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Diversions
They Don’t Love You Like I Love You
Here we go again. We’ve altered (or removed entirely) the legends from each of the below maps. Try guessing what each means using only clues contained within them...
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Fieldwork
Recovery in a Cup
We asked you to show us how close the recession is to your doorstep. Here’s a sign of hope in North Carolina: Name: Rosecrans Baldwin ...
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At Your Service (Journalism)
Last-Minute Halloween Prep
Hear that knocking? It’s either Halloween or those are Buy Here Pay Here dealership reps here to kidnap a family member. Assuming the former, are your Halloween preparations...
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Fieldwork
Danger Ahead
We asked you to show us how close the recession is to your doorstep, and here’s our first submission, straight out of Big D: Name: Lindsay Graham ...
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Diversions
When the Legends Die
One of the most endearing things about old-fashioned maps is how wrong they can be. Sometimes maps are so divorced from reality that we wouldn’t know what they...
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Fieldwork
How Close Is the Recession to Your Doorstep?
You may think the economy is bad right now. But you may also think it’s worse than it really is. To decide how bad is bad—or...
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The Non-Expert
At-Home Halloween Costumes
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we help a young woman work through a desperate situation: What to wear this year on Halloween?
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Roundtables
New Fathers, Round III
Are you ruining your child’s chances at future employment by blogging about his poop? By becoming a father yourself, do you finally understand your own dad? A look at the challenges of contemporary paternity.
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Roundtables
New Fathers, Round II
Twelve months ago a number of TMN contributors were becoming first-time dads—now it’s time to check in and see how they’re doing. A look back at a year of highs, lows, and Diaper Genies.
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The Non-Expert
The Two-Week Guide to Thanksgiving
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week, to help a young woman prepare her Thanksgiving, we assemble a day-by-day plan for cooking turkey for nine people and managing sibling relations, plus all the fixings.
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Guides
How to Walk in New York
Walk or don’t walk? In New York, there is rarely a choice. The ground rules for how you should maneuver the pavement, always showing your best side under special circumstances, and what to do when sidewalk rage hits.
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Roundtables
New Fathers
For some reason not involving pods or alien harvests, a number of our writers are about to be fathers, or have recently become dads, and it seemed appropriate to convene a meeting of minds. A discussion of fears, frustrations, and why the name you’ve picked out for your kid will inevitably be mocked.