May 2005 Archives
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Peanut
Cup-a-Soup and Candy Canes (December)
Part of becoming a father is accepting responsibility for how another person turns out. But can you hold your own family responsible too? And is it smart to gather them all on a cruise to find out? Our writer continues his illustrated saga.
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The Non-Expert
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we pick up where Paul Simon left off and offers a multitude of ways—45, actually—to leave your lover in the dust.
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Personal Essays
Darth Vader Made Me Cry
From the first moment you see Darth Vader choke that rebel fighter, you know he’s evil. The helmet, the cape, the breathing? Evil, evil, evil.
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Opinions
Mr. Ugli Fruit or: How I Stopped Being Nice and Learned to Hate Fairway
The Grocery Wars have made Manhattan a battlefield strewn with fallen asparagus, and no turf is more contested than the Upper West Side, where battered heavyweight Fairway fends off competitors.
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Birnbaum v.
Kevin Guilfoile
Do genre writers have more fun than plain old novelists? Is it possible to embed philosophical thought in a thriller? For an all-around TMN smorgasbord, our brain in Boston chats with Contributing Writer Kevin Guilfoile about his new novel.
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The Education of Elisabeth Eckleman
Home, Alone
It’s Elisabeth Eckleman’s first year of college, and she has a lot of tough choices to make. In this installment, Elisabeth goes home to see her mom—without Brad—and then meets an old friend with an attractive offer.
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The Non-Expert
Gypsy Cabs
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we help a nervous tourist understand that mystery of New York City transportation: the unlicensed car that will drive you either to your destination, or to your death!
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Opinions
2005 Editors’ Awards for Online Excellence
Web Geeks Unite! was our original slogan when we launched this site in 1999, and while the tagline has changed, the spirit is undiminished.
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Letters From the Editor
Planning
I am surrounded by so many to-do lists that it seems like I always have a lot more to do than I’d prefer to believe. In fact, as soon...
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Letters From Rome
Sardegna
The first month of living abroad in one of the world’s great historical cities is full of sights and wonders. The eighth month is full of grocery shopping and car alarms.
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Opinions
Tempting but Ill-Advised Email Auto-Responses
Email can be a time-saving, productive tool; that is, except when your friends and family are the ones behind it.
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Peanut
Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November), Part II
Leaving New York for Ohio, even for a short time, is an exercise in real-estate envy and relaxation, except for all those drunk cowboys. Our writer continues his tale of pregnancy with a new episode about patience and gunfire.
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The Non-Expert
Gentrify! Gentrify!
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we show how you can fight New York’s soaring real-estate costs when you invade an unfamiliar neighborhood. Making friends will never be so hard.
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Gallery
A Run Around Lake Union
The best jogging routes are those that give you something to run from. And turf-fighting waterfowl, mysterious tech-gang tags, and head-scratching public art should do the trick. Matthew Baldwin takes us along his daily jog around Seattle’s Lake Union. Photographs by Kate Bicket.
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Gary Benchley, Rock Star
The Last Waltz
Some birds, like penguins, can’t fly. Others, like the majestic bald eagle, can. It’s a sentence we never expected to write, but here it is: This is the last column in the chronicles of our favorite wannabe rock star.
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Stories
Wish You Were Here
Corporate wilderness retreats and fat camps have a few things in common: mediocre food, sleeping in tents, and lustful bloodthirsty competition. Todd Levin and Bob Powers report from their summer destinations.
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The Education of Elisabeth Eckleman
Date Unknown
Elisabeth Eckleman just left home, and has a lot of difficult decisions ahead of her. In this installment, Elisabeth questions how she feels about Chad, but then the unthinkable happens. You decide what happens next.
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Stories
Home: An NPR Radio Expedition
Visits home can wear down even the best of us, but when heard in excruciating detail can become absolutely…excruciating. Jessica Francis Kane presents an audio adventure at her parents’ house.
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Gallery
The Bear Goes to Paris
Paris is a delight for many travelers, even the very small and furry. Artist Witold Riedel brings us a gallery showcasing a short friend abroad in France, and translates a short interview.
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Birnbaum v.
Deborah Lipstadt
Prejudice cannot be defeated entirely, but it can be fought with courage and stamina, and with really good lawyers. Our bookish reporter in Boston has a fascinating conversation with scholar Deborah Lipstadt about her six-year battle with Holocaust denier David Irving.
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How To
The Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Guide
You put it off again this year, and now you’re on the verge of disappointing your very own mother. You have four days to find and ship an amazing Mother’s Day gift. MARGARET MASON recommends gifts from sites that offer quick delivery.
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Peanut
Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November)
You can have a successful career in your thirties and still pretend you’re 18, carousing at clubs and sleeping on a futon. But to have a baby at the same time? Our writer continues the Peanut with a new installment on adulthood.