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

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

Subscribing to Harper’s (or at least trying to) teaches Kevin Nguyen that it’s worth the extra effort to support the publications he cares about.

Managers hope that a “fun” work place inspires productivity, but Whitney Carpenter finds mandatory wackiness distracting.

Google Maps tells Kevin Nguyen where he is, but he also has no idea where he is.

According to Oscar Wilde, “Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.” Kevin Nguyen wonders if this applies to digital memories.

Nick Martens wonders why media overexposure so reliably turns sports fans against star players.

Connor O’Brien remains skeptical about the abstract permanence of “the cloud.”

Despite Detroit’s battered reputation, Matthew Newton sees the city coming out of the recession stronger than it started.

Nick Martens adores his copy of McSweeney’s San Francisco Panorama, but it probably won’t save the newspaper industry.

Darryl Campbell observes that in 2010 the government encouraged us to eat healthier and less healthy at the same time.

Mike Deri Smith explores how Foursquare badges, Farmville, and “For the Win” politics will lead to the end of the world.