Kevin Nguyen Answering the eternal question: would David Hume use a Fitbit?

Suzy Hopkins Suzy Hopkins publishes Friends and Neighbors Magazine. (She’s also Hallie’s mom!)

Dan Gagliardi A traveling salesman has thrown a handful of dirt on your floor.

Kevin Nguyen The new records from St. Vincent and Phantogram are their first on a Big Four label. One fares the transition better than the other.

The Bureau Editors This week we like hedonism, haiku, and guitar games that aren’t really games.

Sara Lautman Attention skaters: free skate is now over.

Kevin Nguyen The life and times of @knguyen_ebooks.

Kaylee Harles Fiction writer and poet Kaylee Harles recommends combination desserts, Polaroids, and every season of Friday Night Lights but one.

Mark Peters History’s greatest debate: solved.

Kevin Nguyen & Nick Martens “If [puzzle game] Threes was an animal, creationists would use it as evidence of the divine hand at work because its pieces fit together too perfectly.”

Kevin Nguyen Two new apps conflate the act of writing prose and writing code.

The Bureau Editors This week we like nostalgic short stories, classic Japanese cinema, and covers of Bryan Adams songs.

Nathan Pensky Turns out there’s at least one stupid question.

Avery Edison Her poses the question — how can you love someone a million times dumber than you?

Caroline Moss Caroline Moss, tech reporter and comedy genius behind the nostalgic @YourAwayMessage Twitter account, talks karaoke, YouTube covers, and lazy brownie recipes.

Mark Kowgier It’s sort of like Yelp.

Benjamin Woodard Scorsese’s latest recalls the greed and machismo of Carol Reed’s The Third Man.

The Bureau Editors We’re into Matthew McConaughey, being stuck between a rock and a hard place, and old timey adverbs.

Eric Feezell We require an applicant who meets our extensive, vigorous demands. Could it be you?

Hallie Bateman Kleenex explores alternative branding strategies.

Ryan Sartor David O. Russell began his career as an auteur who asked difficult questions. Now he makes non-threatening Oscar bait. What happened?

Chris Serico Entertainment expert and @EveryTweet_Ever creator Chris Serico likes a sandwich he invented, Instagram purism and a movie-theater franchise that rewards good behavior (with beer).

Brian Boone Lowercase l's and uppercase i's and exclamation points all look the same.

The Bureau Editors and Friends League managers reflect on a season of wins, losses, caring, not caring, and the inexplicable awfulness of ESPN’s UX sensibilities.

Jonathan Gourlay Generation Y is just like generation that preceded it: self-important and largely underestimated by the media.

Stef Willen “The holiday season is here and so is the need to tell your family you’re not at all who they think you are.”

Hallie Bateman Why settle for a boring, old-fashioned Christmas tree?

Bridey Elliott You talkin’ to me, Santa?

The Bureau Editors The Bureau editors pick their favorite essays from the past year.

The Bureau Staff The Bureau editors and writers praise their favorite books, movies, music, videogames, and more from the past year.