RSS is More

What’s the right way to use your RSS reader? Tim Lehman asks the makers of NetNewsWire and Google Reader.

D&D 101: The Party Harasses a Guy for No Reason

Dungeon Master Jordan Barber leads our heroes into a cavernous tunnel, rife with danger and, uh, mold.

On Gossip

The internet is devastating a lot of things: record labels, the publishing industry, and traditional family values. But the most tragic loss, Whitney Carpenter observes, is the neighborhood busybody.

Tone-Deaf: A Personal History of Karaoke

Kevin Nguyen delves into the past, present, and future of karaoke, and speaks with Brian Raftery, author of Don’t Stop Believin’: How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life.

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

Locke McKenzie likes to hitchhike, but for reasons you might not expect.

License to Chill

Daniel Adler deconstructs the genre of chillwave, and the web’s evolving relationship with the music it labels.

Staff List: Favorite Internet Meme

As diligent consumers of internet culture, the Bureau Staff selects the best of the web’s most refined, cultivated inside jokes.

In Memoriam J.D.S.

J.D. Salinger’s reputation as a recluse has, in many ways, overshadowed his importance as an author. Darryl Campbell has a problem with this.

Nowhere Slow: Try Me First, Eat Me Later

Jonathan Gourlay engages in deep, penetrating discussion at a sakau bar.

Bigfoot Sightings in My Apartment Building

Ralph Gamelli catches brief glimpses of the cryptozoological beast.

Keywords: Anger

Darryl Campbell on why everyone is mad about everything all the time.

The Secret History of Typography in the Oxford English Dictionary

Nick Martens digs into the pages of the great dictionary that chronicles the history and development of the English language, and unearths some typographic gems.