Nick Martens doesn’t like online videogames because he’s not the center of attention. But with DICE’s new multiplayer WWII shooter Battlefield 1943, he still feels like a virtual VIP.
Nick Martens sees a connection between Roger Federer’s 15th Grand Slam title and Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno.
Nick Martens relates the tale of his senior-year physics teacher, and how the old coot’s ramblings sound a bit less rambly these days.
Nick Martens reveals the amazing true story behind a miraculous tool used in the production of reality television.
Nick Martens looks closely at Watterson’s later Sunday Strips—the “golden age” of Calvin and Hobbes.
Taxi cabs are the merry-go-rounds of the soul. Nick Martens describes three rides during the Bureau’s trip to last week’s South by Southwest Interactive Conference.
Nick Martens talks about Adam Carolla’s new podcast and how there ain’t no audience like an internet audience.
Nick Martens digs into Bill Watterson’s writing to find the motivation behind the artist’s uncompromising stance on merchandizing his creation.
Nick Martens kicks off a new series about Calvin and Hobbes with a history of his obsession and an ontological inquiry into the nature of a certain stuffed tiger.
Nick Martens looks at an uninspired way to end a story, and hopes that the finale of Battlestar Galactica avoids it.
Citing examples in television and literature, Nick Martens discusses how fictitious elements can supplement the truth in non-fiction.
Pre-election Nick Martens addresses a letter to post-election Nick Martens.
Economist Kevin Nguyen explains the country’s economic woes to his younger sister, using Pokémon as an analogy. Seriously.
Vegetarian Alice Stanley goes vegan for a month and survives.
Charlie Nadler dispels the myths about tardigrades, a microscopic water-dwelling animal.
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