Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 • Features
Notes on Camp(ing)
Jordan Barber, nostalgic for a time when he wasn’t checking Facebook compulsively, surrounds himself with the great outdoors. It turns out nature isn’t half bad.
Jordan Barber, nostalgic for a time when he wasn’t checking Facebook compulsively, surrounds himself with the great outdoors. It turns out nature isn’t half bad.
Americans are afraid that their jobs are endangered by foreign competition, but in reality, the threat is not Chinese people, but robots! In the interest of choosing a suitable career path, Nick Martens outlines when and how the best human jobs will be taken over by machines.
The seditious Jordan Barber questions the relevance of the revelries that surround our glorious nation’s birthday.
Rancorous Hillary fans are jumping ship to McCain’s 72-year-old boat. Pundit Kevin Nguyen explains how you can deny your partisan allegiances by complaining about stuff on the internet.
With gas prices being what they are, Caitlin Boersma starts taking the bus to work but must overcome unreliability, socioeconomic classism, and a false sense of superiority.
Upon joining Twitter, social-networking fiend Kevin Nguyen asks the obvious question: is it useful?
Jordan Barber drops by the over-the-top, weekend-long jamboree known as the 2008 Portland Pride Festival and Parade. But is it really a celebration of gay pride or gay stereotypes?
FOX News is often criticized for exaggerating stories and using scare tactics to boost ratings, but liberal-slanted media is guilty of the same thing. Kevin Nguyen observes CNN employ the same strategies when Larry King Live discusses the dangers of cellphone use.
Renowned wildlife behaviorist expert Jordan Barber journeys to the heart of the world’s most barren, desolate environments: the office.
Social critic Jeff Merrion takes another look at the juggalo subculture surrounding the Insane Clown Posse and examines the positive aspects of this community.