Mock the Vote
A month after we asked our readers to create and photograph political campaign signs of their own making, here are our favorites. We announce the winners of our Encyclopedia Brown for District Attorney contest.
Matthew Baldwin
Encyclopedia Brown for District Attorney
Every October, placards touting candidates you've never heard of litter yards and medians across the nation. Our writer creates his own campaign signs, and invites you to do the same for our Election Day photo gallery.
Betting Wrong
Session after session, congressional battles have us rooting for one side or the other. But it's not easy to tell who the good (and bad) guys are. A theory by way of He-Man and the Masters of the United States Congress.
Seattle
The Pacific Northwest stands tall when it comes to preservation and natural beauty--so why were New Englanders called in to design the Emerald City's parks?
Files Are Not for Sharing
Preschoolers today know that hands are not for hitting and words are not for hurting. But learning about ethics doesn’t stop there. An illustrated primer for everyone still unclear on the rights and wrongs of intellectual property.
In Praise of Loopholes
There's something to be said for working smarter, and not harder, and humans have been looking for--and finding--loopholes to enable it for centuries.
Panning the Gold
Just because a film wins awards doesn't mean the critics liked it. In fact, they frequently said it was trash—before the statue arrived. From 2006, highlights of scorn levied at eight years of Oscar winners.
Hard Case Crime
Judging a book by its cover is usually a recipe for mistaken impressions, but one glance at a Hard Case Crime novel and you know exactly what you're getting: guns, grifters, gumshoes, and gams. The publisher trades exclusively in hardboiled crime, and its titles include reprints of classic
2005 Holiday Survival Guide for Slackers
You made your list, checked it twice, and still haven't bought a single gift. With just over 48 hours to go, it's gift cards or IOUs--or these suggestions for the presents nobody will forget, no matter how much holiday cheer they down.
The 2005 Good Gift Games
Being with friends and loved ones is what makes the holidays special--and once you're fed up with that, it's time to humiliate them over a board game. Here are this year's best tabletop entertainments.