Darryl Campbell Darryl Campbell has a few suggestions on how book reviewers can sound more esoteric.

Lauren Bagby Lauren Bagby’s dispatches from Comic-Con, annual home of Whovians, Trekkies, and Ewoks.

Joe Berkowitz Joe Berkowitz thinks Lost is a metaphor for this casual office discussion of Lost, which is a metaphor for this casual office discussion of Lost, which is…

Jonathan Gourlay Jonathan Gourlay loves every train, simulated or real, with the exception of the one in Atlas Shrugged.

Lauren Bagby Lauren Bagby is comfortable fulfilling all the stereotypes of a struggling screenwriter in Los Angeles, except the one about becoming a selfish asshole.

Whitney Carpenter Whitney Carpenter challenges the last step toward adulthood: hanging framed photographs in her home.

Nick Martens Nick Martens reports from Chicago’s Union Park on drummers, the summer heat, and Porta-Pottys.

Darryl Campbell Darryl Campbell uncovers the hunger-inspired contemplations of The New York Times food critic Sam Sifton.

Lucy Melbourne Breaking up sucks. For Lucy Melbourne, it sucks even more when aggressive text ads assault her email inbox.

Kevin Nguyen By “the future,” Kevin Nguyen means a dozen elementary school students on a field trip to the offices of The Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Washington.

The Bureau Editors The Bureau Editors pick their favorite web (and some non-web) writing from the first half of 2011.

Rebecca Cardwell Rebecca Cardwell doesn’t have kids, but she’ll tell you how to raise yours.

Johnathon Williams Johnathon Williams learns how to fly a kite, or at least tries to.

Nathan Pensky Nathan Pensky is on the set of Scorsese’s latest cinematic seduction.

Kevin Nguyen Kevin Nguyen creates fake accounts on BeautifulPeople.com, a dating site that only allows “beautiful” members to join.

Nick Martens Nick Martens would like you to stop making assumptions about his line of work. It really makes you look stupid.

S.J. Culver Please do not talk to S.J. Culver about having gray hairs at age 26.

Jonathan Gourlay Jonathan Gourlay finds the notebooks of a character from Magicka and an existential psychoanalyst.

Jordan Barber Jordan Barber tells you how to find the rentable home of your dreams, if your dreams have low aspirations and don’t require a washer/dryer in unit.

Hallie Bateman In a world where people talk too much, Hallie Bateman prefers to listen.

The Bureau Staff The Bureau Staff picks the sunniest jams of 2011.

Ariana Lenarsky Ariana Lenarsky connects Adam and Eve, John Waters, and lions, in the form of poetry. Illustrated by Rebecca Elves.

Darryl Campbell Darryl Campbell wonders if there’s a difference between travelers and tourists anymore.

Rebecca Cardwell Rebecca Cardwell has free advice on how you can be harder, better, faster, badass-er.

Kevin Nguyen You do a lot of talking in the videogame LA Noire, but Kevin Nguyen finds it hard to say anything meaningful.

Nick Martens Nick Martens would like to cheer up the Ewok-inhabited moon from Return of the Jedi.

Erin Carver Erin Carver becomes jealous of a thirteen-year-old while struggling with a decade-old desire to be Jewish.

Tim Cushing If we’re going to break boundaries, we need to abide by Tim Cushing’s restrictions.

Jimmy Chen Jimmy Chen has an epiphany about work, hierarchy, and hollow walls (that’s not a metaphor).

Ben Bateman After missing the last ferry out, Ben Bateman spends the holiday in a small Chilean ghost town.