gamelli answers all of your questions about dry lightning and God’s wrath.
Vanna Le is glad she broke up with College, but still misses him on occasion.
Janet Manley falls in love with a Hebrew, fiber-rich cereal called Ezekiel 4:9 — delicious and strangely religious.
In Portland, Erin Carver finds a Buddhist temple that adheres to the teachings of the The Ladies’ Home Journal.
Jordan Barber interviews his friend Jenn, who learned what a “traditional Balinese massage” really meant when she visited Jakarta.
Caitlin Boersma talks to San Francisco-based musician John Vanderslice about domestication, the music biz, Twitter, and being one of the first mp3 bloggers.
While researching her thesis in rural Chile, Emily Guerin learns that her interactions and relationships with people abroad have deeper consequences than expected.
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Nick Martens & Kevin Nguyen
Darryl Campbell
Hallie Bateman
Whitney Carpenter, Jonathan Gourlay, Jeff Merrion & Alice Stanley
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