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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Everybody Has a Fucking Xylophone: An Interview with the Handsome Furs

Caitlin Boersma sits down with husband/wife duo Dan Boeckner, best-known for Wolf Parade, and Alexei Perry of the Handsome Furs. Topics discussed include Californian city rivalries, fairy-tale imagery in indie rock, and the concept of face control.

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The Question of Child Rearing

In a surprising turn of maternal contemplation, Caitlin Boersma imagines life with kids, which you’re often forced to do, even as a twenty-year-old.

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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Dating the Men of Indie Rock

Maneater Caitlin Boersma offers advice on dating some of indie rock’s sexiest most talented males.

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Monday, April 7th, 2008

Fond Memories of My New Yorker

Everyone’s first car holds sentimental value for the driver, even if it’s a gas guzzler with provocative leather interior. Caitlin Boersma reminisces about her mammoth-sized sedan and all of its idiosyncrasies.

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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Helping Others or Helping Yourself

What motivates people to participate in volunteer work–genuine altruism or mere self-interest? Humanitarian Caitlin Boersma commits to a local food bank and finds that our perceptions of volunteering hardly matches the reality of it.

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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Seven Days of Tears or The Week Without My Computer

For many, computers make our lives more efficient, but at the same time, less productive by offering us distractions. With her laptop out of commission, Caitlin Boersma goes cold turkey and survives a week without compulsive email-checking.

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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Cynic Duty: Thoughts on the Washington State Caucus

With Washington under heavy campaigning pressure after an indecisive Super Tuesday, conscientious objector Caitlin Boersma gets wrapped up in the presidential race and finds that, in spite of all the enthusiasm, it still comes down to slogans rather than issues.

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Monday, February 4th, 2008

My Workout Goes Swimmingly

It’s hard being motivated enough to exercise. That is unless you’re Caitlin Boersma, whose new swimming workout has her racing elderly women.

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Friday, January 25th, 2008

How to Watch the First Season of “Battlestar Galactica” in One Sitting

The new Battlestar Galactica has been widely-recognized as one of the best shows on television. Cylon Caitlin Boersma provides all the Olympic-caliber training necessary for tackling the entire first season in a single viewing.

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Friday, January 11th, 2008

My Bedroom Wall is Famous: YouTube as the New Form of Communication

The phrase “social networking” brings to mind MySpace and Facebook, but few think of YouTube. Caitlin Boersma takes a look at YouTube’s future potential as a way to keep in touch and make new friends. She interviews Alex Day and Tom McLean, two of the site’s most popular personalities.

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