Nishant Batsha tries to remember exactly he did exactly one year ago and finds that digital records don’t add up to a complete memory.
Leah Caldwell confuses a human with a spambot, which begs the question: what does it mean to be human?
Jeremy Blachman notices his Pandora recommendations becoming increasingly sinister.
Jonathan San talks to Jay McInerney, who brings the bitter, depressed prose of his novels to horoscopes.
When John Davidson’s apartment gets robbed, he learns that the easiest way to get his stuff back is to have one drug dealer lie to another drug dealer while he lies to the police.
Luke Epplin likes his food bland and simple — why is that so hard to explain?
Charlie Nadler knows all about college because he likely graduated from a probably accredited university maybe.
After a devastating breakup, Eric Smith does the only sensible thing: he buys a full set of armor inspired by Halo.
Declan Tan surprises comedian Eugene Mirman and asks him a lot of personal questions.
In middle school, there was only one way for Andrea Laurion to celebrate Halloween: by keeping Satan’s servants at bay.
Ralph Gamelli might have special powers, but then again, maybe he might not.
Jake Christie has a lot in common with the mouse that’s moved into his apartment: they’re both small, scared creatures, working the night shift, trying to survive.
Kevin Nguyen wonders what it would be like to chat up the women that define scandalous hipster chic.
Emily Guerin struggles with the cold and isolation in Puerto Varas.
Darryl Campbell identifies the common thread between Eeyore and New York Times columnist David Brooks.
The Bygone Bureau is an online magazine that publishes articles on culture and travel three times a week.
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